The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress26 Elo 2019

058: The California Performance Test – Reviewing the Task Memo, File, and Library

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're walking through a Performance Test from the California Bar Exam. In this first part of a two-part episode, we are focusing on reviewing the task memo, file, and library for the Brief on the July 2018 California Performance Test. In the next episode, we'll talk about outlining and drafting your answer.

In this episode, we discuss:

The timing aspect of the performance test
Dissecting the task memo
How to use the file on the performance test
What to look for in the library
How making notes on the key facts you read will make your analysis more efficient
The black letter law on moral turpitude and what constitutes an excuse

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