Explore the key components and differences between law school exams and the Illinois bar exam. Understand the various exam sections, passing score requirements, and potential upcoming changes in scoring criteria. Prepare effectively for this comprehensive test to increase your chances of success.
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MLER BAR PROCESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM The Bar Exam: What You Should Know
Reality check Many applicants fail by less than 10 points. July 2016 Illinois Pass Rate 72%
The bar exam differs radically from a law school exam. A standardized exam. Graded differently from a law school exam. A performance exam. A licensure exam (to protect the public).
Key differences between law school essays and bar exam essays Subjects Volume Degree of specificity Timing Credit
Components of the Illinois bar exam Illinois Essay Exam (IEE) 3 questions/90 min. Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) 6 questions/3 hrs Multistate Performance Test (MPT) 1 LARC-style research and writing task/90 min. Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) 200 questions/6 hrs
MBE topics Contracts/Sales Constitutional Law Criminal Law & Procedure Evidence Real Property Torts Federal Civil Procedure (added in 2015)
MEE topics Administrative Law Agency Conflict of Laws Corporations Equity Family Law Federal Jurisdiction and Procedure Federal Taxation IL Civil Procedure Partnerships Personal Property Sales Secured Transactions Suretyship Trusts and Future Interests Wills (Decedents Estates) plus all MBE subjects.
To pass the Illinois bar exam You need a combined score of 266 scaled points (out of 400). MBE = 200 pts 175 scored questions and 25 unscored pretest question (score scaled) MEE + IEE + MPT = 200 pts -------------------------------------------------------------- Under discussion: Effective July 2017, the minimum score might be raised from 266 to 268.
Illinois Essay Exam Past tested topics: July 16: Ill. civ pro; contract remedies under UCC; torts (common law fraud)/Ill. civ pro/remedies July 15: wills/decedents estates; torts/Ill. civ pro; crim pro/evidence July 14: agency/Ill. civ pro; secured transactions; torts
Multistate Essay Exam Past tested topics: July 16: federal civ pro; corporations (LLC); contracts; secured transactions; torts July 15: torts; fed civ pro; contracts; corporations/LLC; criminal law & procedure; trusts/future interests
Bar review programs 1. barbri 2. KAPLAN 3. Themis 4. MLER 5. DePaul Bar Passage Workshops
2. Control your schedule Prepare a written schedule Conserves energy Assert control Visualize goals Maximize study time Reduces stress Buffer against friends and family
4. Managing working and studying Bar review season = the post season. Effective bar study = an investment. Family and other obligations? Do a time check.
How many hours a day must you devote to bar study? In addition to your commercial review course, at least 6 hours a day, 6 to 7 days a week.
What does bar study consist of? Reading commercial outlines Understanding the rules of law and how to apply them Writing your own outlines Memorizing the black letter law Doing practice questions and practice exams (over and over again to test what you know)
Active studying More than a test of recognition. You have to critically understand what is being aske of you Write your own outline of each subject. Memorize your outlines. Test yourself often.
Keys to failing failing the bar 1. Don t study (enough). Studying just enough to fail 2. Let the time slip away. 3. Work during the review period. 4. Study primarily passively. 5. Skim the rules and principles.
