Author: nlr22

Early Start for the February Bar Exam – Organizing Meeting

 

Akron Law’s first Early Start Bar Study Group – Organizational Meeting

5:30 – 6:15 PM today (Tuesday, September 20)

Central Hower 310A

 

Take advantage of an opportunity to get an early start on your bar study!  It has gotten more challenging to pass the bar exam recently.  You have busy lives – and more material has to be mastered in the same brief study period between graduation and the bar exam.

 

I have my ideas about what would be useful – but come tell me what would make it worth your while to spend some regular time with each other/me this fall, with the goal of making this winter a bit more manageable!

If you can’t make the planning session today, check in here and let me know that you’re interested and I’ll inlcude you in the doodle poll to pick the best time(s) for the regular sessions.

Nancy Reeves, Director of Academic Success Programs

Central Hower Room 308A

NLR22@uakron.edu – 330-972-6809

Bar Exam Prep: MBE Workshop and Virtual Office Hours on Tuesday!

Bar Exam Basics – A Series of Workshops

Each workshop is offered at 1:30 and 6:00, with the exception of the Half-Day Hangout

Tuesday, June 21 – MBE Strategies and Tactics

College of Arts and Sciences Room 144

How to approach an MBE question plus a compilation of strategies from multiple sources to help you avoid sneaky tricks, eliminate wrong answers, and choose between the last two options once you’ve eliminated the others. The workshop will last approximately 90 minutes

  • Food & informal Q&A starts at 1:00 for the 1:30 workshop and 5:30 for the 6:00 PM workshop
  • Bring your cell phone, computer, or other means to connect to the internet!
  • Sign up here so I make sure to bring enough food!

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

  • Monday, June 27 –   Making up the Rules (CSA 144)
  • Tuesday, July 5 –  MPT Exam Simulation (CSA 144)
  • Saturday, July 16, 12:00 – 5:00 PM:  Half-day Hangout (Law school)

Virtual Office Hours

Day 2 of virtual office hours – Courtesy of Akron Law faculty!

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tuesday, June 21

Subjects:  Contracts & Sales and Secured Transactions – Professors Gibson & Huhn

Now that you’ve tried your hand at a few essays, take advantage of the opportunity to ask the experts about any remaining questions you have!  Login details on the Springboard July 2016 Bar Prep site.

Not quite an alumni but want a head start?

If you are nearly ready to take the bar exam (graduating in December or next May) and just want an early start, feel free to come join the fun (and food)!    Sign up here.

Questions – or interested in a repeat of the Essay Structure or MPT workshops?  Contact Nancy Reeves, Director of Academic Success, at nlr22@uakron.edu

Bar Exam Basics Workshops: Organizing your MPT – Today!

 Bar Exam Basics – a Series of Workshops

College of Arts and Sciences Room 136 (for this workshop)

College of Arts and Sciences Room 144 (for the last three workshops)

Each workshop is offered at 1:30 and 5:30, with the exception of the Half-Day Hangout

Wednesday, June 15, PM- Organizing Your MPT

The concept of an MPT is easy – you are provided all of the materials, and don’t need to remember 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.  [Similar to any ALA class, updated to include less formal outline techniques & case summaries]

  • Food & informal Q&A starts at 1:00 for the 1:30 workshop and 5:30 for the 6:00 PM workshop
  • Sign up here so I make sure to bring enough food!

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

  • Tuesday, June 21 – MBE Strategies and Tactics (CSA 144)
  • Monday, June 27 –   Making up the Rules (CSA 144)
  • Tuesday, July 5 –  MPT Exam Simulation (CSA 144)
  • Saturday, July 16, 12:00 – 5:00 PM:  Half-day Hangout (Law school)

Not quite an alumni but want a head start?

If you are nearly ready to take the bar exam (graduating in December or next May) and just want an early start, feel free to come join the fun (and food)!    For the essay workshop, bring any multi-issue hypothetical you have written for any subject (response and preferably the prompt as well) – or try your hand at writing an actual Ohio essay and bring it (you can find tons at the bottom drop-down box here)

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

Bar Exam Basics Workshops: Organizing your MPT – Wednesday

Bar Exam Basics – A Series of Workshops

College of Arts and Sciences Room 136 (for June 15)

College of Arts and Sciences Room 144 (for the last three workshops)

Each workshop is offered at 1:30 and 5:30, with the exception of the Half-Day Hangout

Wednesday, June 15 – Organizing your MPT

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.  [Similar to any ALA class, updated to include less formal outline techniques]

  • Food & informal Q&A starts at 1:00 for the 1:30 workshop and 5:30 for the 6:00 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

  • Tuesday, June 21 – MBE Strategies and Tactics (CSA 144)
  • Monday, June 27 –   Making up the Rules (CSA 144)
  • Tuesday, July 5 –  MPT Exam Simulation (CSA 144)
  • Saturday, July 16, 12:00 – 5:00 PM:  Half-day Hangout (Law school)

Not quite an alumni but want a head start?

If you are nearly ready to take the bar exam (graduating in December or next May) and just want an early start, feel free to come join the fun (and food)!    Sign up here.

Questions – or interested in a repeat of the Essay Structure workshop?  Contact Nancy Reeves, Director of Academic Success, at nlr22@uakron.edu

Bar Exam Skills Workshop – Today!

 Bar Exam Basics – a Series of 5 Workshops

College of Arts and Sciences Room 136 (for the first two workshops)

College of Arts and Sciences Room 144 (for the last three workshops)

Each workshop is offered at 1:30 and 5:30, with the exception of the Half-Day Hangout

Thursday, June 9, PM- Essay Structure Workshop

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.  [Similar to ALA lecture on essays.]

  • Food & informal Q&A starts at 1:00 for the 1:30 workshop and 5:30 for the 6:00 PM workshop
  • 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!
  • Featuring Apple Crisp (in addition to the usual Jimmy John’s fare)

 

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

  • Wednesday, June 15 –   MPT Organizing Strategies (CSA 136)
  • Tuesday, June 21 – MBE Strategies and Tactics (CSA 144)
  • Monday, June 27 –   Making up the Rules (CSA 144)
  • Tuesday, July 5 –  MPT Exam Simulation (CSA 144)
  • Saturday, July 16, 12:00 – 5:00 PM:  Half-day Hangout (Law school)

 

Apologies!

I apologize if you are preparing for the July Bar Exam and are just hearing of today’s (Thursday’s) workshop.  I have been trying to reach you since Monday – but I have heard from several of you that you are no longer receiving (or have not ever received) my emails.

If you are among the alumni preparing for the bar exam who has not received up to 4 emails from me and one from Chris Crull (Assistant Director of Academic Success) since Monday, please let me know via email at nlr22@uakron.edu.  We’re working with IT (and looking for a work-around) to fix the communication challenges!

 

Not quite an alumni but want a head start?

If you are nearly ready to take the bar exam (graduating in December or next May) and just want an early start, feel free to come join the fun (and food)!    For the essay workshop, bring any multi-issue hypothetical you have written for any subject (response and preferably the prompt as well) – or try your hand at writing an actual Ohio essay and bring it (you can find tons at the bottom drop-down box here)

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