The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress

027: Tackling an MEE Question: Wills and Trusts


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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we are discussing a Wills and Trusts MEE question. This is part of our series of podcasts on how to approach each section of the UBE.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Why practice is the best way to improve your issue-spotting
  • How to issue spot a bar exam essay question
  • Why issue spotting is key to organizing your essay
  • How spotting legal ambiguities will help you prioritize your time and organize your answer

Resources:

  • Wills and Trusts Question (MEE 4) (https://www.nybarexam.org/ExamQuestions/JULY2017QA.pdf)
  • The Value of Issue Spotting and Strategies to Improve Your Skills (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/value-issue-spotting-strategies-improve-skills/)
  • Why Do We Have to Write Out Practice Answers? (https://barexamtoolbox.com/why-do-we-have-to-write-out-practice-answers/)
  • MEE and MBE Bar Prep Strategy (https://barexamtoolbox.com/whats-your-mee-and-mpt-bar-prep-strategy/)
  • How to Approach a Uniform Bar Exam Subject Essay (https://barexamtoolbox.com/how-to-approach-a-uniform-bar-exam-subject-essay/)
  • Private Bar Exam Tutoring (https://barexamtoolbox.com/uniform-bar-exam-ube-mee-and-mpt-tutoring/)

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Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-27-tackling-an-mee-question-wills-and-trusts-2/)

One final note; we will be taking two weeks off the podcast for the holidays. Look for our next new episode on January 7th. We wish you all a restful and happy holiday season!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

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