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Bar Exam Tips & Tricks

The Almost Daily Word of Wisdom – Dealing with Stress During the Bar Exam

Adam Ferber is the former Examinations Director for the State Bar of California and grader of 40 California Bar and First-Year Law Students’ Examinations.  He provides intensive, individualized tutoring and coaching to applicants for both exams.  Contact Adam at www.ferberbarreview.com or, on Facebook at Ferber Bar Review – Student Resource Group.
“Just breathe.”  Faith Hill
I often tutor [...]

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Recent MBE Changes and the Importance of Using Updated Questions

With our MBE Question of the Day starting up again tomorrow, I wanted to share an article I wrote about the importance of using updated questions…

The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) is notoriously one of the most feared aspects of the bar exam.  It certainly was for me.  It was the only time in my life [...]

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Bar Graders and “the Blink Moment:” Create the Best First Impression of Your Essay Answer (Part 3 – Sub-Headings)

Adam Ferber is the former Examinations Director for the State Bar of California and grader of 40 California Bar and First-Year Law Students’ Examinations.  He provides intensive, individualized tutoring and coaching to applicants for both exams at www.ferberbarreview.com
“Truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.”  Malcolm Gladwell: Blink: The Power [...]

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Bar Exam Graders and “the Blink Moment:” Create the Best First Impression of Your Essay Answer (Part 1)

Adam Ferber is the former Examinations Director for the State Bar of California and grader of 40 California Bar and First-Year Law Students’ Examinations.  He provides intensive, individualized tutoring and coaching to applicants for both exams at www.ferberbarreview.com
“Truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.”  Malcolm Gladwell: Blink: The Power [...]

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What every law student needs to know: A step-by-step guide to success on the bar exam

I have been visiting law schools all over the country for the past year presenting MicroMash’s Bar Exam Success program.  It’s a presentation that has gotten rave reviews from students and administrators alike largely because it summarizes the bar exam experience – start to finish – in only 30 minutes.  Students in particular have appreciated [...]

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