Bar Exam Tips & Secrets

by Ralph A. Sarmiento

Why People Flunk the Bar?

It is said that one should have the three L’s to become a lawyer – Logic, Language and Law. The first two L’s are supposed to be in one’s arsenal even before entering law school, while the third L is learned in law school. Most of the reasons for flunking the Bar Exams are related to these three L’s. People who flunk have problems in one, in two or in all the three L’s.

Logic problems come out in terms of misappreciation of the facts and the issues, poor analysis, faulty reasoning, unjustified conclusions, and the like. Language problems come in the form of grammatical errors, poorly structured sentences, misspelled words, and poor written communication skills. Law problems come in the form of ignorance of the law or legal principles implicated by the questions, poor understanding of the law, obsolete legal knowledge, and not knowing how to apply the law to the facts of the problem.

Other reasons are illegible handwriting, inadequate preparations, health problems, and sometimes even emotional problems.

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