Recommendations on study material for the California bar attorney's exam? TIA

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Magicsheets + baressays.com

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Magic sheets and make this your last time is so clutch.

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I did Barbri when I took it in 2018 (6 years after graduating from law school) and passed.

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Adaptibar for MBEs + Mary Basick for essays + PT just browse samples online.

Check out the Facebook Group called “February 2023 California Bar Exam” for more resources.

Passed first go as foreign attorney in July 2022.

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Attorneys exam means no MBEs

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I used barbri but didn’t entirely rely on it. I highly recommend signing up for baressays.com and practicing the hell out of the essays. I also will say that hiring a tutor who charged by the hour (so not a huge fee up front which is BS) was a LIFE SAVER. Happy to DM if you’d like. I just passed in February.

Also, Barbri only does one version of exam prep, and it’s skewed towards the MBE. I wish I had used Themis since they have an attorney exam prep course.

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