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By Brian Malcom
It's bar exam season. Many of our readers are either beginning the bar exam this week, dreading their bar exam next year, remembering what it was like to take the bar exam last year, or simply trying to forget the whole experience. I am going to tell you why you appreciate the bar exam and the lessons it offers.
Aside from the vast amount of knowledge you will cram into that head of yours right before the exam, the bar exam does teach some important lessons to soon-to-be (if all goes well) young lawyers. It teaches you that sometimes there is more than one right answer, and you're going to be paid to find the best answer. The bar exam teaches you that you can take on difficult tasks and conquer them. It teaches you the value of discipline. It teaches you that some will do just enough to get by; but they get to be called lawyers, too. You will have to do something to set yourself apart from the pack. The bar exam teaches you the importance of sleep and diet to the process of long-term memory encoding. Finally, the bar exam teaches you the perseverance while you prepare and patience while you wait for your results.
Another reason you should and will be grateful for the bar exam is because it acts as a barrier to those who half-heartedly want to practice law. This keeps the supply of lawyers down -- as much as possible -- which (economics reference ahead) keeps the demand for those with a law license inflated. This makes your effort, degree, and law license more valuable in the employment market.
So, if you are preparing to take your bar exam this week. Good luck. Stay rested, stay relaxed, and stay ready. The hardest part -- the hours and hours of studying -- is behind you. It's time to flex the mental muscle. Once you've crossed the finish line, rest easy knowing that the finish line looks like a brick wall to a lot of individuals thinking about going into law.
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