The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress11 Feb 2019

032: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Wills and Community Property

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we are walking through a California bar exam question on wills and community property. This is one of our series of podcasts on how to approach California bar exam questions.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why it is so important that California bar studiers develop excellent issue spotting skills
Why you need to become an expert at reading the facts and figuring out what the bar examiners are telling you
How to use the call of the question to help you spot the issues before you even start writing your answer
How good issue spotting will help you organize your answer effectively
How to address minor issues without derailing your analysis

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Alison & Lee

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