Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing how to balance the law and your analysis on a bar exam essay, and why the ratio of law to analysis may be very different than you think! In this episode, we discuss: Why memorizing the law is important, but not enough to pass the bar exam How much law you really need to know for the bar exam How to balance law and analysis, and what the ideal ratio is for a good essay What you do need to memorize, and how to use it effectively What to do when you just don’t know the law Resources to help you learn the law you do need Resources: Writing of the Week (https://barexamtoolbox.com/writing-of-the-week-wow-bar-essay-workshop/) Brainy Bar Bank (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank/) Podcast Episode 23: Tackling an MEE Corporations Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-23-tackling-an-mee-corporations-question/) Podcast Episode 24: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Professional Responsibility and Evidence (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-24-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-professional-responsibility-and-evidence/) Commonly Tested Bar Exam Topics: UBE vs California (https://barexamtoolbox.com/commonly-tested-bar-exam-topics-ube-vs-ca/) Lean Sheets (http://www.leansheets.com/) SmartBarPrep (https://smartbarprep.com/) BarEssays (https://com)   If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)!  Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Episode-28-Balancing-Law-and-Analysis-on-a-Bar-Exam-Essay.pdf)   Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee