Joseph Marino

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As you begin your preparation for this July’s bar exam, here is a sample of some of the most commonly thrown-around tips and whether they have any merit.

You knew enough law to pass, but did not know how to get points with the law you knew. How can you change that when you retake the exam?

New York has adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) and it will be administered for the first time starting in July 2016. Will the test this July will look entirely different than the one you took last time?

The bar exam is a test of analytical skills, not an exam of who can regurgitate the most law. How can you pass next time?

Unlike many other tests where performance gets better when you take the test over, this is not true of the bar exam.

Tutoring is not just for the privileged. It is for all of us. Look into it. You will find it can make a huge difference.

The UBE is coming to New York... so if you're re-taking the exam in February you'd better pass it.

Unlike many other tests where performance gets better when you take the test over, it is not true of the bar exam.

The reason why people fail the bar is they did not get enough points. Improve your methods and your strategy and your score will improve.

You’ll get words of encouragement from friends and family, but that will only make things worse. What you need is a plan…

If law schools are admitting less qualified students to fill seats and then blaming them for failing the bar, who let whom down?

Here are some of the most commonly thrown-around bar tips and whether they have any merit.

Why have a bar exam if it is going to be more of what law school is supposed to test and does not test something important to the state giving the test?

What do you do if you don’t know the rule? There is a way (trick) to make it up, but you need to be trained on how to do it.