Criminal Procedure Quick Tip: This is Double Jeopardy!
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This quick tip may help you spot accuracy issues in the 1999 crime thriller, Double Jeopardy and answer the practice questions for the MBE.
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Torts Quick Tip: Escalating from Trespass to Chattels to Conversion
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The MBE® often tests students on the differences between trespass to chattels and conversion. Use this tip to understand the distinction and avoid confusion.
MBE® QBank Reporting Updates: Simplified Reports With More Flexibility
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UWorld’s MBE QBank provides a simplified report with greater flexibility. With a glance, you can understand your overall performance, identify your weak subjects and, within one click, start practicing questions from that specific subject.
UWorld MBE® QBank Update: Introducing New Flashcard Features
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UWorld introduces a brain hacking tool to improve your MBE performance. Smart flashcards with integrated spaced repetition, which let you take advantage of scientifically proven learning techniques for effective learning.
Civil Procedure Quick Tip: Appellate Standards of Review
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Understanding the appellate standards of review is important because these procedural rules can be tested on any MBE® subject—not just civil procedure.
The Perils of Spellcheck: Tricky Typos to Avoid
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Don’t be that person who writes about the “statue of frauds” or “waving a privilege.” Instead, be the person who catches the tricky typos that spellcheck misses.
Legal Writing Skills: Nix the Legalese!
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Nix the legalese! It’s stale, stuffy, and a huge turnoff for judges. Change “thereafter” to “later,” “instant case” to “here,” “inasmuch as” to “since,” and so on.
Evidence Quick Tip: The Attorney-Client Privilege
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As a future attorney, you need to be ready for clients. Therefore, the attorney-client privilege is especially important to know! Here are some quick tips on attorney-client privilege.
Commonly Confused Words: The “Bear” Necessities
Posted onLet’s face it: The English language can drive anyone bonkers. Words that are spelled differently and mean completely different things … but are pronounced the same way (e.g., way and weigh, cereal and serial, bear and bare)? Check. Words that completely change meaning when you switch or add a single letter (e.g., proscribe and prescribe, […]
Legal Writing Skills: Enough with the Fluff
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Lawyers tend to be bit, shall we say, wordy. It’s hard to say exactly why. Maybe it’s our dedication to legalese. Maybe it’s our love of flowery writing. Or maybe it’s just bad habits that are tough to break. But whatever the reason, you—and your writing—can be different! Today is the day to start trimming […]
