What FSU's Snub from the CFP Can Remind Bar Examinees About Relative Grading
I’m not a Florida State football fan. But I feel for those who are. It didn’t matter that the Seminoles compiled an undefeated 13-0...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Dec 4, 20234 min read
Print and Read Your Memo Before Hitting "Submit"
I teach a legal research and writing course, and I recently finished reviewing my students’ closed memo assignment. If you’re not...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 13, 20232 min read
National Sandwich Day: Whether a Hot Dog Is a Sandwich, CIRAC-style
It's National Sandwich Day, so what better way to celebrate today than to answer the much-debated question of whether a hot dog is a...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 3, 20233 min read
Hey ChatGPT: "Write a song about a closed memo assignment in the form of Taylor Swift's ..."
My students are getting ready to turn in their closed memo assignment for a legal writing and research course I'm teaching this semester....
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Oct 4, 20236 min read
What Fall Out Boy's "We Didn't Start the Fire" Can Remind You About Essay Organization
I recently heard Fall Out Boy’s version of “We Didn’t Start the Fire”—Billy’s Joel’s rock anthem that chronicled 40 years of cultural and...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Aug 26, 20235 min read
"Come on BARBRI, Let's Go Party!"
For those who took the bar exam last week, you now have your life back. You can catch up on sleep, hang out with family and friends,...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 31, 20233 min read
"Barbenheimer" and Subject Combinations on the MEE
Summer movie season is in full swing, with the seventh installment of Tom Cruise's “Mission: Impossible” franchise being released this...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 13, 20233 min read
“There Will Rarely, If Ever, Be One Correct Answer"
I previously discussed several tips offered by a state board of law examiners to assist bar examinees on the written portion of the bar...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 7, 20235 min read
Have Your Donuts, Just Not on the Bar Exam
Today is National Donut Day. Did you get your donut fix at Krispy Kreme, Dunkin’, or Duck Donuts? If not, the day’s not over yet! Each...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jun 2, 20232 min read
Kim Kardashian Provides a Bar Exam Update
And in this week’s bar-related pop culture news … Entrepreneur and reality TV star Kim Kardashian offered an update on her journey to...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Apr 27, 20233 min read