New YORK Bar Exam

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Posted Oct 30, 2012 00:55

Hello everyone,
I am an LLM graduate . I have a civil law degree and I intend to sit for the New York Bar in July. I dont know if I want to subscribe to BARBRI or KAPLAN.I think I prefer BARBRI over KAPLAN but it is very expensive. I am also considering buying the BARBRI books on ebay and studying for the bar on my own but I am affaid that it is not enough. Plz help.

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ParsonsGre...

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Posted Oct 30, 2012 20:22

I took and passed the NY bar in July 2011. I first started out taking classes with Kaplan (started in mid-May) but then got bored after about two weeks. I then took a few weeks off to do other things, did some reading between then and two weeks before the exam, after which I spent about 16 hrs a day cramming (with Kaplan books).

I think you can easily teach yourself from the books, if you have the discipline and time (I would recommend 3 months to be confident). Just make sure the law is up to date. I think it was slightly easier for me being 1. a native english speaker (non-natives tend to have a higher rate of failure than natives) and 2. studied in more than one common law jurisdiction (US & UK).

Good luck!

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hanah

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Posted Oct 31, 2012 04:05

Thank you ParsonsGreen for your input.

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Julius Cae...

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Posted Oct 31, 2012 12:38

I took and passed the NY bar in July 2011. I first started out taking classes with Kaplan (started in mid-May) but then got bored after about two weeks. I then took a few weeks off to do other things, did some reading between then and two weeks before the exam, after which I spent about 16 hrs a day cramming (with Kaplan books).

I think you can easily teach yourself from the books, if you have the discipline and time (I would recommend 3 months to be confident). Just make sure the law is up to date. I think it was slightly easier for me being 1. a native english speaker (non-natives tend to have a higher rate of failure than natives) and 2. studied in more than one common law jurisdiction (US & UK).

Good luck!

Hi,

I graduated last year with a good 2.1 and I've been getting some work experience in a high street London firm since November. I'm not quite sure what a good 2.1 will be in American GPA but I got my University to send my transcript to LSAC who will do the conversion. My area of interest is International law and I have an article published by my old university on international economic law. Also, I took part in some community work a few months ago and i am a very talented athlete. What are my chances of getting into NYU, Cornell, Fordham, Vanderblit or Georgetown? And if i do, what are my chances of getting a scholarship?

Also, my long term plan is to take the New York bar test. I'm currently not qualified to practice in the UK. Will a LL.B and LLM be sufficient to take the bar?

Thanks

<blockquote>I took and passed the NY bar in July 2011. I first started out taking classes with Kaplan (started in mid-May) but then got bored after about two weeks. I then took a few weeks off to do other things, did some reading between then and two weeks before the exam, after which I spent about 16 hrs a day cramming (with Kaplan books).

I think you can easily teach yourself from the books, if you have the discipline and time (I would recommend 3 months to be confident). Just make sure the law is up to date. I think it was slightly easier for me being 1. a native english speaker (non-natives tend to have a higher rate of failure than natives) and 2. studied in more than one common law jurisdiction (US & UK).

Good luck!
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Hi,

I graduated last year with a good 2.1 and I've been getting some work experience in a high street London firm since November. I'm not quite sure what a good 2.1 will be in American GPA but I got my University to send my transcript to LSAC who will do the conversion. My area of interest is International law and I have an article published by my old university on international economic law. Also, I took part in some community work a few months ago and i am a very talented athlete. What are my chances of getting into NYU, Cornell, Fordham, Vanderblit or Georgetown? And if i do, what are my chances of getting a scholarship?

Also, my long term plan is to take the New York bar test. I'm currently not qualified to practice in the UK. Will a LL.B and LLM be sufficient to take the bar?

Thanks

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ParsonsGre...

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Posted Nov 01, 2012 23:28

I think you stand a decent chance of getting into NYU etc as long as you have very strong professional and academic recommendations. Your extracurriculars and publication will definitely help, and your work experience may be a positive too depending on how legal it is, and how much responsibility you have. On a side note, I would rank the law schools in the following order: NYU, Georgetown, Cornell, Fordham, Vanderbilt. If you get accepted at NYU, be sure to take WTO law with Joseph Weiler - a fantastic professor.

As for the NY bar, you will definitely be eligible with a UK LLB and US LLM. I think they are introducing a new rule where you have to do 50 hours of pro bono before filing for admission.

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Julius Cae...

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Posted Nov 02, 2012 04:48

I think you stand a decent chance of getting into NYU etc as long as you have very strong professional and academic recommendations. Your extracurriculars and publication will definitely help, and your work experience may be a positive too depending on how legal it is, and how much responsibility you have. On a side note, I would rank the law schools in the following order: NYU, Georgetown, Cornell, Fordham, Vanderbilt. If you get accepted at NYU, be sure to take WTO law with Joseph Weiler - a fantastic professor.

As for the NY bar, you will definitely be eligible with a UK LLB and US LLM. I think they are introducing a new rule where you have to do 50 hours of pro bono before filing for admission.

Thank you for your input. All 3 of my recommendation letters are from academic professors. I am a bit concern about the LSAC transcript evaluation as I heard a 2.1 degree classification (Which is a B) is graded between 2.7-3.0 GPA. NYU is certainly my first choice but Cornell is an Ivy League so there could a dilemma if I get accepted Into both schools. I just did some research on Joseph Weiler. He seems to be very enthusiastic. What are the prospects of getting a good job (placement or as a legal practitioner after passing the bar) with that particular LLM.

Thanks

<blockquote>I think you stand a decent chance of getting into NYU etc as long as you have very strong professional and academic recommendations. Your extracurriculars and publication will definitely help, and your work experience may be a positive too depending on how legal it is, and how much responsibility you have. On a side note, I would rank the law schools in the following order: NYU, Georgetown, Cornell, Fordham, Vanderbilt. If you get accepted at NYU, be sure to take WTO law with Joseph Weiler - a fantastic professor.

As for the NY bar, you will definitely be eligible with a UK LLB and US LLM. I think they are introducing a new rule where you have to do 50 hours of pro bono before filing for admission.

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Thank you for your input. All 3 of my recommendation letters are from academic professors. I am a bit concern about the LSAC transcript evaluation as I heard a 2.1 degree classification (Which is a B) is graded between 2.7-3.0 GPA. NYU is certainly my first choice but Cornell is an Ivy League so there could a dilemma if I get accepted Into both schools. I just did some research on Joseph Weiler. He seems to be very enthusiastic. What are the prospects of getting a good job (placement or as a legal practitioner after passing the bar) with that particular LLM.

Thanks

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