Clearing the Last Hurdle: Mapping Success on the California Bar Exam, First Edition: Mapping Success on the California Bar Exam

Cover\nHalftitle Page\nEditorial Advisors\nTitle Page\nCopyright Page\nAbout Aspen Publishing\nDedication\nSummary of Contents\nContents\nPreface and Acknowledgments\nChapter 1. Putting the Pieces Together\n	I. First Things First\n	II. Developing Your Game Plan\n	III. Building Confidence with Knowledge\n		A. Licensing Requirements\n		B. Moral Character\n		C. The Bar Examination\n			1. Multistate Bar Examination\n			2. Essay Questions\n			3. Performance Test\n	IV. Maintaining Your Sanity\n	V. The Next Step\nChapter 2. Understanding Memory and Mind Maps\n	I. Memory: What Is It and How Does It Work?\n	II. Importance of Encoding\n	III. Forgetting\n	IV. Concentration\n	V. Does Writing Impact Our Ability to Remember?\n	VI. Improving Your Memory\n	VII. Mind Maps as a Memory Tool\n	VIII. Creating a Mind Map\nChapter 3. Developing Your Game Plan\n	I. The Starting Gate\n		A. First-Time Takers\n			1. For-Credit Courses\n			2. Early Self-Study\n			3. Taking a Commercial Bar Preparation Course\n			4. Self-Study Approach\n		B. Repeat Takers\n	II. The Game Plan\n		A. Phase One—Learn the Law\n			1. Building Your Library\n			2. Using Practice Questions to Learn the Law\n			3. Finding the Answer\n		B. Phase Two—Memorize the Law\n			1. Memory Techniques\n			2. Seek Support\n			3. Using Practice Questions to Assess Your Memorization\n		C. Phase Three—Keep It Fresh\n		D. The Exam Days\n		E. Getting Your Results\nChapter 4. Building Essay-Writing Skills\n	I. Type or Handwrite?\n	II. Scoring\n	III. Think First!\n	IV. Proper Format\n	V. Autopsy Your Practice Answers\n	VI. Common Ways to Lose Points\n		A. Mismanaging Time\n		B. Wasting Time Answering a Question Different from the Question Asked\n		C. Not “Showing Your Work”\n		D. Assuming the Grader Knows the Law and Not Referencing Specific Tests/Elements\n		E. Writing Lengthy Sentences and Paragraphs with Grammar Issues\n		F. And, the Biggest Point Loser—Skimming All of the Questions First!\n	VII. Avoid Panic\nChapter 5. Building Performance Test Skills\n	I. Skills Tested\n	II. Game Plan for the PT\n	III. Proper Format\n	IV. Bottom Line Is Analysis\n	V. Practice PT Question\nChapter 6. Building Multistate Bar Examination Skills\n	I. Preparation\n	II. Go Backwards\n	III. Autopsy MBE Questions\nChapter 7. Building Confidence with Strategies\n	I. Low-Hanging Fruit\n	II. 75/15/10 Strategy\n	III. Avoid Duping Yourself\n	IV. Growing Your Mindset\n	V. Keeping Cool—Maintaining Your Sanity\nChapter 8. Not the First Time\n	I. Insufficient Preparation\n		A. Time Spent\n		B. Detail in Memorization Materials\n	II. Anxiety and Mindset\n	III. Personal Issues\nChapter 9. Mapping MBE Topics—Civil Procedure\n	I. Overview\n	II. Federal Civil Procedure\n	III. MBE Strategies\n	IV. California Civil Procedure Essay Distinctions\n	V. Essay Practice Questions\n		A. Federal Civil Procedure Essay Question\n		B. California Civil Procedure Essay Question\n	VI. MBE Practice Questions\nChapter 10. Mapping MBE Topics—Constitutional Law\n	I. Mind Map\n	II. MBE Strategies\n	III. Essay Practice Question\n	IV. MBE Practice Questions\nChapter 11. Mapping MBE Topics—Contracts\n	I. Mind Map\n	II. MBE Strategies\n	III. Essay Practice Question\n	IV. MBE Practice Questions\nChapter 12. Mapping MBE Topics—Criminal Law and Procedure\n	I. Criminal Law\n	II. Criminal Procedure\n	III. MBE Strategies\n	IV. Essay Practice Question\n	V. MBE Practice Questions\nChapter 13. Mapping MBE Topics—Evidence\n	I. Mind Map\n	II. MBE Strategies\n	III. California Essay Distinctions\n	IV. Essay Practice Questions\n		A. Federal Evidence/Civil Procedure Essay Question\n		B. California Evidence Essay Question\n	V. MBE Practice Questions\nChapter 14. Mapping MBE Topics—Real Property\n	I. Mind Map\n	II. MBE Strategies\n	III. Essay Practice Question\n	IV. MBE Practice Questions\nChapter 15. Mapping MBE Topics—Torts\n	I. Mind Map\n	II. MBE Strategies\n	III. Essay Practice Question\n	IV. MBE Practice Questions\nChapter 16. Mapping Professional Responsibility\n	I. Mind Map\n		A. Attorneys and Clients\n		B. Attorneys, Third Parties, and Tribunals\n		C. Additional Duties\n	II. Essay Practice Question\nChapter 17. Mapping Community Property\n	I. Mind Map\n	II. Essay Practice Question\nChapter 18. Mapping Wills and Trusts\n	I. Wills\n		A. Mind Map\n		B. Essay Practice Question\n	II. Trusts\n		A. Mind Map\n		B. Essay Practice Question\nChapter 19. Mapping Remedies\n	I. Mind Map\n		A. Damages\n		B. Restitution\n		C. Equity\n	II. Essay Practice Question\nChapter 20. Mapping Business Associations\n	I. Agency/Partnership\n		A. Agency\n		B. Partnership\n		C. Essay Practice Question\n	II. Corporations\n		A. Mind Map\n		B. Essay Practice Question\nAppendix. Essay and PT Score Sheets and MBE Practice Analyses\nBack_Cover