Taking The July 2012 CT Bar Exam? Read This.

The July 2012  Connecticut Bar Exam starts tomorrow. The day before I took the bar exam, I got an email from my friend,  Matt Fontaine. Matt was a law school classmate. Matt is now Captain America. On bar exam eve, Matt was thinking of his classmates. Matt sent an email to his “similarly situated” friends. … Read more

Read This And You’ll Pass the July 2011 Bar Exam

The July 2011  Connecticut Bar Exam is tomorrow. One of the few traditions we have around here is to publish this post the day before the bar exam. You’re going to have the luck of the Irish when you sit for the exam. When I was studying for the exam, I got the following email … Read more

Be Nice To The Person Sitting Next To You At The Bar Exam

I motioned to a proctor and asked to borrow a pen. The proctor in a very stern voice (think the teacher on the Wonder Years) “This is the bar exam. How do you expect to pass it if you didn’t even prepare well enough to pack a pen? You’re not prepared. I’m not helping you”. I’ll never forget it. My heart just about stopped. I was going to be the first student to fail the exam on the account of not packing a pen.

How To Pass The CT Bar Exam

Do multi state questions until your eyes bleed. Do 50 to 75 practice questions every day (including weekends). Read the answers. Understand why you got an answer wrong or right. If you do this a few things will happen. First, you’ll memorize questions and answers. This is good because you’ll see the exact same questions … Read more

What’s The Warmest State CT Lawyers Can Waive Into?

I’m sick of shoveling. Facebook tells me everyone else is sick of winter too. With plenty of time to both shovel and commute I often find myself daydreaming about practicing law in a warmer jurisdiction. Then I wonder whether studying for the bar exam is worse than shoveling. This is a close one. I swore … Read more

Some Advice For Those Taking The July 2010 Bar Exam

by Ryan McKeen Studying for the bar exam is like training for a marathon.  In both cases, hundreds if not thousands of hours are spent preparing for a single event. Both a marathon and the bar exam demand extensive preparation.  And if you don’t properly prepare, you’ll be exposed. This post assumes you’ve done most … Read more