Law School Exam Success
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- Опубликовано: 26 май 2024
- In this interview, Beau Baez explains how to succeed on a law school essay exam. For those needed help with the bar exam, Brainscape provides useful resources at www.brainscape.com/learn/mbe
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What questions do you have about law school exams?
1. How soon should one start utilizing office hours?
2. What kinds of questions should one be asking during office hours to maximize their chances for success on the exam?
3. What does "studying" in law school mean, given that it is so different than undergrad studying?
One of my students this semester is Mexican. Many international students at US law schools.
Use office hours for questions you can’t figure out on your own. Try as hard as you can first, then go talk to the professor. Studying in law school is different because the concepts are harder. Also, you must develop new exam writing skills on your own.
Can you do a video where you grade an intentional torts essay? I really enjoyed the one you did for negligence!
In some US States, you can sit for the bar exam. In others, you need to attend a US law school. Look at the State you are interested in.
I had a slip-and-fall incident recently and came across one of your videos. Very easy to understand..Nice work!
Would love a video with your tips for the bar exam and maybe your experience with taking the bar, Professor Baez. Thanks for your great content over the years
The tips wouldn’t be much different. The reason most people fail is that they coasted through law school, never learning the law at a deep level. That makes it hard to master the law in three months-from graduation to the exam.
Another amazing video!!
I was wondering will it hurt my chances of getting into a top law school if I went to a community college my first two years.
Excellent analysis
7:07 😊 sounds like a 1970's record Maybe or cassette,,, well there having fun i see.
Hello, my name is Valeria Romero and I have taken an interest in your videos lately. Your channel helps so many people prepare for law school. I would love to continue this conversation privately whenever you can.
I will love to know about the typical reading list of a top law schools how it looks like and the complexity of their work as well as learning structure Thank you
There is no way to answer this question. Each faculty member has academic freedom to select whatever material they want. For most subjects there are multiple books available for use. Some books are a bit more theoretical, but that book can be used by faculty at any law school.
Please kill the music
I'm a first-year student at unsw and fortunately, we are having mid-term assignments (20-30% marks) and class participation(20%), so our marks have been kinda divided into different parameters, although the end term exams still got the most marks.
Unusual to see that high of a percentage for participation. But if you know the system you can adapt.
20% participation. That's a lot. It's the first time I am seeing that.
Lucky! Im at UWA and we get 10% for participation,m and 30% for assignments
The law school exam should be more geared to the bar exam....I have the bar exam in July, it would not downgrade the quality of the course or the learning process.
Depends on the professor. My exams are bar related.
Hey Professor Beau...did you ever have an exam where you walked out of the room KNOWING THAT YOU CRUSHED IT??? And then your grade confirmed that you did crush it???
What are the best ways to practice writing outside of class? I ask only because I wonder how a person can "TEST" their coherent and comprehensive knowledge/skills.
What do you think about the acceptance rate for people who were homeschooled or went to a Christian college?
Is it an unrealistic goal to get A's on most of your Law School exams? What can I do the summer before law school to get ahead, im very concerned about my performance because the best job opportunities tend to go to those toward the top of the class
You don’t control your grades-you only control how you study. Because law faculty are limited in the number of A’s they can give, faculty rank all the exams. The top 10% gets A’s, the next 10% B’s, etc…. Each law school has its own rules concerning how many A’s can be awarded. This means, no matter how hard you work, you will receive a grade that is relative to your rank on the exam. You begin preparing this summer by taking a law school prep course and working with a law school tutor. Still no guarantee on an A, but if you begin law school understanding how to write a law school exam and knowing how to study the right way, you are positioning yourself for higher grades.
@@Learnlawbetter Why are they limited to the number of A's they can give if that is what the student earned on their exam?
Most law schools have forced grade distributions or medians. This forces faculty to rank students. Also, if a faculty member has an exam where everyone earned an A, that is a poorly designed exam as it doesn’t differentiate between those in the class that knew the material at a deep level and those who didn’t.
I have a question, I am currently a highschool student getting ready to graduate this year, i did some research and i was wondering if a paralegal certification through only the CLS program and having a year or more of work experience working as a paralegal can higher a applicants chances at getting into a Ivy League law school? Thank you
No, a paralegal certificate won’t help getting admitted at any law school. This is because the skills learned as a paralegal are not the same as those needed in law school. For example, I recently helped a paralegal 1L get off academic probation at the last law school I was at.
@@Learnlawbetter Thank you so much, this was very helpful. In your opinion what are some things i can do during college to help me stand out form other applicants. (work experience, extra curricular, etc)
Do something you enjoy. Many candidates do lots of things, which is why the two main factors are GPA and LSAT score. Extracurriculars become important only at a few elite law schools.
@@Learnlawbetter Thank you so much, this is helpful
Is the CA Bar a “type” only exam or “write” exam? I can’t type fast but want to go to law school. Suggestions?
I believe all bar examinations provide a hand writing option.
Do you actually have to read those hundreds of thick law books library that are behind a lawyer or judge sometimes.
What do you recommend for 1L for summer internship and how to find one?
Hard to find. Find a firm you want to work at and write a letter directed to the firm. Do research on the firm and describe why you want to work for that firm. Use details.
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Thank you.
Respected Sir,
I'm currently practising in Indian Courts ! I wish to work in Law firms of Netherland , ,London or Any country .. Kindly guide me !
My specialisation is LLM in Corporate and Securities law
Sir, ANYTHING ABOUT CROSS EXAMINATION IN COMPLEX CASES FROM CIVIL , WHITE COLLAR CRIME AND CRIMINAL
Is a finance major a good choice if I want to go into corporate law?
It can help a little, but keep in mind that corporate lawyers focus on the law, not finances. That being said, having some understanding of the deal can make you a better lawyer.
@@Learnlawbetter I am beginning the process, for getting into school for a bachelors, so I may attend law school. I am very new to this at the age of 41. My intentions are to specialize in family law, and perhaps civil law afterwards. I have done some research and am leaning towards a bachelors in psychology; as I think I would do better in this area of study. The other area would appear to be a bachelors in history, it being more competitive for acceptance into a law school. What would be your thoughts on this?
A history degree from a program where there is lots of writing would be far superior to psychology, in the sense of preparing you for law school. But many history programs today don’t require lots of writing. By writing, I mean long papers that require a student to compare and contrast.
Excuse me from Japan.
Please look into the background of this person, Kei Komuro, who has passed the New York bar exam this time.
You will find a lot of disreputable human nature and a lot of injustice!
Do you think he will be admitted as a lawyer?
I am there's
Law school is an interesting paradox: you pay over $100k in tuition fees, have no social life, your reading roughly 6-10 hours a day. Most of your grades are determined by one exam. Even if you get your JD you still need to pass the bar exam. Only 30% of people pass the bar exam, if your lucky you just might get a job. There are more lawyers then jobs available. That is why law school is a paradox. Even with the degree and license you probably won’t have a job and be in debt. Unless you went to a top tier law school.
It's a game. Legal industry is all about networking. It's a prestige lifestyle and you have to sell yourself and proactively grab opportunities for whatever it takes. It's not just the tangible, but also the intangible.
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