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Many excellent law students get hung up passing their state's bar exam.  If, despite doing well in your law school courses, you have failed to pass the bar at least once or you are anxious and stressed by the prospect of taking the bar exam for the first time, we can help.  We are not a substitute for standard bar study courses that provide you with test-taking strategies, mentor you in writing effective essay answers or reintroduce you to areas of the law that have been long forgotten.  There are many excellent courses, and we strongly recommend that you enroll in one of them in preparing yourself.  Our coaching service is complementary to those courses and can prove helpful to anyone with a psychological barrier to bar exam performance.

Do not be embarrassed if you are someone who is normally always well-prepared and intelligent but who ends up freezing or panicking during the bar exam.  There are thousands like you.  Too much can ride on passing, including an ability to begin a legal career or to earn a living.  Self-imposed pressures and unrealistic expectations can be a source of anxiety.  Pressure can come from family members or friends who have already "passed".  You may be worried that the firm that has hired you as an associate will be quick to fire you if you fail the bar.

Preparing for and performing well on the bar exam can be much different from and more stressful than any other previous experience as an undergraduate or law student.  During the bar exam, expect to be placed in a contrived overly-stressful situation of having to address very complicated legal questions with limited time.

We can develop a tailor-made program for dealing with the stress, worry and anxiety that you will encounter while you prepare for the exam and during the exam itself.  For those of you who have failed at least once before, dealing with stress and anxiety is absolutely essential if you hope to pass.  We can help.

What Bar Exam Coaching Can Do For You

  • We can coach you to success on any bar exam, in any state.
  • We are a natural complement to standard bar study courses.
  • Stress and anxiety can be major barriers for otherwise intelligent, well-prepared law students.
  • We have the expertise to develop a plan that can effectively manage test anxiety
  • Our services can be essential for those who have failed at least once before.


Copyright 2009 W. Andrew Harrell, Ph.D., J.D.