No lecture on technique or the substantive law prepares you for writing bar
exam essays like reading and critiquing actual scored essays and performance
tests. All of the sample essays and performance test in What NOT to
Write have been written by bar candidates. Nothing, not even grammar or
spelling, has been changed. Through step-by-step instruction, examples, and
critiques, What NOT to Write gives you insight into and practice
writing consistently strong bar exam answers in the allotted amount of time.
Authored by the founder and head instructor for LawTutors, a highly
respected bar exam preparation program, What NOT to Write features:
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Real essay answers to real bar exam questions
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Real performance tests answers to real bar exam questions
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Step-by-step guidance on how to successfully write the answer to a bar
exam essay question
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Opportunities to practice writing bar exam answers and performance tests
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Exercises in critiquing sample essays — both good and bad ones
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Self-critiquing exercise
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The authors' critical analysis of both high-scoring and low-scoring
essays
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Critiques highlight similarities between all bad essays and all good essays
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Exam-taking advice and suggestions
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A flexible organization from top-scoring essays to lowest-scoring
essays, which can, alternatively, be covered from back to front
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Rules of law are signposted and explained where applicable
Introduction
The New York Bar Exam
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Question 1: Torts
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;Question 2: Contracts/Corporations
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;Question 3: Domestic Relations
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;Question 4: Domestic Relations
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;Question 5: Conracts/Corporations
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;Question 6: Wills and Trusts
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;Question 7: Criminal Law
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;Question 8: Wills and Trusts
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;Question 9: Contracts/Corporations
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;Question 10: Wills
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;Question 11: SOL/Torts/No Fault Insurance
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;Question 12: Corporations/Ethics
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;Question 13: Torts
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;Question 14: Corporations
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;Question 15: MPT - IN RE Lisa Peel
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;Question 16: MPT - Acme Resources, Inc. v. Robert Black Hawk et al.
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; ;Question 17: MPT - IN RE Lisa Peel
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