Following the CARMA approach, I passed on the 1st attempt.
These 5 steps can help you become:
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more confident, and
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much faster, and we know the huge role speed plays in the Bar Exam.
Being a foreign student myself, with a civil law background, I know firsthand the difficulties you are experiencing.
With these outlines, you can focus on memorization, an inevitable step to master the exam.
Why
IurisMicae
IurisMicae, literally pieces/crumbs of law, in Latin, was founded in 2025 by a dual US-Italian citizen with an Italian master’s degree in law (JD equivalent) and an LL.M. degree in U.S. Law from an ABA-approved law school.
IurisMicae focuses on providing information, study material, and tips on legal topics tested in the U.S. Bar Exam (UBE jurisdictions). The blog and products are specifically thought out for foreigners but can be useful to native English speakers as well.
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Meet Abeba Carlan
Born and raised in Italy, immediately after high school, I followed my passion for languages and earned a Master’s Degree in English and French Language and Literature. Then, while performing translations, the Italian legalese entered the scene, and a new world unfolded. Tired of asking my attorney brother to convert obscure legal documents into layman’s terms, I decided to enroll in law school.
In the U.S., after completing an LL.M. program in U.S. Law, I passed the UBE bar exam in Tacoma, WA, in 2020.
While practicing Social Security Benefits and VA Disability Benefits law, I began digitizing my loose, hand-written notes so I could easily access them wherever and whenever I needed to brush up on various topics. Because let’s face it, the proverbial rule Use it or lose it applies not only to languages but also to legal concepts. Throughout the process, memories of questions and doubts I had at the time of the bar exam continued to resurface, especially how and what other foreign students had studied to be successful on the first attempt. So, here I am, sharing what I hoped to find (but didn’t) while preparing for the exam: schematic outlines that present must-have concepts and rules in a visual form to facilitate the memorization process.
Before becoming an attorney, I spent more than a decade teaching English as a Second Language, at different levels, to adult students and professionals. Both as a student and a teacher, I understand the frustration, the joy, and all the feelings in between, that come with learning a language. As an LL.M. student, I know what learning a new legal system in a foreign language entails. Although at times it can be hard, with the right approach, it’s totally doable!