The Balance

Like any sport, the bar exam requires training to perform well. It is only with a mindful technique and purposeful practice that one can achieve bar success. At SucceedLaw, I believe my clients are capable of passing the bar exam. I strive to not only tutor my clients with the substantive skill set to pass the bar, but also the confidence, mindfulness, and balanced pace necessary to stay calm and believe in themselves.

Amy has over 12 years of experience tutoring bar applicants in CA and UBE jurisdictions privately and at law schools. She has taught bar success at several CA law schools including University of California, Irvine; University of San Diego School of Law; Chapman University, Fowler School of Law. Amy also served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville where she taught Mastering Legal Analysis and directed the summer bar prep program with the Class of 2022 graduates preparing for the UBE in several jurisdictions.

Amy graduated from the University of Michigan Law School. Studying for the bar exam required balance and she had to juggle many outside stresses in her life to stay focused. While preparing for the California exam, she had an 18-month old, a newborn child and was a practicing criminal defense attorney. Hacking the California bar exam as opposed to other jurisdictions was a new self-teaching challenge. Her overall experience was a true test in time management, stress, balance, and technique, which she draws upon while advising clients. Amy is also a yoga instructor. Her personal background in mindfulness and balance helped her create the necessary pace to study gracefully under pressure.  

She understands that many graduates, especially the repeat test takers to whom she dedicates her practice, face similar juggling acts.  Many of her clients must balance their study regimen with full-time or part-time jobs, starting a new family and other family medical needs.  Amy strives to meet the client where they are and create a paced program that provides the balance without burnout necessary to achieve bar success. She purposefully engages each client with the three phases of self-regulated learning to teach them how to become an expert learner and an expert on the bar.  Her goal is to put the client in her shoes first so that the client can ultimately put herself in the bar grader's shoes.  Amy provides in-person tutoring services as well as web-based sessions for the distance learner. She also provides group sessions.

Balancing the Bar with Effort and Ease