http://www.barwriteblog.com/ The blawg about the bar exam and first-year practice en-US Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:51:18 -0400 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/AA5mg2KQ-TU/read-five-tips-for-early-bar-exam-prep.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/read-five-tips-for-early-bar-exam-prep.html If you're preparing for the bar exam, I've just published some good tips as a guest on The Lawyerist blog, "Five Tips for Early Bar Exam Prep." It includes what may seem like callous advice, to send your small children away! Click through to read the details. http://bit.ly/IyJa5X Mary Campbell Gallagher Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:51:18 -0400 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/read-five-tips-for-early-bar-exam-prep.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/HFPgVJqxiQk/update-from-mcg.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/update-from-mcg.html Jog your brain! The New York Times Magazine for April 22, 2012, carried a strong report on the IQ-enhancing advantages of strenuous exercise. "How Exercise Could Lead to a Better Brain." The article reports on the stunning results for their... Mary Campbell Gallagher Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:57:41 -0400 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/update-from-mcg.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/cyXYsSGi1rM/from-failure-to-success-on-the-new-york-bar-exam-for-foreign-trained-lawyers.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/from-failure-to-success-on-the-new-york-bar-exam-for-foreign-trained-lawyers.html Do foreign-trained attorneys who want to become members of the New York bar need to take a full bar review course? "Yes, indeed!" says Dr. Mary Campbell Gallagher, the founder and president of BarWrite®, which offers supplemental courses, and an... Mary Campbell Gallagher Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:36:40 -0400 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/from-failure-to-success-on-the-new-york-bar-exam-for-foreign-trained-lawyers.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/jByNUpPxIKw/ten_tips_for_staying_calm_before_the_bar_exam.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/ten_tips_for_staying_calm_before_the_bar_exam.html Mary Campbell Gallagher, President of BarWrite®, which offers bar-preparation courses in New York City, asked her students for ideas for reducing stress and maximizing study results, and she chose these ten suggestions. Mary Campbell Gallagher Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:23:40 -0400 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/ten_tips_for_staying_calm_before_the_bar_exam.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/FSpc38C-NPE/how_to_manage_t.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/how_to_manage_t.html The time structure for the New York day of the New York bar examination is your lifeline for excelling on the bar exam. Here's how to focus on time. Bar Exam Mary Campbell Gallagher Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:22:58 -0400 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/how_to_manage_t.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/EGIiVubCfYk/how_to_write_law_exams_faster.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/how_to_write_law_exams_faster.html My observation from more than 20 years of teaching is that people who write the essays slowly are not somehow slower people, with slowness in their DNA. They are actually doing different things. Here are some things not to do if you want to write your exams faster. Mary Campbell Gallagher Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:43:50 -0400 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/how_to_write_law_exams_faster.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/9hdGsq8wy4g/five-tips-for-choosing-a-full-bar-review-course.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/five-tips-for-choosing-a-full-bar-review-course.html Bar candidates must take a full bar review course in order to pass the bar exam. Failing the bar exam is a financial catastrophe, while passing the bar exam leads to a new life. So choosing a bar review course is a key life decision. Do not take chances. Caveat emptor! Here are five tips for making the right choice. Mary Campbell Gallagher Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:02:23 -0400 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/04/five-tips-for-choosing-a-full-bar-review-course.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/hqcCseXlnMQ/foreign-trained-law-graduates-can-start-preparing-for-the-new-york-bar-exam-in-texas.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/03/foreign-trained-law-graduates-can-start-preparing-for-the-new-york-bar-exam-in-texas.html The BarWrite® Houston Boot Camp will help these bar candidates jump-start their preparation. In the Boot Camp, students will learn what and how to study for the New York bar exam. They will learn key rules for seven of the most important subjects, Contracts and UCC, Civil Procedure (CPLR), Real Property, Wills, Domestic Relations, Torts, and Criminal Law and Procedure, and they will write essays and receive ample feedback. Mary Campbell Gallagher Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:16:34 -0400 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/03/foreign-trained-law-graduates-can-start-preparing-for-the-new-york-bar-exam-in-texas.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/gf3BFuC0nuY/what-was-on-the-february-2012-new-york-bar-exam-essays.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/03/what-was-on-the-february-2012-new-york-bar-exam-essays.html What were the RULES OF LAW you had to know and apply in order to excel on the February 2012 New York bar exam essays? One BarWrite® Scholar sent the following generous message. I am posting it with his kind... Mary Campbell Gallagher Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:40:06 -0400 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/03/what-was-on-the-february-2012-new-york-bar-exam-essays.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/KNmcSbi7AhI/bar-candidates-boost-their-skills-with-free-teleseminars.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/03/bar-candidates-boost-their-skills-with-free-teleseminars.html New York. March 2012. Bar-preparation training company BarWrite® and BarWrite Press announces its spring 2012 program of free one-hour Monday-evening teleseminars, advising law school graduates on how to prepare effectively for the bar exam. Mary Campbell Gallagher Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:39:04 -0500 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/03/bar-candidates-boost-their-skills-with-free-teleseminars.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/gLUPYe8BYMs/notagoodspeakerorwriter.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/03/notagoodspeakerorwriter.html If your law school did not teach you to speak and write well, no matter what else it taught you, it set you up for a struggle, if not for failure. Many lawyers make client presentations, and some appear in court. Most lawyers write client letters, many write legal memoranda, and some write briefs. Now is the time to seize every opportunity to learn these key speaking and writing skills on your own. Mary Campbell Gallagher Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:53:16 -0500 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/03/notagoodspeakerorwriter.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/-1bIgnn0PU4/congratulations-bar-candidates-you-have-completed-the-most-difficult-bar-exam-in-the-nation-you-have-worked-hard-you-sho.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/02/congratulations-bar-candidates-you-have-completed-the-most-difficult-bar-exam-in-the-nation-you-have-worked-hard-you-sho.html Congratulations, bar candidates! You have completed the most difficult exam in the nation. You have worked hard. You have spent months studying under high stress. You should be very proud. Best wishes from all of us at BarWrite® and BarWrite... Mary Campbell Gallagher Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:57:05 -0500 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/02/congratulations-bar-candidates-you-have-completed-the-most-difficult-bar-exam-in-the-nation-you-have-worked-hard-you-sho.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/3Bt2teuWkaw/a-happy-networking-story.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/02/a-happy-networking-story.html Here’s a wonderful story I heard from a recent law graduate I ran into at--get ready--a networking reception. I've changed some details to protect his anonymity. When I originally met him two years ago, this young man was about to... Mary Campbell Gallagher Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:22:33 -0500 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2012/02/a-happy-networking-story.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/hMiBbdFXsb4/negligence-teleseminar-substantial-factor-intervening-and-superseding-causes.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2011/12/negligence-teleseminar-substantial-factor-intervening-and-superseding-causes.html COPYRIGHT NOTICE. © Copyright 2011 BarWrite and Mary Campbell Gallagher. All rights reserved. 7. Palca was driving her white Mercedes on Route 128 near Boston and passing under a viaduct when Dan Trailer's 18-wheeler struck her from behind with a... Mary Campbell Gallagher Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:11:51 -0500 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2011/12/negligence-teleseminar-substantial-factor-intervening-and-superseding-causes.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarwriteBlog/~3/DL6MtgLIeMY/the-feynman-method-and-what-law-students-miss.html http://www.barwriteblog.com/2011/10/the-feynman-method-and-what-law-students-miss.html Why do bar candidates study intensively and then draw a blank when they sit down to take the bar exam? One explanation is that they think they "know" material when they simply recognize it, instead. They are coasting along on... Mary Campbell Gallagher Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:39:57 -0400 http://www.barwriteblog.com/2011/10/the-feynman-method-and-what-law-students-miss.html