Category Archives: bar exam
Check Out LegallyNoted on 100 Great Blog Posts for Lost Law School Grads
LegallyNoted made it on “100 Great Blog Posts for Lost Law School Grads”. Check out the entire article as there are some other great law student resources! We at LegallyNoted love getting feedback (especially when it’s positive 🙂 ) I’ve … Continue reading →
Top 20 Reasons You Know You’re Studying for the Bar
You know you’re studying for the bar when: [picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=frustrated+student&iid=7461869″ src=”http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/7461869/study-troubles/study-troubles.jpg?size=500&imageId=7461869″ width=”234″ height=”351″ /] You’re aging in dog years You look at everything as a potential lawsuit: (1) The bums that repeatedly beg you for money on the … Continue reading →
Bar Exam Tip of the Day: Who Bears the Risk of Loss in Construction Contracts
In those pesky Risk of Loss Questions involving Construction–who bears the Risk of Loss? Destruction of a building without fault from either party the risk of loss is allocated as follows: New construction: Builder bears the risk of loss Renovation … Continue reading →
Bar Exam Essay Guidance
[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=frustrated+student&iid=5226447″ src=”http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/5226447/bored-looking-student/bored-looking-student.jpg?size=500&imageId=5226447″ width=”234″ height=”190″ /]In the past week, I’ve received a lot of inquiries about the essay portion of the bar exam. Most of the inquiries have went something like this: this studying is a bitch, prob the … Continue reading →
Bar Exam Tip of The Day: Quick Guide to Character Evidence
[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=evidence&iid=308303″ src=”http://view2.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/308303/thumb-print-with-security/thumb-print-with-security.jpg?size=500&imageId=308303″ width=”234″ height=”170″ /] Character Evidence may not be used to impeach a witness unless it is directly at issue. When does this occur? Civil–in one of 6 ways: Nemonic–NEW CDS Negligent Entrustment Entrapment Wrongful Death … Continue reading →
MultiState Bar General Tips
[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=student+frustrated&iid=5082652″ src=”http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/5082652/man-sitting-next-pile/man-sitting-next-pile.jpg?size=500&imageId=5082652″ width=”234″ height=”156″ /] So you’re sitting in the exam. You’ve narrowed the choices down to two. Now, both answers seem equally right. Eenie meenie miney moe seems a bit juvenile. What to do? Follow these … Continue reading →
Bar Exam Tip of the Day–Property
The Bar Exam is a stressful, but manageable exam. It’s full of tricks, and each day I will post 1-2 posts on tips for the Bar Exam! Happy Studying 🙂 Bar Exam Tip #1–Avoid this sucker answer choice! Don’t be … Continue reading →
Evidence Bar Exam Tip
Evidence Bar Exam Tip Arrest and indictment are not sufficient to impeach a Witness for a crime—must be a conviction! Pending appeal is also irrelevant.
Bar Exam Tip of the Day–Constitutional Law
•In an Equal Protection claim, there MUST be proof of discriminatory motive —discriminatory effect is NOT enough. Discriminatory motive can be shown by evidence of a history of discrimination.
Bar Exam Tip of the Day–Evidence–Impeaching Witnesses
Bar Exam Tip of the Day–Evidence–Impeaching Witnesses based on prior crimes Arrest and indictment are not sufficient to impeach a Witness for a crime; there MUST be a conviction! Moreover, a pending appeal is irrelevant. Cannot impeach a Witness if … Continue reading →