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059: The California Performance Test – Outlining and Drafting Your Answer

059: The California Performance Test – Outlining and Drafting Your Answer

FromThe Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress


059: The California Performance Test – Outlining and Drafting Your Answer

FromThe Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Sep 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this second part of a two-part episode, we are going through drafting an answer for the July 2018 California Performance Test. We recommend listening to last week's episode first, where we focused on reviewing the task memo, file, and library.  In this episode, we discuss: The timing aspect of the performance test A quick review of the IRAC, CRAC, and CREAC methods for legal analysis Tips for drafting a structured outline Highlighting the specific rules you'll use and which case the rule comes from Writing your analysis in a way that argues a position Drawing a strong conclusion which tells the reader why an issue should be resolved in a certain manner Resources: California Bar Examination – Performance Test and Selected Answers, July 2018 (http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Question-and-Answers.pdf) Podcast Episode 58: The California Performance Test – Reviewing the Task Memo, File, and Library (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-58-the-california-performance-test-reviewing-the-task-memo-file-and-library/) Podcast Episode 9: Mastering the Performance Test (w/Doretta McGinnis) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-9-mastering-the-performance-test-w-doretta-mcginnis/) Bar Exam Toolbox blog: Managing the Clock on a 90-Minute Performance Test (https://barexamtoolbox.com/managing-the-clock-on-a-90-minute-performance-test/) Writing of the Week (WOW) Bar Essay Workshop (https://barexamtoolbox.com/writing-of-the-week-wow-bar-essay-workshop/) Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-59-the-california-performance-test-outlining-and-drafting-your-answer/) 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/)! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee
Released:
Sep 2, 2019
Format:
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The Bar Exam Toolbox podcast helps bar takers pass with less stress and anxiety. Hosted by bar exam experts Lee Burgess and Alison Monahan, the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from how to learn and memorize all the law you need to know for the bar exam, to how to write a passing essay, to how to get bar exam accommodations. If you're struggling with the bar exam, or work with students who are, tune in for practical strategies for bar exam success!