A writing course specifically designed to help students improve their essay writing skills while building the confidence needed to perform well on the essay portion of the Florida bar exam. This course will equip students with the skills needed to outline and write clear, concise essays by teaching them how to (1) identify and articulate legal issues in dispute and (2) apply applicable facts to legally relevant rules of law and rule explanations to reach logical conclusions. Students enrolled in this course will participate in a two-hour writing workshop (live or virtual depending on time of enrollment), write and receive constructive and personalized feedback on three essays, and attend three private tutoring sessions to help them improve their analytical and writing skills. Leading up to the bar exam, students will meet seven weekday mornings to write "timed" essays followed by a live review with an instructor to help them prepare mentally and physically for the essay portion of the bar exam.
We offer individualized and small group tutoring for students preparing for the bar exam. In our individualized and small group tutoring sessions, we teach students learning strategies, study skills and exam taking techniques to help them succeed on the bar exam. We also help them identify deficiencies in their learning processes; fill voids and gaps in their substantive knowledge; strengthen exam writing skills; and develop the time management skills essential for success on the bar exam including organization, prioritization, goal setting, planning and stress management. Students also have the option of writing practice bar exam essays and receiving constructive and personalized feedback to help them strengthen and perfect their analytical and writing skills.
This course is designed to help students prepare for success on the MBE portion of the Florida bar exam by teaching them how to (1) identify the finite legal issue being tested in MBE styled multiple-choice questions and (2) apply the relevant facts to the governing rules of law to reach logical conclusions and select the correct answers. Students will attend seven one-hour workshops where they will complete timed MBE styled multiple choice questions followed by a live review with an instructor. Students will be taught strategies and techniques for analyzing MBE styled multiple choice questions while simultaneously reviewing some of the frequently tested rules on the MBE portion of the Florida bar exam.