May 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Some years ago a California State Bar task force crafted and the Board approved several requirements that would require law schools to increase the practical skills curriculum offered, in order to better prepare lawyers for the practice of law. With broad input, the...May 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Prof. Daniel Schwarcz of the University of Minnesota Law School and Dion Farganis, a student there, published a piece in the Los Angeles Daily Journal this past week questioning the effectiveness of the “traditional” approach to law school, where grading is based on...May 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
St. Francis School of Law Professor Laura Jacobus followed up on her interview with DOJ compliance expert Hui Chen and the Chief of the DOJ Criminal Division Fraud Section, Andrew Weissmnan recently conducted an interview with Patrick Taylor, CEO of Oversight Systems,...May 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is the second of a three-part series regarding success on the bar exam. In this part we will be looking at strategies for passing the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE). Previously we covered essays. The MBE is a 200 question multiple choice exam. Of the 200...May 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
This past week, the California State Bar released the most recent bar exam results for theFebruary 2016 General Bar Exam. For first time General Bar Exam takers, the results for distance learning law schools averaged 44%. The first time passing rate for distance...May 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is the first of a three-part series I will be releasing regarding bar exam success. This part will cover essays, followed by the second part addressing the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), and concluding with coverage of the Multistate Performance Test (MPT). I have...