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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by Law Dude » Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:07 pm

This Virginia Civil Procedure is terrible. Was this taught in Virginia schools? Do people know what is being talked about?

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by shaynislegend » Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:39 pm

Law Dude wrote:This Virginia Civil Procedure is terrible. Was this taught in Virginia schools? Do people know what is being talked about?
I mean WHO DOESNT KNOW ABOUT A FIERI FACIAS

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Post by philippian413 » Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:45 pm

shaynislegend wrote:
Law Dude wrote:This Virginia Civil Procedure is terrible. Was this taught in Virginia schools? Do people know what is being talked about?
I mean WHO DOESNT KNOW ABOUT A FIERI FACIAS
I think just call it a writ of execution. All I know VA is very creditor friendly, better not fall behind on payments.

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by Law Dude » Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:53 pm

Do the Virginia law schools teach this stuff?

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Post by barkschool » Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:55 pm

Law Dude wrote:Do the Virginia law schools teach this stuff?
http://www.asl.edu/faculty/greg-baker/

Good 'ol greg baker down in the south country does

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Post by 2L2Stronk » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:26 pm

Not W&M.

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Post by shaynislegend » Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:25 am

2L2Stronk wrote:Not W&M.
what about ole J.R. Zepkin? although i guess that would be a pretty liberal use of the word

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by Law Dude » Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:01 am

I don't care who it is I just wish I had some exposure to this before bar review.

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by barkschool » Mon Jun 19, 2017 4:57 pm

b/c there will be no tickets given, and that laptop registration is done (on-going), there is nothing more we have to do to sit rite?

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Post by kandi007 » Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:18 pm

barkschool wrote:b/c there will be no tickets given, and that laptop registration is done (on-going), there is nothing more we have to do to sit rite?
I believe you are correct.

Has anyone submitted proof of graduation to the VBE? I remember seeing on the application we needed to do so but honestly going up to school to get the letter is the last thing on my mind (even though I am a 10 minute walk from school and study there sometimes during the week)

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by pancakes3 » Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:47 pm

email your school. they should do it automatically. i got a confirmation from my school that they sent the letter out.

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by elleyes17 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:58 am

Barbri lecture on Taxation today. I am 38 minutes in and I am NOT going to make it. Just how important is this? :roll:

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Post by barkschool » Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:10 am

elleyes17 wrote:Barbri lecture on Taxation today. I am 38 minutes in and I am NOT going to make it. Just how important is this? :roll:
4 hour lecture on something they haven't tested :(

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by elleyes17 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:11 am

barkschool wrote:
elleyes17 wrote:Barbri lecture on Taxation today. I am 38 minutes in and I am NOT going to make it. Just how important is this? :roll:
4 hour lecture on something they haven't tested :(
That's what i was thinking! I need a TLDR here... :D

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Post by barkschool » Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:13 am

elleyes17 wrote:
That's what i was thinking! I need a TLDR here... :D
income tax rates are marginal

everything is income

few things aren't income

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by elleyes17 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:31 am

barkschool wrote:
elleyes17 wrote:
That's what i was thinking! I need a TLDR here... :D
income tax rates are marginal

everything is income

few things aren't income
making the notecard now... :lol:

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by shaynislegend » Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:08 pm

I've decided I am not doing tax. I took federal income tax in the fall and that TLDR above is spot on, everything is income. If they ask anything I'll either know it from taking tax or won't know it all even after spending an entire day on it.

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by kandi007 » Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:05 pm

Does anyone know of a supplement like lean sheets for the VA specific subjects?

I feel like I am spending so much time on MBE that essays are not getting my attention, or enough attention, and since they are 60% of the score....something gotta change.

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by barkschool » Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:16 pm

the local government lecturer makes me only want to read the conviser outlines

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by elleyes17 » Wed Jun 28, 2017 1:26 pm

barkschool wrote:the local government lecturer makes me only want to read the conviser outlines
he was confusing. And the equity lecturer is reading straight from the handout. :shock: and then flying through the examples.

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by barkschool » Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:45 pm

anyone know how we keep time on the test

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by ScooterGa » Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:26 am

Hello,

I am using Barbri and Adaptibar (for MBE) and was curious what everybody is doing to prepare for the essay portion? Just doing your plan through Themis/Barbri or doing the entire essay book yourself in which ever order you prefer? I feel like I am not doing as much essay practice as I should be and the day is just under 30 days away!

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by ScooterGa » Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:55 am

(Reposting in this year's thread)

Hello everybody!

I have a few quick questions/comments and would love feedback!

1) How is everybody doing on your Barbri/Themis assignment ratio so far?
I have completed 50% out of the 52% that has been assigned (not counting my 16 homework assignments)

2) Is anybody else using Adaptibar and if so how how do you like it, do you find it better than Barbri's Studysmart questions?

A) I prefer the Adaptibar MBE questions much more than Barbri's so far, I feel like some of Barbri's totally off the wall
sometimes.

B) In Studysmart and Adaptibar my percent correct seems to be opposite, I do well on Adaptibar but not as well on Barbri's
question sets, anybody else have this issue? (I have one about 1,100 MBE/Studysmart Questions at this point in time :shock: !

3) How much time have you devoted to the essays so far? Are you doing more than Barbri tells you to do or just going along with the PSP?

A) I have mostly followed it and done the Adaptibar on the side and some MBE sets in the Emanuel S&T book as well, but I feel
like I am seriously lagging when it comes to essay practice, since there are so many topics to cover!

B) Will probably begin simply reading all the essay answers in the essay book to learn the style/substantive law for the biggest
topics, like Trusts/Will, VA Civ Pro, Federal Civ Pro, etc.
1) Anybody else taking this route?

4) And for the laptop program does it come up left justified on your laptop screen or is that just me?

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by ScooterGa » Fri Jun 30, 2017 4:00 am

barkschool wrote:anyone know how we keep time on the test
Mouse over the cog at the top right of the screen, then click on "Enrolled Student Center" then "Bar Review Lectures" on the left side of the screen (about the middle) and it is the first thing listed, 3 HOUR TIME CLOCK when it comes up!

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Re: July 2017 Virginia Bar Thread

Post by barkschool » Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:44 am

ScooterGa wrote:
barkschool wrote:anyone know how we keep time on the test
Mouse over the cog at the top right of the screen, then click on "Enrolled Student Center" then "Bar Review Lectures" on the left side of the screen (about the middle) and it is the first thing listed, 3 HOUR TIME CLOCK when it comes up!
I mean on the day of

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