How to Approach Written and Oral Exams for Candidate Attorneys
CPD Hours: 1
Price: R100.00
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Presenters : Lisa Thomas
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Overview
Passing and failing exams has been everyone’s universal experience since primary school. Reaching the pinnacle of one’s academic journey by writing professional exams is an achievement. However, most Candidate attorneys are often waylaid and stalled at the point of entry. Those who have repeatedly sat for the attorney’s admission exams pile discouragement upon discouragement. Half the battle is lost in the mind without touching the theoretical aspects.
Join Adv. Lisa Thomas as she teaches you the difference between written and oral exams and provides candidate attorneys with pragmatic approaches to both.
Learning objectives
By the end of this webinar the attendee should know:
- Thet will know how to structure their study time to maximize productivity
- They will learn to contextualize legal theory for better understanding
- They will know the importance of rewriting the theory in their own words (summaries)
- They will understand the difference between preparing for written exams and oral exams
- They will understand the implications of passing and failing professional exams
Content
The webinar will cover the following topics:
- Studying: memorization vs understanding
- Productive and unproductive study methods
- Summarization
- Contextualization of legal theory (scenarios)
- Written exams v oral exams
- The reality of passing and failing