Winter 2009 Supplemental Bar Tutorial

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Event Sponsored By:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Location:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
4 Times Square, 42nd Street & Broadway, New York City

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Amenities:

Snacks will be served. 

Paper & Pencils and handouts will be provided. 

Attendees MUST meet the following requirements:

1. Attendees must be First or Second time bar takers who attended one of the 13 New York City Area Law Schools
2. Intend to sit for the February 2009 New York State Bar Exam
3. Must be currently enrolled in a full-time Bar Review Course (e.g. Pieper, BAR/BRI) or have been enrolled during Summer 2008. 
4. Students must be PALS Members (registered on the mailing list). 
5. Students must commit to attending ALL FOUR SESSIONS
6. MUST RSVP NO LATER THAN January 12, 2009

This program is a supplemental tutorial. It is intended for law students of color who have graduated and who will sit for the New York State Bar exam in February 2009. Registration is limited and will be on a first come, first served basis to students who meet attendance requirements. 

Dates & Times:
Friday, January 16 2:30 – 5:30pm

Friday, January 23 2:30 – 5:30pm

Friday, February 6 2:30 – 5:30pm

Friday, February 13 2:30 – 5:30pm

Lecturer:

Professor Leonard Lakin

Professor Lakin will review and discuss common bar exam fact patterns used by the New York Board of Law Examiners to test major rules of law. He will also discuss and review commonly made errors in reading, analyzing and writing bar exam answers.

Professor Lakin has successfully taught the PALS Supplemental Bar Tutorial for several years. Professor Lakin was formerly associated with the New York Board of Law Examiners where he participated in drafting of Bar Exam essay questions and model answers. He also participated in drafting New York multiple choice questions. Professor Lakin has lectured for BAR/BRI Bar Review for many years. He has also graded thousands of Bar Exam essays.