Document, Document, Document: Lessons from the February 2025 California Bar Exam
The February 2025 California Bar Exam faced significant challenges, underscoring the critical importance of thorough documentation in...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Mar 4, 20253 min read
Order Matters: Examining Standards of Review on Essays
When analyzing strict scrutiny, intermediate scrutiny, or rational basis in a Constitutional Law essay, it’s critical to examine the...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Mar 1, 20252 min read
National Essay Day: A Bar Exam Tradition Under Threat? Not Necessarily
Every February 28, we celebrate National Essay Day , a day dedicated to recognizing the power of essays in shaping critical thinking,...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 28, 20255 min read
Quick Tip: National Pokémon Day, and "Who Owns a Wild Pokémon?"
February 27 is National Pokémon Day , celebrating the worldwide phenomenon of catching and training Pokémon. But if you've never played...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 27, 20251 min read
California Bar Exam Chaos: A Timeline of Events
The February 2025 administration of California’s brand-new bar exam was meant to usher in a new era of testing and to save the state...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 26, 20253 min read
Assists, Bar Prep, and the Importance of Teamwork
Last night, I witnessed a historic moment in basketball at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Nikola Jokić, the Denver Nuggets' star...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 25, 20253 min read
Managing Consequences-Based Pressure
Every bar exam taker knows the weight of the exam. The bar exam determines whether years of law school, countless hours of studying, and...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 24, 20255 min read
State Law Components in UBE Jurisdictions: What You Need to Know
The Ohio Court Court, in its recently released Report & Recommendations of the NextGen Advisory Committee , raised concerns about...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 22, 20256 min read
ABA Student Lawyer: "Why You Shouldn't Fear the NextGen Bar Exam"
From ABA Law Student Division's Student Lawyer , February 20, 2025: Ohio recently became the 34th jurisdiction to adopt the NextGen Bar...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 21, 20251 min read
Post No. 500: The Journey to the 500 Club
500 blog posts! It ’s a milestone I never imagined reaching when I started ProfessorTommy.Tips (originally called DeanTommy.tips ) back...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 20, 20255 min read