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BAR PASSAGE

UH Law Center offers classes, workshops, and one- “Students learn how to succeed under timed
on-one counseling to help students and alumni conditions, drafting clear, articulate, and well
prepare for high-stakes testing, such as the state organized work, in addition to how best to
bar exam. approach multiple choice questions,” Davis
explained about the Legal Analysis and Writing
In four bar exams over the past five years, Law course designed to enhance students’ performance
Center graduates collectively placed in the top on the bar exam.
three in exam passage among the state’s 10 law
schools, finishing first once, second once, and Leading up to each bar exam, the Law Center also
third twice. Our goal is hosts a series of bar
to make the Law Center Over the past five years, the workshops open to all
consistently in the top Law Center finished first alumni. Each session
three, ultimately being once, second once, and focuses on one aspect
number one in the state. of the exam, providing
third twice out of the 10 tips, skills, and practice
Two graduates in recent Texas law schools on the with group and
years scored among the Texas bar exam. individual feedback.
top three examinees
in the state. Christina White ’16 finished with the Throughout the academic year and in the weeks
second highest score in the February 2016 exam and leading to each bar exam, students also are
went on to work in the IRS-Office of Chief Counsel. provided one-on-one counseling to address test
David J. Rusk ’14 achieved the third highest score in anxiety, how to prepare, identifying bodies of law
the July 2014 exam and is an associate in real estate or skills to be honed, and other related bar-prep
and banking at the firm of Thompson & Knight. concerns.

Megan L. Davis, a clinical assistant professor Dean Baynes shows his commitment to this
leading Law Center efforts for bar readiness and bar effort by visiting the class to provide words
academic success, teaches a course designed to of encouragement, discuss ways to deal with
improve the bar passage rate by sharpening third- performance anxiety, and teach meditation
year students’ essay and practical writing skills practices.
while providing intensive feedback.

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