Bar Exam & Law School Guides
Reference guides for law students. Updated annually with NCBE and ABA data. Free, no signup.
How to Brief a Case in Law School — Complete Guide
Side-by-side IRAC vs FIRAC vs CREAC comparison, a full Palsgraf worked example, course-specific briefing tips, common mistakes, and when to stop briefing.
For: 1Ls learning the case briefing skill
Case Brief Example — 3 Full Worked IRAC Briefs
Three full case brief examples in IRAC format across Torts (Garratt v. Dailey), Contracts (Hamer v. Sidway), and Civil Procedure (International Shoe). Use them as templates.
For: 1Ls who learn best from worked examples
The IRAC Method Explained — Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion
What each IRAC element means, how to write each section, when to use IRAC vs FIRAC vs CREAC vs CRAC, IRAC for briefs vs exam essays vs legal memos, and the most common mistakes.
For: 1Ls building exam-writing and legal-analysis skills
IRAC Example — 3 Worked IRACs (Brief, Exam Essay, Memo)
Three full IRACs in different formats: case brief (Carroll Towing), exam essay (negligence fact pattern), and legal memo (CREAC). See what shifts when the audience changes.
For: 1Ls and 2Ls applying IRAC across formats
How to Write a Legal Memo — Structure, CREAC, Tone + Worked Example
Complete guide to writing a predictive legal memo. Standard memo header, CREAC structure section by section, predictive vs. persuasive tone, formatting conventions, and the most common 1L mistakes.
For: 1Ls in legal writing and summer associates
Legal Writing Examples — Memo, Motion Brief, Client Letter, Exam Essay
Four worked examples in four voices, built from the same negligence fact pattern. See how the same law gets rewritten for a supervising attorney, a court, a client, and a professor.
For: 1Ls building voice flexibility across document types
T14 Law Schools — Rankings, Stats & Application Profiles
Complete guide to the top 14 law schools — Yale, Stanford, Harvard, and the rest. LSAT/GPA medians, acceptance rates, employment outcomes, and how the T14 is defined.
For: 0Ls and pre-law applicants targeting elite schools
Cravath Scale 2026 — Big Law Salary, Bonus & Firm List
Complete year-by-year base + bonus through 8th year, historical scale raises since 1986, and the 50+ firms paying market. Plus an interactive calculator for after-tax / after-debt take-home.
For: Law students and associates planning Big Law careers
Law School Application Timeline 2026-27
Month-by-month guide to the law school application cycle with an interactive timeline calculator that auto-shifts to your target start date. When apps open, deadlines, LSAT scheduling, decision windows.
For: 0Ls planning their application cycle
LSAT Score Percentiles 2026 — Full Score-to-Percentile Table
Complete LSAT percentile chart for the 120-180 scale, with admissions implications for each score band. What a 170, 175, or 165 actually gets you.
For: Pre-law applicants planning LSAT prep and target schools
Uniform Bar Exam States: All UBE Jurisdictions & Passing Scores
Complete list of every UBE jurisdiction with minimum passing scores, adoption dates, and score validity periods. Plus non-UBE states and the 2026 NextGen Bar Exam transition.
For: 2Ls/3Ls planning bar admissions
Bar Exam Passing Scores & Pass Rates by State (2026)
Minimum passing scores and most recent pass rates for every U.S. jurisdiction. State-by-state coverage of New York, California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, and more.
For: Law students researching jurisdictions
MPRE Prep Guide (2026) — How to Study, Topics, Schedules
Complete MPRE study guide with full topic breakdown and ABA Model Rule mappings, 2-week and 4-week schedules, scoring explained, cost breakdown, and a free study-hour calculator.
For: 2Ls/3Ls preparing for the MPRE
MPRE Passing Score by State (2026)
Minimum MPRE scores for every U.S. jurisdiction — California 86, New York 85, Texas 85, Pennsylvania 75. Plus MPRE format, scoring, and timing strategy.
For: 2Ls/3Ls preparing for the MPRE
Bar Exam Costs by State (2026)
Application fees, character & fitness fees, admission fees, and total cost to sit for the bar exam in every state. Budget guide for graduating 3Ls.
For: 3Ls budgeting for the bar
How to Prepare for Law School (Realistic 2026 Plan)
Month-by-month plan from 12 → 6 → 3 → 1 months out. What to read, what to skip, financial prep, mental shifts that actually determine 1L grades, and the common mistakes everyone makes.
For: 0Ls and pre-1Ls preparing for the first year
1L Survival Guide — The Honest Playbook
Week-by-week strategy for surviving (and winning) 1L. Cold-calls, outlining cadence, reading triage, exam prep timeline, burnout signs, and the eight survival rules that actually move grades.
For: Incoming and current 1Ls
What to Read Before Law School — Annotated Reading List
Curated pre-1L reading list — Getting to Maybe, narrative legal nonfiction, casebook strategy. Plus what NOT to read. Three books is the sweet spot.
For: Pre-1Ls planning summer reading
Things to Know Before Law School (Honest Realities)
The unspoken realities the brochures skip. How grades actually work, cold-call truth, Socratic method demystified, financial cliff, 1L social dynamics, mental health.
For: Pre-1Ls who want the unvarnished version
Summer Before Law School — How to Actually Spend It
Month-by-month plan from May through August. The high-ROI activities, the wastes of time, and the rest you actually need before 1L starts.
For: Pre-1Ls planning the final summer
1L Summer Job — Realistic Options + Strategy
Eight realistic 1L summer job tracks with pay, pros/cons, and OCI signal. Judicial, public interest, government, small firms, in-house, RA, non-legal — honest tradeoffs.
For: 1Ls planning summer employment
1L Summer Internship — Application Timeline + How to Land One
Federal judicial, agency, public interest, in-house. Application deadlines by track, what each looks like day to day, how competitive each is, and a month-by-month timeline.
For: 1Ls applying for structured internships
Summer Associate Jobs — 2L OCI Guide
Complete BigLaw summer associate guide — Cravath-scale pay, firm tiers (V10 through mid-market), how OCI works, 85-95% conversion math, and what the summer actually looks like.
For: 1Ls and 2Ls targeting BigLaw
How to Get a 1L Summer Job — Application Playbook
Tactical 1L application playbook: build the target list, get your resume ready, write cover letters that don't sound generic, network deliberately, and prep for interviews that convert.
For: 1Ls applying for summer roles