Ever wonder how you’re supposed to juggle everything in your head? How do you prioritize the rules to know for the bar exam?
How are you supposed to learn all this when time is tight? How do you tackle the massive body of rules to know?
How do you know you’ve completed the essay in full? Did you even talk about the correct issues? Are the graders going to give you the points? Are they even going to read your prose?!
You’d love to start practicing essays but feel like you just haven’t learned enough law yet. It’s overwhelming to even begin.
At least the answer is right there in MBE questions… If you’re a bar taker struggling with coming up with what to write, essays are the bane of your existence. Your rambling paragraphs start to blur.
Let’s breathe. We can simplify the essays and make them less scary…
Key takeaways:
- Issues: Learn not just the rules but also how to present and organize the issues (with examples below)
- Rules: Highest-priority issues and rules are those that have appeared in the past (there are two other priorities)
- There are efficient and effective ways to hit both of the above at once