“The Bar Review course provided by LEC supplied me with all the materials I needed to prepare for the NY Bar Exam. What was particularly helpful for me was that the videos were on DVDs that I could watch at my own pace and as many times as I pleased. This was instrumental in my success as it allowed me to pause and rewind the videos, enabling me to get the most out of each video.
“The key to my success was careful review of the video lectures along with working though a ton of practice questions under simulated test conditions. I watched all the videos within the first month of studying, leaving me with three weeks to do nothing but practices essays and multi-state exam questions.
“Everyone studies differently, so it is important that you understand the way in which you study best and stick with that method. The test is one of the hardest given in the U.S., and the volume of information you need to know is enormous. However, more than anything else, this test is testing whether you understand the question being asked of you. Thus, English comprehension is essential to success. When going over example essays and multiple-choice questions, keep a keen eye out for how the question is being asked, not just what the question is asking. The Bar Examiners love to give trick questions, and the easiest way to trick somebody is by asking an easy question using awkward or difficult wording.
“Thank you LEC!”
Looking for a place to prepare for the American Bar Exam in Tokyo?
Congratulations, you have come to the right place! LEC Tokyo Legal Mind K.K. has an established reputation as Japan’s largest and foremost exam preparatory school for both the Japanese Bar Exam and the National Civil Servant Exams. For those of you planning to study for the American Bar Exam in Japan, LEC
is the only provider of BAR/BRI review courses in Japan, drawing on its long and successful partnership with BAR/BRI, the leading preparatory school in the USA for the American Bar Exam.
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We have answered some FAQs below, which we hope you find useful:
- I want to study for the American Bar Exam. What courses can I take, and what is the price?
- I’m interested. What is the actual course like, and when is it?
- Has anyone else taken this course before and passed the NY Bar Exam?
- I would like to register. How and when can I sign up for the DVD course?
If you cannot find the answers you are looking for here, or for any other enquiries you might have, please do not hesitate in filling out our Bar/Bri Request Form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
1. I want to study for the American Bar Exam. What courses can I take, and what is the price?
The DVD course offered at LEC is for those who wish to sit the New York Bar Exam only, covering the 23 subjects (42 lessons) to fulfill its requirements for:
- Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
- New York Local Sections
- Multistate Performance Test (MPT).
With LEC, you will be able to:
- Either purchase all the subjects as a set of 42 DVDs or select any number of DVDs to suit your needs (if you plan to take the Bar exam of a different State but still want to study for it in Japan, we recommend that you purchase the MBE DVDs only)
- LEC also offers BAR/BRI’s Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) Course separately. Passing this exam as well as the Bar exam is required to practice law in the United States. This exam can be taken either before or after the Bar exam.
BAR REVIEW Books
We also offer a separate set of BAR REVIEW books, which complement the DVDs.
The set consists of 8 books- 3 books covering the required curriculum and 5 books
of practice questions. Please note that we only sell them as a set and do not accept
orders of individual books.
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※Some subjects consist of more lessons/DVDs than others, affecting their prices - please contact us for more specific details.
※Temple University Japan students are eligible for a discount - please contact us for more details.
2. I’m interested. What is the actual course like, and when is it?
The course consists of:
- DVD recordings of the live lectures given at, and directly imported from, the BAR/BRI centre in New York.
- Individual ‘Video Booths’ at LEC’s TOKYO Suidobashi (Chiyoda) Campus (map in Japanese)or OSAKA Umeda Eki-mae Campus (map in Japanese), where the DVDs can be watched upon reservation (reservations must be made at least one day in advance).
- Once purchased, the DVDs can be watched as many times as you like between May 20th, 2008 to July 20th, 2009.
Please note that under the agreement with BAR/BRI, the DVDs must remain on campus at all times and cannot be lent out. In consideration of other users, laptops are not permitted in our Video Booths.
3. Has anyone else taken this course before and passed the NY Bar Exam?
Yes! And with great success! But don’t just take our word for it - here is what Colin Moodie, who successfully completed our course and passed the NY Bar Exam in 2007, has to say:
4. I would like to register. How and when can I sign up to the DVD course?
Please register with us at any time between May 1st, 2008 and April 30th, 2009.
The easiest way to register is by printing off our Application Form and faxing it to us at 03-5913-6209 or email it to us at intlec@lec-jp.com. Or depending on how confident you are with your Japanese, you can also register on the internet, by phone or over the counter! We will be sure to get back to you as soon as possible.