Dean Tommy
- Jul 3, 2022
- 8 min
The TBLE’s “Suggestions for Answering Essay Questions”
The Tennessee Board of Law Examiners provides a document with “Suggestions for Answering Essay Questions.” It lists 12 different...
Dean Tommy
- Jun 28, 2022
- 3 min
Use “Because” Often, But Use It Correctly
The word “because” should be generously used in your essay responses because the word forces you to explain your position, argument,...
Dean Tommy
- May 9, 2022
- 3 min
What Snoop Can Teach You
Some people discourage the use of contractions in legal writing. However, there isn’t really a hard and fast rule about when contractions...
Dean Tommy
- Feb 17, 2022
- 4 min
Making a Game Plan, and Sticking to It
Let’s talk about developing a game plan for the Multistate Essay Exam portion of the bar exam. When you sit down for that Tuesday...