Welcome to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re talking through some bar exam basics for 1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls who have the bar exam looming on the horizon.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why you should care about preparing for the bar exam as a law student, even if you’re a 1L
The current exam landscape and how the UBE is impacting where people sit for the bar exam
How the bar exam tests you and the best tools to prepare for each portion, including some thoughts about signing up for the standard bar study providers in your 1L year
The best way to start “studying” for the bar exam while still in law school
What the MBE is and why it’s so important

Resources:

National Conference of Bar Examiners UBE (http://www.ncbex.org/exams/ube/)
Themis (https://barexamtoolbox.com/vendors/themis-bar-review/
Barmax (https://barexamtoolbox.com/vendors/adaptibar/)
Adaptibar (https://barexamtoolbox.com/vendors/adaptibar/)
Podcast Episode 52: Bar Exam Tips for Mastering the MBE (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-52-bar-exam-tips-mastering-mbe/)
SketchyLaw (https://barexamtoolbox.com/tools-bar-exam-success-sketchy-law/)
Podcast Episode 78: Advice for First-Time Bar Exam Takers (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-78-advice-first-time-bar-exam-takers/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/BET-Ep-3-Bar-Exam-101.pdf)

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Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

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