24-year-old Foreign LLM Student Passes CA Bar Exam on Second Try
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by Brian
1M ago
Camille passed the California Bar Exam on her second try as a foreign-trained LLM student. Like the other passers, she did it her way, despite being foreign-trained, having no idea how the U.S. legal system worked, and studying from scratch with a full-time job on the line. There are many ways you can pass the exam. You are the dean of your own studies, and pass rates have no bearing on your own chance of success. Table Of Contents show Quick stats Resources Camille used Camille’s observations on how to start from scratch and pass the bar exam 1⃣ Know the law. 2⃣ Eng ..read more
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6 Ways to Reclaim Your Time & Energy While Studying for the Bar Exam (Even If You’re Working Full Time)
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by Brian
1M ago
Your hair feels gross, the fridge is empty, and you’ve been scraping together whatever free time you can. Words in front of you are jumbling together into a blurry mess, passing by like a dream and also slipping away like one. I’ve been where you are. In a way, I’m still there. Bar prep steeps you in this undercurrent of anxiety because there’s so much to study with so little time and you’re feeling the pressure from the exam getting closer and closer. The worst combination. But it’s not just time. Time isn’t your scapegoat. “Life is short” is propaganda by people who wasted their time. “Yeah ..read more
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Turkish Attorney Passes California Bar Exam as a Retaker
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by Brian
2M ago
Ceren passed the 2023 July California Bar Exam on her second try after giving up midway on her first try. But to her surprise, she got very close to passing on that first try! Here’s how she approached bar prep as a foreign-trained lawyer from Turkey on her first try and on her second successful try. Quick stats Attempts: California Bar Exam 2x Unique challenge: Needing time for general logic of American law to sink in as foreign-trained attorney, studying while working full-time “This meant that had I not given up, I probably would have passed the first time around! Huge life lesson – ne ..read more
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Pass the Bar Exam Using the Right Tools and Approach for You
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by Brian
2M ago
John passed the 2023 July California Bar Exam on his first try after deciding that his bar review course wasn’t working for him. I know. Yet another story about someone who ditched the traditional route. Might as well pack up and go home. But leaving the course behind isn’t just for repeaters. And messages like this often take multiple repeats to click in your head. Kind of like memorizing the law. Well, let’s see how John did it. I’ve parsed out 5 teaching points from studying his success story and the multiple updates he sent me before and after the exam. Table of Contents show Resourc ..read more
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Before You Take the Bar: Lessons Learned from Failing the Bar Exam (Workshop Recording)
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by Brian
2M ago
Doreen Benyamin (host of “Before You Take the LSAT“) and I did a live workshop + Q&A on what I wish I had known on my first attempt at the bar exam. I’m happy to share that the recording is now available as a podcast episode! Spotify: YouTube:  If you’re in the middle of preparing for your own bar exam, this is a great time to calibrate how you’re doing in your studies. The episode covers: Philosophies for effective bar prep What moves the needle in bar prep Optimizing for learning vs optimizing for performance How to spend the last month of studying Memorizing Motivation and ..read more
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How a Busy Big Law Partner Passed the Bar Exam
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by Brian
2M ago
A big law firm partner passed the 2023 July California Bar Exam while juggling a busy practice and a family life with children and a spouse. “C” had no prior knowledge of California law, and it had been 20 years since C’s last bar exam. “I am an equity partner at ___ who took and passed the July 2023 Attorneys’ Exam in California … almost 20 years after I last took a bar exam.  As a partner with a busy practice, kids, and spouse; with no real ability to take time off before the exam; and who did not go to law school in California and knew no CA law, studying for the bar was abo ..read more
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Redditor Goes from “Negative, Anxious, and Depressed” to Passing the Bar on 3rd Try
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by Brian
3M ago
A Redditor (who wants to be anonymous) passed the 2023 July California Bar Exam on her 3rd try. She was going through a difficult period in her life where people around her were passing away, and she had no money or job. On top of that, she was being dragged down by her own negative thoughts about herself and from the past. But she reframed obstacles and overcame her self-doubt. And with a proper approach to learning and retaining—and conquering her mental and emotional blocks—she finally blew the exam out of the water! Despite her anonymity, she sent me a juicy story So let’s get right into ..read more
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How Abel Taught Himself to Pass the California Bar Exam
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by Brian
3M ago
Abel passed the 2023 July California Bar Exam on his first try, after he’s had enough of his bar prep course. I’ll keep this one short since you have eggnog to drink and I’m in Cancun on vacation. But this success story still emphasizes important messages for your success on this exam. “Take control of your study schedule. The goal is to pass the exam, not reach 100% on some arbitrary ticker.” Here are 2 pieces of advice from 2 different mentors that made an impact on Abel and his success. 1) You don’t understand something unless you can teach it Like Jared from last week, Abel used his own ..read more
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Should You Study for the Bar Exam or Take a Break During Holidays?
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by Brian
3M ago
Every time the holidays roll around, a pang of GUILT flashes across the bar taker’s heart as they balance social obligations and the big day looming two months away. “DO I STUDY OR DO I HANG OUT WITH MY FAMILY?” There are pockets of cultures surrounding work, rest, and “self-care.” Let’s divide them into two extreme stereotypical categories. This false dichotomy will be a narrative device so I can make a point later: 1) A hustle culture focused on an uncertain future. Buzzword examples: “Work while everyone else is sleeping” “We all have the same 24 hours in a da ..read more
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Taking Ownership of Your Bar Prep to Pass the Bar Exam
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by Brian
3M ago
Jared passed the 2023 July California Bar Exam on his first try, despite being in a panic in the last month of bar prep, while juggling family duties and working full-time. “I was in a ‘I have to pass!!!’ panic the last six weeks prior to the exam. For context, I spent four years doing law school at night, I have a family, and I work full-time.” “I had a mini-panic a month before the exam, because I just didn’t think the material or schedule was working for me.” I like this story because it once again emphasizes the lesson of pivoting from “trust the process” to “tru ..read more
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