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May 10, 2022

Jill's Law School Success Story
I attribute my success to Fleming’s. I practiced writing exams, even before I knew the rules (I just read the Fleming’s model answer first, wrote down the rules, and practiced straight application and analysis). I watched Jeff’s lectures on the e-Learning website and listened to them over and over, even through the night.
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April 29, 2022

California Bar Exam Prep - Sample Questions With Answers
Every law student and bar candidate needs strong bar exam sample questions to use for regular exam practice - because scoring well on law exams is dependent on your ability to apply the law to all the hypothetical facts presented in your law exams.
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April 15, 2022

A Good Preparation Strategy is Your Key to Passing the Bar Exam
With determination, self-discipline, and a tremendous amount of hard work in law school and during bar review, you will be prepared to achieve your dream of passing the bar exam on your first attempt.
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March 30, 2022

Surviving Your First Year of Law School
Put simply, you survive your first year through the law school process, which requires two separate and distinct steps. Step 1 - You have to learn the law. Step 2 - You have to learn how to apply the law to law school exams in a time-driven testing environment. One without the other will not achieve your law school objectives.
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March 21, 2022

How The Bar Exam Tests Your Fundamental Lawyering Skills
For those who did not pass, it does not appear their results reflect a lack of legal knowledge. The vast majority of bar candidates who sit for the exam have an adequate command of the law. Rather, the test results for those who did not pass reflect a general lack of test-taking skills on the MBE and written portions of the exam.
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February 25, 2022

Effective Test-Taking Skills
Being an effective and skillful test-taker is the bedrock to success in law school and on the bar exam.
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February 10, 2022

Revisiting a Classic: Law Dawg Attacks Exams – "Yo quiero Fleming’s!"
Law school takes more than just barking out legal rules. Impressive as that may seem, any old dog can learn that trick. If you want to unleash your potential and lead the pack, take it from Law Dawg - sink your teeth into law exams with Fleming’s at your side.
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January 19, 2022

Overcome Your Exam Anxiety to Achieve Passing Scores on Your Law School Essay Exams and the California State Bar Exam
Performance anxiety is not just for actors and athletes. It is a well-documented response to stress-driven situations, including taking law school and Bar exams. It must be recognized, acknowledged, and effectively managed. Law school and Bar exams are intellectually challenging....
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December 21, 2021

Professional Responsibility Is More Than Just A Passing Grade On The California Bar Exam
Professional Responsibility is tested on every California Bar Exam. It is always tested as an essay. It is also frequently the subject matter of the Performance Exam. Thus, you are guaranteed to see Professional Responsibility as part of every Bar...
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November 29, 2021

Strategize Your Way to Passing the California Bar Exam
Taking and passing the California Bar exam will be one of the greatest achievements in your life. Due to the difficulty of the exam, it is imperative that you create and implement a winning strategy to pass the exam. My...
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November 8, 2021

Whodunit? Solving the Mystery of Writing a First-Rate Criminal Law Essay Exam
I was leaving the post office one day and I saw a license plate that was an acronym for Nancy Drew. I stopped to admire the plate because it immediately took me back to when I was young and would...
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October 31, 2021

Bar Examiners Give a Fleming's Law Student a Perfect Score on His Essay Exam Answer
Has anyone ever gotten a perfect score on the bar exam? Yes Have you ever seen an essay exam answer written during an actual state-administered exam that the CA Bar Examiners scored a perfect 100? We never have either, which...
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