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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, is to identify a number of ethical lapses and the associated article in a fact pattern. It is very important to be specific in your description of each lapse and I recommend that...
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 for ethics (the ones we have been able to track down can be...
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
UPDATED FOR THE NEW BAR EXAM FORMAT 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...
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 2: Preparatory Classes and Student Ranking
Should you sign up for preparatory classes? That's the question you need to take when you sign up for the Bar School. But let me take a step back and explain the whole Bar process. The École du Barreau du Quebec offers either a four-month or a eight-month program. The...
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
UPDATED FOR THE NEW BAR EXAM FORMAT 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...
Quebec Bar Rewrite: Recalibrate and Take Notes on Exam Questions
UPDATED FOR THE NEW BAR EXAM FORMAT 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...
Recent Quebec Bar Exam Questions
UPDATED FOR THE NEW BAR EXAM FORMAT 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...
Codes: Which Ones to Choose and How to Annotate
UPDATED FOR THE NEW BAR EXAM FORMAT 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...
Quebec Bar Past Ethics Exams
UPDATED FOR THE NEW BAR EXAM FORMAT The Ethics Exam is often your first exposure to bar-style questions and students often do quite poorly on it. I would say that roughly half of all students writing the exam fail it and those students who do get through, most just...
Quebec Bar Past Equivalency Exams
UPDATED FOR THE NEW BAR EXAM FORMAT 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...
Past Quebec Bar Exams vs. Current Bar Exams
UPDATED FOR THE NEW BAR EXAM FORMAT The Quebec 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...
Quebec Bar Past Exams
UPDATED FOR THE NEW BAR EXAM FORMAT 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...
Bar Exam Drafting Questions: What to Expect?
UPDATED FOR THE NEW BAR EXAM FORMAT Drafting Questions: Analyzed through a past exam question on Obligations During your 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...
Quebec Bar Short Answer Cardinal Rules
LEGACY POST - ONLY RELEVANT FOR THE ETHICS EXAM IN THE NEW BAR EXAM FORMAT Short answer questions: analyzed through a business law bar 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...
Bar Exam Questions: What to Expect?
UPDATED FOR THE NEW BAR EXAM FORMAT 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....