u/Sharky0223

I found out on Thursday that the LA Stanley Mosk Courthouse would like to interview me for the Law Clerk position I applied for back in April and my interview is tomorrow morning! What can I expect and what advice might be helpful to know while preparing for it tonight?

For context: I am currently studying for the bar exam as well and have very little understanding of the interviewing/hiring process so any notes would be helpful!

Thank you!

I found out on Thursday that the LA Stanley Mosk Courthouse would like to interview me for the Law Clerk position I applied for back in April and my interview is tomorrow morning! What can I expect and what advice might be helpful to know while preparing for it tonight?

For context: I am currently studying for the bar exam as well and have very little understanding of the interviewing/hiring process so any notes would be helpful!

Thank you!

For context, I scored in the high 250s last cycle, so I don't really think it's a knowledge gap as much as a test-taking/stamina issue, mostly on the MBEs!

This round, though, I'm working full-time and studying whenever I can. I feel like I recognize almost all the material in a way I didn't last time because last time I was truly learning it. Now, I'm getting a decent amount right on my UWorld sets, but I can't recite the law the way I could last time.

That's what's making me panic. I feel like I understand the concepts, but if you asked me to spit out the rule verbatim, I don't think I could. Then I read the explanation, and it's usually exactly what I was thinking or I immediately understand why it's right.

Is this normal? Especially for repeat takers who have taken the bar multiple times? Did anyone else get to a point where they stopped feeling like they had every rule memorized word-for-word and instead just recognized and understood the law?

I'm wondering if this is just what happens when the material becomes more familiar, or if it's a sign I need to go back and hit memorization harder.

Also, assuming I can take the last three weeks off work to study full-time, what would you focus on? I feel like those weeks are going to be the most important, and I'd love to hear from people who made a jump from the mid-250s to passing. What actually moved the needle for you?