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The Heidemann Bar Prep
Course Syllabus
Excel on the Michigan Bar Exam
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Course Syllabus for the February 2016 bar exam
Course Location: To Be Decided (but likely in Birmingham or Madison Heights area)
Course Times: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Session 1: Monday, November 30
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Real Property
Overview of the Bar Exam
How the bar exam is different from law school exams (and revising your studying
accordingly)
Session 2: Wednesday, December 2
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Real Property
Real Property Michigan distinctions
Tips to Learn Outlines - Six strategies
Session 3: Monday, December 7
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Torts
Essay Tips Part 1 - Write essay answers that will get you the most points.
Essay Tips: Call of the Question strategies and worksheet
Session 4: Wednesday, December 9
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Torts
Torts Michigan distinctions
Essay Tips Part 2 -How to use self-grading to get into the mind of an essay grader.
Session 5: Monday, December 14
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Evidence
Essay Tips - What to write when you don’t know the answer
MBE Tips Part 1
Session 6: Wednesday, December 16
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Evidence
Evidence Michigan distinctions
MBE Tips Part 2 (including how to make educated guesses!)
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Session 7: Monday, December 21
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Constitutional Law
Essay Tips: How do graders really score essays
Session 8: Tuesday, December 22
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Constitutional Law
Tips for making the most of break
BREAK FROM DEC 23 - Jan 3
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Individual meetings with students who need extra assistance.
Session 9: Monday, January 4
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Workers Compensation
Personal Property
Essay tips: Overview of “One-sheets”
Session 10: Wednesday, January 6
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Domestic Relations
Equity
No Fault
Essay Tips: Tips from an Appeals Writer’s perspective
Session 11: Monday, January 11
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Contracts
Sales
Session 12: Wednesday, January 13
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Contracts
Sales
Michigan distinctions for Contracts and Sales
Session 13: Monday, January 18
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Wills
Trusts
Conflicts
Session 14: Wednesday, January 20
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Civil Procedure
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Session 15: Monday, January 25
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Civil Procedure
Civil Procedure Michigan distinctions
Session 16: Wednesday, January 27
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Criminal Law
Session 17: Monday, Feb 1
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Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure Michigan distinctions
Tips to control stress
Session 18: Wednesday, Feb 3
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Corporations
Agency
Partnership
Session 19: Monday, Feb 8
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Professional Responsibility
Secured Transactions
(Brief) Commercial Paper
Stylistic essay tips (refresher!).
Session 20: Wednesday, Feb 10
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Summary of highly-tested Michigan distinctions for multistate subjects
Wrap-up tips.
Tips for visualization.
Tips for the actual bar exam days (packing, avoiding negativity and staying positive)
Creating a schedule for the last two weeks of bar exam preparation
Session 21: Monday, Feb 15
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Three-hour nine question essay exam with issues likely to come up on the next bar
exam. This exam is composed from actual bar exam questions.
Session 22: Wednesday, Feb 17
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Individual appointments with students for last-minute questions and individualized essay
feedback.
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Your Private One-on-One Session with Ms. Heidemann:
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Your approach to the bar exam.
Any areas of weakness you have difficulty with (whether it is MBE or essays)
Personalized feedback on essays prior to the session
Personal multiple choice skills workshop.
Sessions are taught by Ms. Heidemann who received a score of over
180 on the Michigan bar exam in February 2011. Ms. Heidemann has
been tutoring ever since 2011 and has helped several students pass the
Michigan bar exam each administration. She is passionate about the bar
exam and does whatever she can to ensure that students pass after
retaining her services.
She can be reached at excellenceinlawschool@gmail.com or 248-2285547.
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