Episode description
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we are walking through a UBE Agency and Torts essay question from the February 2015 bar exam. This is part of our series of podcasts on how to approach Multistate Essay Examination questions.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The test for determining whether a person is an employee or an independent contractor
- What's the employer's liability for employees' tortious conduct?
- The doctrine of negligence per se
- Seeking indemnification for damages
- Reading an Agency and Torts question found on the February 2015 bar exam
- The importance of clearly articulating each issue, and then making an accurate statement of the applicable rule or rules
Resources:
- MEE & MPT Questions, February 2015 (https://www.ble.mn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Representative-Good-Answers-Feb-2015.pdf)
- Preparing for the MEE (http://www.ncbex.org/exams/mee/preparing/)
- Private Bar Exam Tutoring (https://barexamtoolbox.com/private-bar-exam-tutoring/)
- Brainy Bar Bank – UBE (MEE + MPT) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank-ube-mee-mpt)
- Podcast Episode 23: Tackling an MEE Corporations Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-23-tackling-an-mee-corporations-question/)
- Podcast Episode 27: Tackling an MEE Question: Wills and Trusts (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-27-tackling-an-mee-question-wills-and-trusts/)
- Podcast Episode 33: Tackling an MEE Civil Procedure Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-33-tackling-an-mee-civil-procedure-question/)
- Podcast Episode 37: Tackling an MEE Secured Transactions Essay Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-37-tackling-an-mee-secured-transactions-essay-question/)
- Podcast Episode 41: Tackling an MEE Family Law and Conflicts of Law Essay (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-41-tackling-an-mee-family-law-and-conflicts-of-law-essay-question/)
- Podcast Episode 65: Tackling an MEE Real Property Essay Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-65-tackling-an-mee-real-property-essay-question/)
- Podcast Episode 28: Balancing Law and Analysis on a Bar Exam Essay (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-28-balancing-law-and-analysis-on-a-bar-exam-essay/)
Download the Transcript
(https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-66-tackling-an-mee-agency-and-torts-essay-question/)
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Alison & Lee