What Not to Write
by Shah, Tania N.; Gill, Melissa A.; Mason, SheriFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-09-21
Publisher(s): Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
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Summary
No lecture on technique or the substantive law prepares you for writing bar exam essays like reading and critiquing actual scored essays and performance tests. All of the sample essays and performance test in What NOT to Write have been written by bar candidates. Nothing, not even grammar or spelling, has been changed. Through step-by-step instruction, examples, and critiques, What NOT to Write gives you insight into and practice writing consistently strong bar exam answers in the allotted amount of time. Authored by the founder and head instructor for LawTutors, a highly respected bar exam preparation program, What NOT to Write features: Real essay answers to real bar exam questions Real performance tests answers to real bar exam questions Step-by-step guidance on how to successfully write the answer to a bar exam essay question Opportunities to practice writing bar exam answers and performance tests Exercises in critiquing sample essays & ... both good and bad ones Self-critiquing exercise The authors' critical analysis of both high-scoring and low-scoring essays Critiques highlight similarities between all bad essays and all good essays Exam-taking advice and suggestions A flexible organization from top-scoring essays to lowest-scoring essays, which can, alternatively, be covered from back to front Rules of law are signposted and explained where applicable
Author Biography
Tania N. Shah is a native of Irvine, California, where she spent most of her formative year. Tania earned her Juris doctor from Boston University School of Law and her undergraduate degrees from university of California, Berkeley. Tania is the founder of LawTutors, LLC and a partner in the firm shah law, in addition to teaching with LawTutors, Tania is an adjunct professor at southern new England school of law, and teaches for Emanuel bar review. Melissa A. Gill is native of Shelby Twp, Michigan where she spent most of her formative years. Melissa earned her Juris Doctorate from New England School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Central Michigan University. Melissa is the vice President of LawTutors, LLC and Of Counsel for Shan Law, LLC practicing business, contract, trademark and consumer protection law. In addition to teaching with LawTutors, Melissa is an adjunct professor at Southern New England School of Law, and teachers for Emanuel Bar Review.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The New York Bar Exam | p. 5 |
| An Introduction to the New York Bar Exam 5 | |
| Format of the New York Written Portion of the Exam | p. 6 |
| Ten Points on Writing the Essay Examination Part of the New York Bar Exam | p. 8 |
| How to Specifically Answer a New York Bar Exam Essay Question | p. 12 |
| Writing the Multistate Performance Test Portion of the Bar Exam | p. 15 |
| Tores [Evaluated in Question 11 As Well] | p. 23 |
| Contracts/Corporations [Evaluated in Questions 5 and 9 As Well] | p. 33 |
| Domestic Relations | p. 39 |
| Domestic Relations | p. 45 |
| Contracts/Corporations: [Question 2 Revisited, Evaluated in Question 9 As Well] | p. 53 |
| Wills and Trusts [Evaluated in Question 8 As Well] | p. 63 |
| Criminal Law | p. 71 |
| Wills and Trusts [Question 6 Revisited] | p. 79 |
| Contracts/Corporations [Questions 2 and 5 Revisited] | p. 87 |
| Wills | p. 93 |
| Sol/Torts/No Fault Insurance [Question 1 Revisited] | p. 99 |
| Corporations/Ethics | p. 105 |
| Torts | p. 111 |
| Corporations | p. 119 |
| Mpt-In Re Lisa Peel [Evaluated in Question 17 As Well] | p. 123 |
| Mpt-Acme Resources, Inc. v. Robert Black Hawk et al. | p. 129 |
| Mpt-In Re Lisa Peel [Question 15 Revisited] | p. 135 |
| Conclusion | p. 141 |
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