ools are affiliated with a university, although a few, usually propriety schools, are unattached. Most law schools not affiliated with a university are not ABA-accredited.Exams are undoubtedly the most difficult times in a law student’s career in law school. Exams for first-year students are typically asked to analyze concisely written hypothetical stories with general knowledge of the law. Exams concentrate on the overall big picture of the course, and most details in cases briefed in class are ultimately considered worthless, except to prepare for class. Most students make outlines of each class in order to fully understand the summary of the course for the exam. Moreover, students prepare study groups, usually consisting of 3-4 people. Study groups help to demonstrate all points of view about a case, which helps a student to correctly analyze the broad questions given on exams. As much as law students like to speak in class, they are stressed to listen attentively to other students, and recognize their professor’s reactions. This method of learning helps students to learn how the professor thinks. Since the professor grades exams, it is important to know how he/she analyzes cases in order to do well on any exam in law school.Upon graduation, students are not licensed to practice law unless they pass a state bar examination. The bar examination “represents an effort to improve on the loose, easy admission to the bar that characterized the nineteenth century” (Neubauer, 128). Without it, easy admission would allow the licensing of dishonest and incompetent lawyers, as well as more lawyers into the field than there is available legal work. Thus, all licensed attorneys are required to pass the state bar examination before beginning their practice of law. The bar examination is composed of multiple choice questions and essays, covering basic legal material, specific knowledge about the law of that spec...
