090: COVID-19 Bar Exam Updates and Strategies

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're sharing our latest thoughts on studying for the bar exam with the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and generally trying to make the situation work best for you.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Updates on the information known from various jurisdictions in the country
• Will anything be available online, such as the MBE?
• What is "courtesy seating" and which states are offering it?
• Should you switch jurisdictions?
• Thinking about travel arrangements
• Pros and cons of starting to study early
• Looking at the big picture beyond COVID-19

Resources:

• Bar Exam Latest News: COVID-19 (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-latest-news-covid-19/)
• National Conference of Bar Examiners (http://www.ncbex.org/)
• NCBE COVID-19 Updates (http://www.ncbex.org/ncbe-covid-19-updates/)
• The State Bar of California (http://www.calbar.ca.gov/)
• Oregon State Bar Admissions (https://www.osbar.org/admissions)
• Alaska Bar Association Exam Dates (https://admissions.alaskabar.org/bar-exam-dates)
• Bar Exam Postponement Due to COVID-19 (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-postponement-due-to-covid-19/)
• Coming Up with a COVID-19 Contingency Plan for Bar Study (https://barexamtoolbox.com/coming-up-with-a-covid-19-contingency-plan-for-bar-study/)
• How to Deal with COVID-19 Uncertainty (https://barexamtoolbox.com/how-to-deal-with-covid-19-uncertainty/)
• The Question I've Never Been Asked about the Bar Exam (https://barexamtoolbox.com/question-ive-never-asked-bar-exam/)

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Alison & Lee