r/FloridaBarExam

Cannot for the life of me keep any of the rules straight between corporations/LLCs/partnerships. Still don't know what shit like preferred stock is. Don't even get me started on the voting guidelines.

Does anyone have any advice for getting the BLL straight for these subjects? The content is so goddamn BORING which makes studying for it even harder. I've been praying nightly that it won't even show up this time around lol

Just came up with this beauty...

The MD FIRMS UP and PER his attorney, ECILS (exiles) the defendant:

Defenses to Formation

M - MISTAKE

D - DURESS

F - FRUSTRATION OF PURPOSE

I - INCPACITY

R - REVOCATION

M - MISREPRESENTATION

S - STATUTE OF FRAUDS

Promissory Estoppel - the 4 Rs

P - PROMISSORY

E - ESTOPPEL

R - 4 R'S (Restitution damages, reliance damages, recission, reformation)

Damages (Note these are also in the order that the court is most likely to grant)

E - EXPECTATION DAMAGES

C - COMPENSATORY DAMAGES

I - INCIDENTAL DAMAGES

L - LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

S - SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE

Commercial paper is so niche and confusing. Anyone else having trouble with it? It almost feels stupid committing so much time to it when it’s apparently only five or so questions, assuming business associations is even being tested.

My school is doing simulated testing next week. Tuesday FL and Wednesday MBE…. I don’t feel prepared at all. I haven’t even completed some of the FL subjects. I FEEL like I should skip it to wrap up my substantive lectures but I’m not sure. Looking for guidance. I’m at 46% of Themis rn.

I focused too much on lectures and I'm still behind on Barbri! I have most (not all) of my core subjects outlines but no final skeleton outlines and no memorized rule statements.

I'm trying not to panic and, so far, still panicking.

Tips for how to attack the last few weeks?

My plan is to focus on past essays (issue spot/outline/memorize) and Barbri learning questions and practice questions.

I'm pretty overwhelmed.

If you worked and studied. What would you do at this 3 week mark?

Taking a break from the hell that is Themis and asking more important questions.

Do we need to worry about what we wear on exam day? Like should I not be wearing a hat or a hoodie with pockets?

If I have giant ear muffs that prevent the sounds of anguish and horror from others entering into my ears during the bar exam–may I wear them? If not, do they give us ear plugs?

How long is lunch?

Most importantly, do they feed us?

I’m watching it and he had abortion in the list of fundamental rights and used the Lemon test for the Establishment Clause. I’m assuming the rest of the law is still good, and those are just out of date?

What in the 19th century is this rule? It’s just like one line in the Barbri materials and it doesn’t make sense. Does it mean that when siblings are set to inherit from a deceased sibling that half takes half as much as a full sibling? It doesn’t apply to inheritance from a parent?

Anyone used/using them and is it a good resource?

Do c&f investigations ever get cleared before the exam? I'm sitting July 2026, but applied over a year ago. My dean certification has not been sent, but I was wondering on the timeline- is it normal for them to wait until after you have taken your exam to clear you?

I am an attorney in NY and NJ considering a move to FL in the next few years. I would like to get admitted there so I don't have to wait to work when I am ready to move. It's very likely I'll want to relocate. I'm just not sure when exactly.

I was thinking about using Themis to do bar prep in my spare time for an extended period of time before the July 27 administration. I work ~55 hours per week in a firm. I was hoping to try to pass without taking time off of work, but was thinking of taking time off to devote to full time study if I fail that administration.

For reference, I took the UBE in NY July 18 after studying for 2 months full time, so part time study would be new to me. New to the process and looking for any thoughts and insight. Thanks.

I did Barbri's program up to the mock MBE, but I'm not really satisfied with it. It's hard to remember even the primary rules when Barbri drowns you in the exceptions and minutiae. I've been listening to Grossman's Adaptibar lectures and taking handwritten notes based on them, and then supplementing those notes with the exceptions from the What's the Issue lectures. I've only been through civil procedure and professional responsibility so far. I wanted to ask: is that enough? Grossman definitely leaves some stuff out in his Adaptibar lectures, but everyone says he gives you enough to remember and work with to do well on the MBE. I also want to know if the What's the Issue lectures alone are enough to get what you need on the Florida portion if that's all I'd be learning from Florida law. I'm still going to drill Florida law with essays and practice problems, but those videos would be the only substantive legal content I'd be getting from Florida. Does he leave anything important out?

My current plan is this: one day, watch Grossman's lectures on Adaptibar and handwrite notes for that area of law; next day, watch the Florida law for that topic on What's the Issue and handwrite notes, then synthesize them into a short workable outline and start drilling flashcards and multiple choice/essays; next day, watch one of the lectures on a Florida-specific topic (like family law or ST) and do the same thing (handwrite notes, make a condensed outline, and try to memorize it). Once I've gone through everything (which would be around July 10 with this schedule) I can start pure active learning and no more lectures. I just hope that's enough.

Body text: I’m not a fan of Barbri’s Florida materials.

What study and memorization strategies are y'all using for the Florida Bar Exam? Also what are ya’ll predicting the essay topics will be?

Under the Sixth Amendment, indigent criminal defendants have a constitutional right to court-appointed counsel at sentencing if the conviction results in any term of actual imprisonment. The right applies to all felonies and to misdemeanors where incarceration is imposed.

Actual Incarceration Rule: The Supreme Court dictates that the right to appointed counsel hinges on whether the defendant is sentenced to actual imprisonment, not just the possibility of it. If an indigent defendant faces a misdemeanor charge and the judge sentences them only to a fine, there is no Sixth Amendment violation

Whereas in Florida, Indigent defendants are entitled to counsel for charges involving potential jail time. Exceptions: Counsel is not required for misdemeanors if a written order of no incarceration is filed at least 15 days before trial. Note that in Florida you are 100% entitled to counsel for a felony but on the MBE, there’s only a right to counsel violation if it results in sentencing.

Conclusion: Florida provides more protection for right to counsel when it comes to the 6th amendment. In Florida, if it’s a felony, no written order needed but if it’s a misdemeanor, written order needed. Federal law doesn’t make a distinction between felony and misdemeanor and is based strictly on outcome not potential. Thus, when Florida bar asks to discuss Florida and federal constitutional law, this distinction is critical. See Florida bar essay July 2022.