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Clearing the Last Hurdle: Mapping Success on the California Bar Exam, Second Edition

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Authors
  • Wanda M. Temm
  • Susan Smith Bakhshian
Series / Bar Review Series
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Book length
528 pages
Publication Date
2023-08-14
Edition
Second Edition
Teaching Materials
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Description
Table of contents
Preface

Chart a course for success with Clearing the Last Hurdle: Mapping Success on the California Bar Exam, Second Edition, a comprehensive text by Wanda M. Temm and Susan Smith Bakhshian that includes substantive outlines on all Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) and California Essay Exam topics. With measurably positive results, authors guide students through the process of bar preparation with clear and organized instruction, innovative strategies (like mind maps—an innovative tool for improving memory and associating concepts), and practice questions in all formats (for the MBE, the California Essay Exam, and the California Performance Test) with author-created score sheets for essays and performance tests.

New to the Second Edition:

  • The most recent California essays included (with score sheets)
  • New MBE questions added
  • Updated subject matter summaries for MBE and California topics

Professors and students will benefit from:

  • Proven bar preparation strategies tailored to the California Bar Exam
  • Guidelines on how to formulate a game plan for preparing to take the bar
  • Practice questions in multiple-choice, essay, and performance test formats
  • Score sheets with which students can assess their own progress
  • Instruction on creating and using mind maps to improve memory and organize conceptual relationships
  • Starter mind maps for MBE and California Essay Exam topics
  • Exam-taking tips throughout
  • Visual illustrations of key concepts
  • Techniques for decreasing anxiety and stress and for building confidence
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About the authors
Wanda M. Temm
Clinical Professor of Law, Director of Bar Services
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

Wanda Temm received her Bachelor of Arts in 1977, graduating summa cum laude from Ottawa University. After receiving her Master of Science from Purdue University in 1979, Professor Temm was a social worker for six years until she entered the University of Kansas School of Law. She received her J.D. in 1988 after serving as note and comment editor of the Kansas Law Review.

Professor Temm was admitted to the Kansas Bar in 1988 and the Missouri Bar in 1989. Prior to joining the faculty in 1991, she practiced with the firm of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, specializing in business litigation and appellate practice.

Professor Temm received the 2012 Women’s Justice Legal Scholar Award from Missouri Publishers Media, which recognizes women faculty members who demonstrate leadership, integrity, service, sacrifice, and accomplishment in improving the quality of justice and exemplifying the highest ideals of the legal profession. She also received the 2006 Tiera Farrow Faculty Award for her leadership, dedication, and commitment to improving the position of women in the law.

Professor Temm is the Director of the Legal Writing Program and the founder of the UMKC Bar Pass Program. She teaches the courses Introduction to Law and Lawyering Processes, Advanced Lawyering Processes, Advanced Legal Writing: Litigation Drafting, Advanced Legal Writing: Practical Skills, Legal Analysis and Methods, Family Law, and Civil Procedure.
Product Information
Edition
Second Edition
Publication date
2023-08-14
Copyright Year
2023
Pages
528
Paperback
9798889063704
Connected eBook (Digital Only)
9798889063728
Subject
Bar Preparation
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