Acknowledgments ix How to Get the Most Out of This Book: Use It During Law School 1 This Book's Approach 3 Start Preparing for the Bar Exam During Law School 4 Performance Tests: The Best Part of Your Bar Exam 9 Strategic Training over Time Is the Key to Success on PTs 11 What Is in the Rest of This Book, and How to Use the Material during Law School 13 Key Takeaways 16 2 What Performance Tests Are and How to Pass Them 17 Overview of Performance Tests 17 Your Role as Lawyer: Practical Aspects of Performance Tests 19 A Detailed Look at the Performance Test 20 PT Approach: How to Finish a PT in 90 Minutes 21 Performance Tests as Training for the Time Pressures of Law Practice 22 The PT Approach in Detail 23 How to Complete Performance Tests under Timed Conditions 37 Fundamental Lawyering Skills Tested on PTs 40 Typical PT Tasks 55 Key Takeaways 80Criminal Law 81 Overview of Criminal Law 81 Simulated Criminal Law-Based Performance Test 82 Inside This Test: Debriefing, Tips, and Strategies 83 Pulling It All Together 97 Spin-Off Exercises 98 Practice and Law School and PTs: Compare and Contrast 99 Key Takeaways 100 4 Criminal Procedure 101 Overview of Criminal Procedure 101 Simulated Criminal Procedure-Based Performance Test 103 Inside This Test: Tips and Strategies 103 Put It All Together and Draft Your Answer 121 Spin-Off Exercises 125 Practice, Law School, and PTs: Compare and Contrast 126 Key Takeaways 126 5 Torts 129 Overview of Torts 129 Simulated Torts-Based Performance Test 130 Inside This Test: Tips and Strategies 131 Your Outline and Answers 142 Spin-Off Exercises 145 Practice, Law School, and PTs: Compare and Contrast 150 Key Takeaways 150 6 Contracts 153 Overview of Contracts 153 Simulated Contracts-Based Performance Test 156 Inside This Test: Tips and Strategies 157 Outlining, Organizing, and Writing Your Answer 163 Spin-Off Exercises 169 Practice and Law School: Compare and Contrast 170 Key Takeaways 171 Civil Procedure 173 Overview of Civil Procedure 173 Simulated Civil Procedure-Based Performance Test 173 Inside This Test: Tips and Strategies 175 Outlining Your Answer 181 Spin-Off Exercises 184 Practice, Law School, and PTs: Compare and Contrast 185 Key Takeaways 186 8 Evidence 187 Overview of Evidence 187 Simulated Evidence-Based Performance Test 188 Inside This Test: Tips and Strategies 189 Putting It All Together 194 Spin-Off Exercises 195 Practice, Law School, and PTs: Compare and Contrast 196 Key Takeaways 197 Constitutional Law 199 Overview of Constitutional Law 199 Simulated Constitutional Law-Based Performance Test 199 Inside This Test: Tips and Strategies 200 Spin-Off Exercises 214 Practice, Law School, and PTs: Compare and Contrast 215 Key Takeaways 218 10 Professional Responsibility 219 Overview of Professional Responsibility 219 Simulated Professional Responsibility-Based Performance Test 220 Inside This Test: Tips and Strategies 220 Spin-Off Exercises 226 Practice, Law School, and PTs: Compare and Contrast 228 Key Takeaways 230 Real Property 231 Overview of Real Property 231 Simulated Real Property-Based Performance Test 232 Inside This Test: Tips and Strategies 232 Putting It All Together 240 Spin-Off Exercises 242 Practice, Law School, and PTs: Compare and Contrast 243 Key Takeaways 244 Family Law 245 Overview of Family Law 245 Simulated Family Law-Based Performance Test 245 Inside This Test: Tips and Strategies 246 Putting It All Together 256 Spin-Off Exercises 257 Practice, Law School, and PTs: Compare and Contrast 258 Key Takeaways 259 Conclusion and Strategic Review 261 The PT as a "Trial Run" of You as a Lawyer 261 Using Practice Performance Tests as Writing Samples 262 Improving Your Performance Test Writing to Get Ready for Success on the Bar Exam 263 Key Takeaways 267 Index 2.