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Today is Juneteenth. Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It is a holiday that commemorates the issuance of General Order No. 3 in Texas by the Union Army: "The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes    that between employer and free laborer." https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth

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I’m often asked for advice about taking the bar exam, usually in the spring semester when students start thinking about the marathon that awaits for them after graduation.   Here are some of the tips I have offered students over the past few years, and I hope that you find something useful in it for your own bar prep.   For reference, I took the bar exam (and passed) in 2013, the first year the UBE was offered in Washington State. Before Bar Prep Should I take my law school bar prep course? Photo by  Green Chameleon  on  Unsplash Students often wonder whether they should take the bar prep course offered by their law school during their 3L year.   My answer is – “maybe.”   It depends what you are hoping to get out of it.   I took the one offered by my law school in the spring of my third year, and there were a few things I found helpful*: 1)     It will give you a preview of what to expect on the exam       Whether or not you take a course like this, it is go