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Classic Ethical Lapses on Quebec Bar Ethics Exam
The first part of the Ethics Exam of the Quebec Bar, and normally worth 50% of that exam, are multiple choice questions to identify a number of ethical lapses. Previously, it was necessary to actually spell out the different ethical lapses and their associated...
Sharpened Mock Exams
I always say that the best way to prepare for the Quebec Bar Exam and to help get you into the "Bar Exam" mindset is to do as many past exams as possible. The problem is that there are very few past exams and none in the new exam format. To help you truly prepare for...
Drafting and Theory of a Case Exam: What to Expect and English Drafted Proceedings
With the reform of the Quebec Bar Exam structure in 2023, a new exam was introduced, namely the Drafting and Theory of a Case Exam. As may be guessed from its name, this exam has you draft a proceeding (60% of the exam) and answer questions on the theory of a case...
The New Quebec Bar Exam Format: An Overview
Quebec Bar School has recently gone through its most drastic changes in 20 years: let's have a look. First and foremost, there is effectively no longer Bar School. Yes, there is around a week of classes on ethics and a couple of presentations, but beyond that, you...
Quebec Ethics Exam: Precious Tips
The ethics exam is quickly approaching and you are wondering what to expect and some tricks to prepare accordingly. With a very high degrees of accuracy, I am comfortable stating that your ethics exam will likely have a first part focusing on ethical lapses and a...
Essential Reading for Lawyers and Future Lawyers
To give yourself the greatest chance to succeed, best to stand on the backs of giants. Lawyering, business, and recruitment is hard enough without having to reinvent the wheel and come up with new ideas from scratch when other people have already gone through the...
You Say You Want a Revolution: Quebec Bar School Reform
After talking about our Quebec Bar School reform for many years, it appears like it is finally going to happen. Starting with a pilot project in the 2022–2023 academic year, a full transformation is scheduled to occur as of the 2023 – 2024 academic year. In a...
What are my Chances of Passing the Quebec Bar? Part 1: Total Pass Rate and Law School
In this era of daily statistic counts, let's take a look at the stats for passing the Quebec Bar. Every year, the Barreau du Quebec releases statistics for that year. Digging through the internet, I managed to find the official statistics for the last nine cycles...
Quebec Bar: What not to Study
Time is precious and the Bar Exam is quickly approaching, so what can you avoid studying to focus on the essentials? If you’re looking for a long list of subjects which are never on the exam, unfortunately you’re out of luck. The Barreau du Québec chooses new...
Quebec Bar Rewrite: Recalibrate and Take Notes on Exam Questions
Maybe the one of the Quebec Bar Exams didn’t go exactly as you would have liked or you just want to prepare better for this first round of your different exams, this post will look at some strategies to improve your score on the Bar exam. The first step is to evaluate...
Recent Quebec Bar Exam Questions
Your Quebec Bar Applied Law Exam is quickly approaching and you're wondering how to do your final prep. I can't emphasize enough the importance of doing past exams early during your study process as this will help you better understand how the Barreau du Quebec asks...
Codes: Which Ones to Choose and How to Annotate
Just some answers to the common questions of which codes to choose, how to annotate, and whether you should read the Collection de droit. So, you’re writing the Quebec Bar and one of the first questions which you will be confronted with is which codes to buy (by codes...
Quebec Bar Past Ethics Exams
The Ethics Exam is much harder than you would think. I would say that roughly half of all students writing the exam fail it and those students who do get through, most just get through. Since you need to pass your ethics exam independently of your other two exams...
Quebec Bar Past Equivalency Exams
Short on time, equivalency exams are the answer for you. These exams pack more subjects into one exam than do the Quebec Bar Past Exams. This page contains all of the past Quebec Bar equivalency exams with solution sheets (and without annotations) that I was able to...
The Pencil to Rule Them All
Let’s talk pencils. Wooden pencils are still king for multiple-choice exams, but unfortunately not all pencils are created equal. I believe that a good writing utensil is the difference between an exam where your hand cramps up by the end and one in which you can...
Past Quebec Bar Exams vs. Current Bar Exams
The Quebec Applied Law Bar Exam is now around the corner and you’ve been preparing for months, but you only have past bar exams up to 2004, so is it worthwhile to do these old exams and are they even similar to current examinations? This is the topic of today’s post....
Quebec Bar Past Exams
Here are all of the past Quebec Bar exams (without annotations) with solution sheets I was able to find divided by topic. None are more recent than 2004, but here they are so that everyone has access to them to level the playing field. Although the exams are not fully...
Bar Exam Drafting Questions: What to Expect?
Drafting Questions: Analyzed through a past exam question on Obligations During your Theory of a Case and Drafting Exam, as the name states, you’ll be faced with a drafting question (redaction). In the previous Bar Exam format, you had to only draft the conclusions...
A Trick to Find the Time to Prepare Well
A review of the TimeTimer I was reading a book a couple of months ago on time management called 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management by Kevin Kruse. It's a good book addressing certain strategies and approaches to manage your time better such as...
Quebec Bar Short-Answer Cardinal Rules
Analysis of a Ethics Exam Short answer question Let’s start with the Golden Rule. It isn’t “do unto others as you would have then do unto you”, rather it’s about how many articles to cite along with your answer. When answering a question, cite one article; if you...
Bar Exam Questions: What to Expect?
A typical labour law multiple-choice question So, the Quebec Bar exam is coming up and you want to know what you’re getting into. If you think that the exam is going to resemble the preparatory annexes, you’re in for a bad surprise. The exam is totally different. For...