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064: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Contract Law


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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we are walking through the July 2016 California bar exam question on contract law. This is part of our series of podcasts talking about how to approach questions on the California bar exam.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Review of the main points of contract law
  • A walk-through the July 2016 California bar exam question on contract law
  • Determining the governing law when dealing with Contracts questions
  • Assessing what is legally significant about each fact in the fact pattern
  • How creating a strong outline at the beginning will help you streamline your response
  • Discussing potential damages

Resources:

  • California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2016 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/July2016_CBXSelectedAnswers_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf)
  • Podcast Episode 28: Balancing Law and Analysis on a Bar Exam Essay (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-28-balancing-law-and-analysis-on-a-bar-exam-essay/)
  • Podcast Episode 24: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Professional Responsibility and Evidence (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-24-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-professional-responsibility-and-evidence/)
  • Podcast Episode 32: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Wills and Community Property (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-32-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-wills-and-community-property/)
  • Podcast Episode 35: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Corporations (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-35-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-corporations/)
  • Podcast Episode 39: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Real Property (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-39-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-real-property/)
  • Podcast Episode 44: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Constitutional Law (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-44-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-constitutional-law/)
  • Podcast Episode 49: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Tort Law (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-49-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-tort-law/)
  • California Bar Exam Courses and Tools (https://barexamtoolbox.com/california-bar-exam-courses-tools/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-64-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-contract-law/)

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Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

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