February 2014 Louisiana Bar Exam

Damn

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Poor bastards will be up against Lowell "The Hammer" Stanley before long LINK

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Or they may become him.

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I can't imagine that it is that hard to pass the bar exam if you have graduated from a decent law school.

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I wouldn't say that. It isn't hard in the sense that you'll probably pass with proper preparation, but the preparation still sucks. So does the actual exam.

I'm supposed to be taking the Texas bar tomorrow but I cancelled (already admitted elsewhere). It was quite a relief to postpone that agony.

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FIFY. I've always thought of the bar exam as a hazing ritual. The only people I know that have failed it are the ones who really did not put forth much effort in preparing for it. It's not "hard" in the sense of "this is really difficult material." It's just a process.

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It's pretty difficult material. The average person doesn't get into law school. Less people get into good law schools. Still less people do well in law school.

Those things are not prerequisites for passing the bar, but that is the class of people who simply need to put in the effort and coast on their natural ability. If you go to a bad law school your chances go way down. If you did poorly in law school your chances go down. It is a substantive test.

That is not some ode to lawyers, but the bar exam is pretty widely recognized for being a grueling and taxing intellectual experience. Now that I've taken one and prepped for another, I don't find it especially hard. But if you don't have the aptitude for law, which is the majority of people I'd guess, it's a pretty tough test.

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I can't imagine that it is that hard to pass the bar exam if you have graduated from a decent law school.

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the Louisiana bar exam is more of a grind than an academic experience.

*poors one out for boosie

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Or apply to be admitted through reciprocity?

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5 years man....5 years

TX is a bit different than LA though. I'd like to piggy back on some litigation (I haven't in years) to vet out the differences

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I can't imagine that it is that hard to pass the bar exam if you have graduated from a decent law school.

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That was basically true........................ apparently......................until last year.

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outside of LA Civ Pro.

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Can y'all give me a quick explanation on this? I know LA's Civ Pro is different, but what makes it so hard? Although I grew up in LA, I did not attend law school in LA. I'm admitted to NY, NJ and DC's bars, so no substantive knowledge of its Civ Pro.

Good point.