For the FIRST CLASS you will take a mock bar exam.

It will be comprised of one Torts essay question, MBE (Multistate Bar Examination) Torts multiple choice questions, and one MPT (Multistate Performance Test) question. There is no need to study for this test. It is designed to lay a foundation for our future discussions about the bar exam; give you some insight into how the bar is structured; and give both of us an idea of how much you remember from your first year or so of law school. The test will take the whole class. Please arrive on time so that you can hear the brief instructions and begin on time so you can be done when the class period is over. Please plan to hand write this exam. You may use your computer for all future work.

You will need the following items for this course:

Course Materials

Recommended reading:

a. Pass the Bar! – Denise Riebe and Michael Hunter Schwartz – Carolina Academic Press. ISBN No. 1-59460-165-8.

b. Pass the Bar Exam – Sara J. Berman - ABA Publishing - ISBN: 978-1-62722-238-9 

c. Clearing the Last Hurdle – Wanda M. Temm – Wolters Kluwer IBN No.978-1-4548-5002-1

 Required Material – all available through class without cost

c. Barbri Bar Review outlines for Contracts, Evidence, and Torts – Intentional Torts and Negligence (Barbri Binder to be handed out in class.) It will also include the in-class essay material.

d. MBE questions (in Barbri Binder to be handed out in class and on Matrix website.)

e. Barbri online lecture series in Matrix website

f. Barbri Amp for Torts, Contracts, and Evidence in Matrix website

g. MBE questions in website and also in the Barbri Binder

h. Skills reinforcement questions in Matrix

i. Additional material to be handed out in class throughout the semester

You will be automatically enrolled in Matrix and will receive your user name and password to enter the site in email from Barbri. Matrix is separate from your Barbri Enrolled Student Center (the Barbri site with your account, law school materials, Early Start Bar Prep and, eventually your Bar Review Material.) 

MBE Boot Camp The MBE Boot Camp is part of the OBEST curriculum and is scheduled for 11/16/19 from 9 am to 3 pm. Clear your schedule now. It is a really good way to get a head start on the bar exam. Students report that they find it a helpful experience. I wanted to let you know as soon as the date so that you can clear your schedule for this great event. You will answer the questions for the boot camp on the hard copy and bring them to the Boot Camp. If any of your friends are not in OBEST and would like to participate in the Boot Camp, they are welcome to attend and would also benefit from the experience. We will make arrangements for them to get the questions.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.