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For additional information on W&L bar courses, the bar exam components, studying assistance and tips, creating a bar exam study schedule, etc., please contact Prof. Reid Flinn at FlinnCR@wlu.edu.
For questions regarding the bar exam application process or materials, please contact Dean Trenya Mason at MasonT@wlu.edu.
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Other Notaries on W&L's campus are listed online.
The creator of many bar exam components, as well as the UBE, is the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). The NCBE website (www.ncbex.org) is the home to a wealth of information regarding the bar exam and the MPRE (i.e., exam information and content, study aids, recent announcements, exam statistics, etc.).
The Law School has a series of informative bar exam videos on the W&L Law YouTube channel:
The Law Library contains a special Bar Success Collection of resources to help you prepare for the bar exam. This collection is located on shelves at the rear of the Third Floor Reading Room (near the Collection Services office).
The library has a few eBook collections that can assist you in studying:
Below is a sampling of the print resources available in the Bar Success Collection:
Strategies and Tactics for the MBE by A popular and long-standing resource for individuals studying for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), Strategies & Tactics for the MBE has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new questions and reflect recent changes made by the NCBE to the Multistate Bar Exam. This text is highlighted by more than 550 questions, complete with thorough explanations of right and wrong answers. Detailed advice on how to handle MBE questions on each subject, and a focus on the most popular and trickiest MBE topics helps users to focus their studies. Strategies, such as how to "reword" questions to make them easier to analyze, are included, and explanations are in simple, easy-to-understand language.
Strategies and Tactics for the MBE 2 by A comprehensive resource created in the successful style of Strategies & Tactics for the MBE, Strategies & Tactics for the MBE 2 provides 300 additional questions to help you prepare for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)! Success on the MBE can often influence whether you pass or fail the Bar Exam. It is important to understand the issues of law tested on the exam and to learn how the exam questions are written to test your understanding of the law. With its comprehensive explanations of why one answer choice is the best answer and why the other choices are not, Strategies & Tactics for the MBE 2 helps you gain the ability to select the best answer choice with certainty. The 300 questions in Strategies & Tactics for the MBE 2 are organized by subject area (Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Torts, and Real Property). Within each subject area, questions are broken down by subtopic, allowing you to locate and practice questions in your trouble areas. The answer explanations are clear and concise -- as you have come to expect from the Strategies & Tactics series. Strategies & Tactics for the MBE features: 300 additional questions to those featured in Strategies & Tactics for the MBE Questions organized by subject matter subtopics, so you can easily locate questions on the topics on which you need to focus Comprehensive, step-by-step explanations for each of the four answer choices in each question Answer explanations written by Steven Emanuel, Editor-in-Chief of Emanuel Bar Review and author of Emanuel Law Outlines in the MBE-subject areas -- the Outlines that got you through law school. Student-tested content from the Emanuel Bar Review series, which resulted in pass rates 10% higher than average in major markets. * Based on passage rates of students who used Emanuel Bar Review materials in California and New York for Bar Exams in 2008 and 2009.
Multistate Bar Exam by The fifth edition of Blond's Multistate Bar Exam features updated questions that follow the format used on the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE). Perfect for students who want to test their knowledge against original questions and target and improve weak
Strategies and Tactics for Finz Multistate Method by ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- Examines personal belief systems and societal views Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change, 7th edition, challenges students to examine their personal belief systems and societal views. Using an engaging narrative and sociological approach, the text integrates race, class, and gender into the discussion of family experiences. It guides students to make informed choices and decisions about their own marriage, family, and intimate relationships. A better teaching and learning experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience-for you and your students. Here's how: Personalize Learning-The New MyFamilyLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking -- "What Will You Learn" learning objectives open each chapter and help to guide students through the material they can expect to master in each chapter. Engage Students -- Contemporary stories about real people helps students connect to the material. Explore Theory -- Using a sociological and feminist perspective, the authors encourage students to apply the sociological imagination and marriage and family theories to their everyday lives. Support Instructors -- An Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, PowerPoints, and the New MyFamilyLab support instructors. 0205959636 / 9780205959631 Marriages and Families Plus NEW MySocLab with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205206530 / 9780205206537 NEW MySocLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 0205845304 / 9780205845309 Marriages and Families
Pass the Bar! by Pass the Bar! provides a comprehensive overview of the pre-bar review, bar review, and bar exam process. The authors demystify the bar exam process and take readers through the steps they need in order to succeed.Readers are given specific checklists, exercises, reflection questions; information about what to do during the year before their bar reviews begin; how to set the stage to succeed with their bar exams; how to study and approach practice questions; sample exam questions, and answers; and what additional study methods can maximize their chances of passing their bar exams.The book has been designed with several uses in mind: As the text for a for-credit law school bar preparation course As a supplemental text for an upper-division doctrinal course, allowing professors to build students? bar study skills in the context of learning a bar-tested subject As a text for non-credit bar preparation workshops For students? independent studyWritten in a straightforward and practical style, the authorS' strategies are communicated in an informal, reader-friendly way. Their recommendations are grounded in educational and psychological research as well as their personal experiences in designing programs and working with students preparing to take bar exams. The Foreword is written by Professor Ruth Ann McKinney, Director of the Writing and Learning Resources Center at the University of North Carolina School of Law. A teacher's manual will accompany the text, and it will include the educational theory underlying the text, sample syllabi, sample lesson plans, teaching recommendations, for-credit course information, and many sample answers.
Pass the Bar by This ground-breaking book for the law student is not just about passing a test: it is about changing identity, moving from student to professional, and assuming your role as an ethical leader in a complex legal world. You'll find priceless information on: Reducing Distractions, Increasing Focus, and Managing Time Getting and Using Quality Help Practice MBEs, Essays, and Performance tests The Transition from Student to Professional This must-read resource is your helpful mentor, offering concrete advice on how to face and handle today s challenges and achieve. despite them. In addition, the book includes worksheets, questionnaires, goal setting sessions, and other tools to help you stay organized and focused."
Pass the Bar Exam (Teacher's Edtion) by Pass the Bar Exam, Teacher's Edition is designed to serve faculty who are developing or growing bar support efforts in law schools. Its companion book, Pass the Bar Exam, is a stand-alone volume for students to help them plan and navigate the road to bar success. This Teachers Edition, used in conjunction with that text, can help faculty design their own courses and workshops and assist in one-on-one counseling of students who are preparing to take the bar. Includes exercises, discussion questions, sample syllabi, and chapter-by-chapter lesson plans. The Pass the Bar Exam package will help you build the foundation for successful bar support.
The Zen of Passing the Bar Exam by Zen is a way of life -- and so is studying for the bar exam. The Zen of Passing the Bar Exam offers a comprehensive approach to studying for (and passing) the bar exam, drawing a parallel between how one should approach the bar exam, and how Zen principles teach one to approach life.
Friedland's Exam Pro Bar Prep Workbook by Based on the premises that the bar exam essay is often different in style, length, and scoring from the law school exam essay, and that organization and issue identification can best be achieved by a structured, strategic approach rather than winging-it, The book uses frameworks as a guide to writing the top-notch essay. The opportunity to practice techniques allows you to improve the skill-set needed to succeed.
Multistate Bar Exam Flash Cards by Study anytime, anywhere! Emanuel Law in a Flash comprehensive flash cards are ideal for reviewing legal topics point by point. Each card has a concise question on one side and an accurate answer on the reverse side. These cards are the only product of their kind. With this set of Law in a Flash, you have the foundation for excellent exam preparation for the multistate bar exam (MBE). After going through the set, card by card and issue by issue, you will be able to face the exam with the confidence of knowing and understanding every rule. Emanuel Law in a Flash Cards' features: and#8226;Test your knowledge of black letter law and#8226;Apply the law to hypothetical examples and#8226;Use individually or in group sessions and#8226;Use them anywhere, anytime and#8226;Great for exam prep This title is also available as a mobile app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. See details at www.AspenLaw.com/mobile.Some linked resources require valid W&L login credentials or Lexis/Westlaw access. For questions or reference assistance, email LawRef@wlu.edu.
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