Author: nlr22

Bar Exam: Half-day hangout

Half-Day Hangout – Saturday, February 11, 2017

12:00 – 5:00 PM. Homemade food and  a chance to ask any last minute bar exam questions you have!

Central Hower 307

  • Starting at 9:30 AM, a group of will write a Partnership essay together – Feel free to come early and join the group essay write! (The current group is a mixture of people preparing for the February and July bar exams – the more, the merrier!)
  • Once we’re done writing the essay, around 11:30, I’ll drag out the food:
    • Sloppy Joes
    • Hummus & veggies
    • Homemade bread
  • Drop in anytime during the afternoon.  More than once, if you want!
  • Feel free to ask me to repeat of any of the Akron Bar Prep workshops, review essays, time you on essays/MBE/MPT – or just ask questions about the bar exam (whether your bar exam is a couple of weeks or a couple of years away)
  • The event is primarily intended for folks taking the February exam – but anyone who is around Central Hower is welcome to drop in

Questions?  Contact Nancy Reeves nlr22@uakron.edu / 330-972-6809 / Central Hower 308A

Bar Exam: MPT simulation

Bar Exam Basics – A Series of Workshops

Friday, February 3 – MPT Simulation (Last Workshop!)

Central Hower 312 – 6:30 workshop (6:00 for food and informal Q&A)

If you are taking the February Bar Exam and haven’t yet written an MPT under exam settings – now is your chance!  Want one last practice – now is your chance!  If you are taking the bar sometime in the future and want to get a head start – now is your chance!

  • Food & informal Q&A starts at 6:00 for the 6:30 PM workshop
  • Please bring your computer (if you expect to take the exam using a computer)
  • Sign up here so I make sure to bring enough food!

The rest of the Workshop Series + the Half-Day Hangout

  • Saturday, February 11, 12:00 – 5:00 PM:  Half-day Hangout (Room CH 307)

Want a head start on the MPT?

Wherever you are in your law school career, you’re invited to start working on MPTs!    Sign up here.

Questions?  Contact Nancy Reeves, Director of Academic Success, at nlr22@uakron.edu

Bar Exam: Making up the Rules – Thursday

Thursday, January 26  –   Making up the Rules

How to prepare for, and survive, your mind blanking out at the most inopportune time.

Central Hower 310A – 6:30 – 8:00 PM  (6:00 PM for food and casual conversation)

Sign up here so I know how much food to bring!

There are 15 subjects on the Ohio bar exam.  The ideal situation, of course, is to have all of the rules for all of the subjects memorized and ready at the tip of your tongue. That might work for a few folks, but most of us have occasional memory lapses.  Practice using snippets of prompts from past Ohio essays, and your basic knowledge of the law, to write rules that are close enough to save the day.

This workshop is designed primarily for those preparing for the February bar exam – but if you’re looking for a head start on your July (or later) bar preparation and don’t mind diving into subjects you may not have covered yet you’re welcome to join us!

For information, contact Nancy Reeves, Director of Academic Success Programs  NLR22@uakron.edu

Bar Exam: MPT Workshop today – 6:30 PM

Bar Exam Basics – A Series of Workshops

Thursday January 12 – Organizing your MPT

Central Hower 312 – 6:30 workshop (6:00 for food and informal Q&A)

The concept of an MPT is easy.  You are provided all of the law and don’t need to remember anything other than how to write like a lawyer.  The execution – not so easy.  The organization technique taught in this workshop allows you to organize and write your essay in the 90 minute time frame.

  • Food & informal Q&A starts at 6:00 for the 6:30 PM workshop
  • Please bring your computer (if you expect to take the exam using a computer)
  • Sign up here so I make sure to bring enough food!

The rest of the Workshop Series + the Half-Day Hangout

  • Monday, January 16 – MBE Strategies and Tactics (Room TBA)
  • Thursday, January 26 –   Making up the Rules (Room TBA)
  • Friday, February 3 –  MPT Exam Simulation (Room TBA)
  • Saturday, February 11, 12:00 – 5:00 PM:  Half-day Hangout (Room TBA)

Want a head start on the MPT?

One of the challenges of the MPT is getting enough time to practice during the bar preparation period.  It is never too early to start!  Wherever you are in your law school career, you’re invited to start working on MPTs!    Sign up here.

Questions?  Contact Nancy Reeves, Director of Academic Success, at nlr22@uakron.edu

Studying for the Bar Exam? Workshops!

Bar Exam Essay Structure Workshop

Friday, January 6, PM – Essay Structure Workshop – Central Hower High Room 312

Bar graders spend an average of 2-3 minutes reading each of your essays.  Those 2-3 minutes will determine whether you will earn a license to practice law.   Make those minutes count!  Learn to make your essays grader-friendly.

  • Food & informal Q&A starts at 5:30; the workshop starts at 6:00 PM and will last until ~7:30 PM.
  • Please bring your computer (if you expect to take the exam using a computer), any essay you have written, OR 2 paper copies of your essay and multiple highlighters of different colors)
  • Sign up here so I make sure to bring enough food!

This is the first of five workshops offered in preparation for the February bar exam.  (They will be repeated, beginning in June, for the July bar exam.  Feel free to attend now, even if you are taking the July bar exam, and get a head start on preparing for the bar exam, especially if you are not taking ALA this semester.)

The rest of the workshop schedule:

  • Thursday, January 12 –   MPT Outlining Strategies:  The concept of an MPT is easy – you don’t need to know anything other than how to write like a lawyer.  The execution – not so easy.  The outlining technique taught in this workshop allows you to organize and write your essay in the 90 minute time frame.
  • Monday, January 16 – MBE Strategies and Tactics:  How to approach an MBE question, and a compilation of strategies from  multiple sources for avoiding NCBE sneaky tricks, eliminating wrong answers, and choosing between the last two once you’ve eliminated the others.
  • Thursday, January 26  –   Making up the Rules: How to prepare for, and survive, your mind blanking out at the most inopportune time.  The rule-making techniques will help you survive the ultimate failure, as well as improving your rule stack for the majority of the time when you remember the rules.
  • Friday, February 3 –  MPT Exam Simulation:  Every year, a few foolhardy souls never get around to writing any MPT essays until the morning of the first day of the bar exam.  That doesn’t usually end well.  Take advantage of the opportunity to write an MPT essay under exam conditions.
  • Saturday, February 11, 12:00 – 5:00 PM:  Half-day Hangout:  More food, an informal repeat of any workshops you missed, a chance to ask whatever you haven’t gotten around to asking, I’ll time essays, MPTs, or MBE sets.  Whatever (within reason) will help you make it through this final stretch.

Contact Nancy Reeves for additional information.  NLR22@uakron.edu