Bar Exam Information & Resources
Preparation for the bar begins with your application to law school. During your first year in law school, all you need to do is try to learn the material. However, beginning with registration for your second year, you have additional choices to make concerning which courses to take to best prepare yourself for the bar exam. Additionally, beginning the summer after your second year, there are steps you should take to ensure that you meet the deadlines for the bar review and are in the best position to study for and pass the bar exam after you graduate. To facilitate this process, we've compiles a suggested list of tasks you can do each month after your 2L year.
Additionally, Academic Support compiled the following list of resources to provide students with information about the bar examination and the bar admission process. These resources are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the available resources. Students should regularly contact the law examiners for the state(s) in which they plan to take the bar exam for the information and announcements about the exam.
Our best wishes for a successful experience during your tenure at Hofstra, on the bar exam, and in your career.
Hofstra Resources
Academic Support Resources
Student Advising
The Office of Student Affairs and Academic Support provide ongoing advising about when and how to register for courses in order to maximize your chances of passing the bar exam.
Additionally, beginning the summer after your 2L year, the Office of Academic Support will send you monthly emails about what you should be doing to prepare for the bar exam.
Academic Support provides information and guidance about forming a bar exam study group. To facilitate students forming study groups, Academic Support keeps lists of students who are interested in forming or joining a bar exam study group.
Bar Exam Workshops
The Dean's office and Academic Support provide information sessions about the bar exam. Here is the powerpoint of the informational session the Dean's office gave for the bar exam: Bar Exam Information Session Powerpoint Presentation.
Academic Support provides workshops designed to reinforce the essay writing, multiple choice question, and practice-oriented skills needed to succeed on the bar exam. Click here to be directed to the TWEN page for more information or to sign up.
Academic Support also coordinates with Bar Bri to provide the Bar Bri BEAT program. Click here to be directed to the TWEN page for more information or to sign up.
Perspectives in Legal Analysis and Writing
For students who are likely to struggle with the bar exam, Hofstra provides a preparatory bar skills course called Perspectives in Legal Analysis and Writing. This course does not and cannot replace post-graduation bar review. Please find more information about Perspectives through the Course Catalog.
Additional Information
Financial Resources
Bar loans are available to graduating students to cover bar exam-related expenses such as bar review courses, bar application fees, and living expenses incurred while studying for the bar exam. These loans require approval by independent lenders and eligibility depends on criteria established by the lender. You may contact the Law School’s Office of Financial Aid (Phone: (516) 463-5929/E-mail: lawfinaid@hofstra.edu) for more information about bar loans.
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