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Each of the MasterEssay Method programs focuses an applicant's attention on the most frequently tested issues.These programs teach applicants the most important skills involved in bar exam essay writing: issue spotting, outlining, and connecting the facts in the pattern with elements of the rules.

There are nine videos for each subject. The first video discusses an approach to use for the subject being covered. The remaining eight videos each discuss a hypothetical essay fact pattern. The student will work his or her way through each seminar. All of the seminars and model answers are consistent with one another. Each of them follows the method outlined below. Don't forget how important it is to practice! We're trying to develop both knowledge and skills at the same time.

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This gives you a chance to identify what is at issue. You also should make as much of an outline as possible out of the call of the question. The goal is to be as well organized and thorough as possible, as fast as possible.

Note issues in the margins next to each paragraph. Circle parties and key facts. Annotate the basic outline you made from the call of the question. Make a time line if there are several dates mentioned in the question.

Once you have spotted the issues, split them into elements. The elements of rules or of prima facia cases usually will provide a good structure for your answer. When necessary, one can use the basic structure of the subject being tested as a way to organize the answer.

Don't write out extended definitions. Keep the definitions brief. Sometimes you can leave out the definitions altogether, and use the elements as headings for separate paragraphs in your answer. Nobody will think you don't know the law, and this technique will give you a chance to score points by connecting the facts to the correct elements of the analysis. Of course, if you have "found a home for the facts" with time to spare, you can afford to make your definitions more elaborate.

If you get a horrible question, don't lose your sanity and "choke." A question that's hard for you probably is hard for everybody. If you remain calm and rely on the basic techniques you'll practice for each subject, you'll be able to "fly by instruments" through the fog of a dreadful question and either pass the question or come close to passing.

When you get a more straightforward question, these techniques will help insure that you pass it by a wide margin that will more than make up for any deficiencies in your performance on the hardest question.

Bar Examination Essays test your ability to do legal analysis on specific fact patterns. They require complete, well organized answers. Practice is the only way to develop the skills you need. This is true in any jurisdiction.