041: Tackling a Family Law and Conflicts of Law Essay Question

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast. Today, we're walking through a UBE family law and conflicts of law essay question. This is one of our series of podcasts on how to approach Multistate Essay Examination questions. 

In This Episode We Discuss:

• How to approach a real MEE family law and conflicts of law question
• Why an incorrect conclusion is better than no conclusion at all
• How to outline an MEE answer
• Why you should determine your conclusion to each question first
• How to spot an irrelevant fact that does not need to be addressed

Resources:

• February 2017 MEE Question #3 (https://www.nybarexam.org/ExamQuestions/FEB2017QA.pdf)
• Episode 37: Tackling an MEE Secured Transaction Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-37-tackling-an-mee-secured-transactions-essay-question/)
• Episode 33: Tackling an MEE Civil Procedure Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-33-tackling-an-mee-civil-procedure-question/)
• Episode 27: Tackling an MEE Question: Wills and Trusts (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-27-tackling-an-mee-question-wills-and-trusts/)
• What’s Your MEE and MPT Bar Prep Strategy? (https://barexamtoolbox.com/whats-your-mee-and-mpt-bar-prep-strategy/)
• How to Approach a Uniform Bar Exam Subject Essay (MEE) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/how-to-approach-a-uniform-bar-exam-subject-essay/)

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