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National Chocolate Milkshake Day: Blending Your Way to Bar Exam Success

Today is National Chocolate Milkshake Day . Let’s talk about the perfect blend—not just in your favorite sweet treat, but in your bar...

Appreciate the Importance of Tone

During a recent hearing in former President Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon...

Why Typing Beats Handwriting Every Time

Occasionally, I receive inquiries from prospective examinees regarding the decision between typing or handwriting their responses for the...

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...

"So You're Telling Me There's a Chance" I Might Have to Draft Interrogatories on the MPT?

Picture the scene. It’s fourth-and-goal from the 31 yard line with 43 seconds left in the annual Iron Bowl between the Alabama Crimson...

"Taco Tuesday" and Trademark Infringement on the Bar Exam

I see what you did there, Taco Bell. Just before lunchtime, Taco Bell sent me a notification that it was, in fact, Tuesday. It didn’t...

Pay Attention to the Memo Caption on the MPT

If you’re taking the bar exam in a jurisdiction where you’re asked to complete two Multistate Performance Tests, it’s likely that at...

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,...

Juneteenth and Legislative History

Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to take control of the...

COVID-19 and the Bar Exam

Since nearly every state has adopted some component of the bar exam drafted by the National Conference of Bar Examiners, state boards of...

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