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Explore articlesWaiting until you 'know enough law' to attempt a practice exam is one of the easiest ways to postpone the skill that finals actually measure. A practice exam is not only a test of what you know. It teaches you how...
Students preparing for a legacy MEE should make sure their subject list is current. Effective with the July 2026 bar exam, NCBE removed Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Trusts and Estates, and Secured Transactions from...
Students often already have the material they want to memorize: rules from class, an outline, a professor's formulation, or a personal bar-prep rule sheet. The time-consuming part is converting that material into...
If you plan to take the November 2026 MPRE, the current NCBE registration deadline is September 17, 2026, and the exam will be administered November 12 or 13. The MPRE is easy to postpone because it sits outside the...
A plateau is information. When practice performance stays flat, doing more of the same questions may increase volume without changing the underlying weakness. The useful response is to identify whether the problem is...
Cold calls can make the first weeks of law school feel like a daily performance review. They are not. A professor's questions usually test whether you can identify a case's reasoning, distinguish facts, and respond...
Upper-level course selection is often framed as a false choice between 'take everything on the bar' and 'take only what interests you.' A stronger plan considers foundational doctrine, the skills you want to develop,...
Most students can list duty, breach, actual causation, proximate causation, and damages. The points are usually lost after the list. Negligence questions reward students who can identify what standard of care...
The traditional picture of 2L recruiting centered on a summer on-campus interview program. In 2026, that picture is incomplete. Current ABA coverage notes that many large firms recruit for 2L summer positions...
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