Episode description

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about how the bar exam poses unique challenges to foreign-trained attorneys.

In this episode, we discuss:

• When and how you should start learning substantive law
• Why it’s important to only take the bar exam when you are ready
• Why traditional bar exam preparation courses may not be enough for foreign-trained attorneys
• What resources you can use to supplement traditional bar exam preparation and simplify your approach
• The extra challenge of reading and writing in a foreign language, and how to handle it
• Why you must learn to write in the style the bar graders expect
• How to approach multiple-choice questions (hint: with TONS of strategic practice!)
• Why you can’t ignore the performance test, and how best to approach it

Resources:

• Private Bar Exam Tutoring (https://barexamtoolbox.com/private-bar-exam-tutoring/)
• Lean Sheets (http://www.leansheets.com/)
• SmartBar Prep (https://www.smartbarprep.com/)
• BarEssays.com (https://www.BarEssays.com )
• Writing of the Week (https://barexamtoolbox.com/writing-of-the-week-wow-bar-essay-workshop/)
• Adaptibar (https://www.adaptibar.com/)
• Strategies and Tactics for the MBE (https://www.amazon.com/Strategies-Tactics-MBE-Book-ebook/dp/B01G0Y38W6)

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Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Episode-29-The-Uniques-Challenges-of-the-Bar-Exam-for-Foreign-Trained-Attorneys.pdf)

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee