New York Bar Exam Tips
Want some great New York bar exam tips? BarWrite has prepared five simple tips for the New York bar exam that we are pleased to share with you.
The keys to success on the New York bar exam are understanding the limited objectives of the exam, setting aside enough time to prepare for the exam, and studying strategically.
Here are five tips for success on the New York Bar Exam.
Bar Exam Tip #1: Understand the Objectives
Bar candidates can improve their performance by recognizing that the New York bar exam has limited objectives. The New York bar exam tests whether lawyers know basic law and have basic analytic skills. Its first aim is to provide evidence that, faced with novel fact situations, candidates can apply legal principles quickly and as a practicing lawyer might. It is not a test of general background or legal potential.
Bar Exam Tip #2: Allocate Study Time
The greatest challenge of the New York bar exam is that the time allotted for demonstrating that one knows and can apply the law is so short. Because all the basic rules of law must be top-of-mind during the exam, and because there is so much law to learn, preparing for the exam requires memorizing. Preparing takes two months of full-time study, with no distractions. Working while studying for the exam is inadvisable.
Bar Exam Tip #3: Focus on the Most Tested Rules of
Law
Doing well on the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) requires a focused strategy. The right study strategy for the MBE is to focus ruthlessly on learning the most-heavily tested rules of law. The areas we recommend concentrating on include contract formation, negligence, exceptions to hearsay, and witness impeachment. The topics students usually want to spend the most time studying are the things they have trouble with, like third-party beneficiaries. Often, however, those topics are not intensively tested.
Bar Exam Tip #4: Master Time Management for the Bar
Exam Essays
Train Yourself Prior to the New York Bar Exam Essays. There are five New York essays, requiring roughly 45 minutes each. In BarWrite classes, our teaching assistants use a stopwatch to train students to write a paragraph in five or six minutes. Bar candidates can learn to read and outline a question in 15 minutes. They can learn to write a paragraph in five or six minutes. This means they can write a five-paragraph essay in 30 minutes. That's the most effective way to manage the time on the New York essays.
Bar Exam Tip #5: Use a 30-60 Strategy on the Multistate
Performance Test (MPT)
Time is the biggest challenge on the MPT. The strategy
we suggest is to spend 30 minutes analyzing the instructions
meticulously and plowing relentlessly through the File and
Library materials. Then, divide the writing task into time-limited
sections, and spend 60 minutes writing.
Conclusion on How to Pass the New York Bar Exam
Bar candidates can succeed on the New York bar exam. The first aim of the bar exam is to provide evidence that, faced with novel fact situations, candidates can apply legal principles quickly and as a practicing lawyer might. They will succeed best if they set aside two months to prepare for the exam, focus their preparation on fulfilling the limited objectives of the exam, and prioritize their study ruthlessly.
If you need help passing the New York bar exam, BarWrite is here to assist you. Please call us at (212) 327-2817 to learn more about our New York bar exam prep courses and tutoring options.
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