*Source: Current subject breakdown as reported at www.NCBEX.org. 2015 breakdown was obtained from correspondence between the National Conference of Law Examiners (NCBE) and Kaplan professors.
Well, it’s official! The National Conference of Bar Examiners recently announced to law schools that the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) is going to be testing an additional subject beginning with the February 2015 administration of the examination.
As predicted last year, the …
One of the most challenging aspects of the first year of law school is learning how to master the 1L essay exam. Students enter law school believing they have great writing skills, only to be disappointed in their performance when first semester grades are posted.
The chief reason that students don’t excel on their first round of exams is that they spend too much time writing and not …
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One of the most common complaints from legal employers …