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There
are several schools of thought on the necessity of taking bar
courses, or courses that cover material that is going to be on
the bar exam. One
school of thought says: “Take what interests you, regardless
of whether it’s going to be on the bar exam – you’ll learn
all that bar material later in a specific bar review course.”
Another school of thought says: “Take all bar courses
– that way you will be more likely to pass the bar exam, even
if you never learn anything else in law school.”
The ideal curriculum for most people lies somewhere
between these two extremes.
You might actually be interested in some bar courses, and
will be less overwhelmed when it comes to studying for the bar
having taken a few, but you don’t want to use law school as a
pre-bar review course to the detriment of your growth and
enrichment in other subject areas.
In both New
York and New Jersey, the Multistate subjects are the
same, and New Jersey essays test only on these same subjects.
Most of these subjects are required at Seton
Hall. But you might
enhance your “Contracts/Sales” knowledge by taking
Commercial Law Survey and improve your “Criminal
Law/Procedure” prospects by taking Criminal Procedure
--Investigation, Arrest and the Right to Counsel.
The essay
portion of the New York bar tests on a wide variety of subjects.
Seton Hall requires some of these, like Corporations and
Professional Responsibility (although New York rules differ from
the Model Rules). Other
subjects may be addressed in part in courses here (such as
Future Interests and Personal Property).
The list of other subjects and cognate Seton Hall
offerings follows below:
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