LAW 7295 - Capstone II (INACT)

2.0 - 2.0

7295. 2 hours. This course will focus on the skills necessary to do well on the Multistate Performance Test portion and the Texas Essays portion of the Texas Bar Exam. Specifically, you will receive in-depth skill instruction on reading comprehension, issue identification, rule mastery, critical thinking and legal analysis. You will also gain a strong conceptual understanding and knowledge of highly tested doctrines in the Texas Essays and will be taught how to develop, use and apply a flexible but strong analytical framework to answer Texas Essay questions. Additionally, this course will reinforce how to think like a lawyer using portions of the bar exam as context. You will review and strengthen your skills in identifying, annotating and extracting relevant information from each type of MPT document (task memo, library and file) so you will be able to write substantially above passing answers. During this course, you will practice through drills and workbook activities.