Sara Berman

USC Gould School of Law

Professor of Lawyering Skills

CA

United States

  • USC Gould School of Law

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The Bar Exam and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Need for Immediate Action

Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 537 (2020), UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 23 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2021
Claudia Angelos, Sara Berman, Mary Lu Bilek, Carol L. Chomsky, Andrea Anne Curcio, Marsha Griggs, Joan W. Howarth, Eileen R. Kaufman, Deborah Jones Merritt, Patricia Salkin and Judith W. Wegner
New York University (NYU), USC Gould School of Law, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Law, Georgia State University - College of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, Touro University - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Touro University - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and University of North Carolina School of Law
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licensing, bar exam, coronavirus

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Secure Online High Stakes Testing: A Serious Alternative as Legal Education Moves Online

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 07 Apr 2020
Sara Berman, Gregory Brandes, Megan M. Carpenter and Andrew L. Strauss
USC Gould School of Law, St. Francis School of Law, University of New Hampshire School of Law and Widener University
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Bar Exam, Online Legal Education, Online Exams, Remote Proctoring

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Integrating Performance Tests into Doctrinal Courses, Skills Courses, and Institutional Benchmark Testing: A Simple Way to Enhance Student Engagement While Furthering Assessment, Bar Passage, and Other ABA Accreditation Objectives

Journal of the Legal Profession, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2018
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Sara Berman
USC Gould School of Law
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Bar Exam, Performance Tests, MPT, PT, assessment, ABA standards

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Learning Curve: Fall 2018

Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 468
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 05 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2018
katherine kelly, Allison N. Meena, Susan Greene, Michael A. Mogill, Betsy Brand Six, Sarah Schendel, Goldie Pritchard, Kevin Sherrill and Sara Berman
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, United States Bankruptcy Court S.D. Ohio, Hofstra University - Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson Law, University of Kansas School of Law, Suffolk University Law School, Michigan State University - College of Law, University of San Diego School of Law and USC Gould School of Law
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Diversity, LGBTQ, Gen Y, Millenial, Cultural Competence, Welcoming, MBE, ASP, Legal Education, Academic Success, Law School, 1L, 1-L, Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Inclusive, Privilege, Class, Orientation, Color

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Diploma Privilege and the Constitution

73 SMU Law Review Forum 168 (2020)
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 28 May 2020
Claudia Angelos, Sara Berman, Mary Lu Bilek, Carol L. Chomsky, Andrea Anne Curcio, Marsha Griggs, Joan W. Howarth, Eileen R. Kaufman, Deborah Jones Merritt, Patricia Salkin and Judith W. Wegner
New York University (NYU), USC Gould School of Law, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Law, Georgia State University - College of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, Touro University - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Touro University - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and University of North Carolina School of Law
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diploma privilege, constitution, bar exam, dormant commerce clause

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Say it in Your Own Words: Translate and Reverse Engineer Legal Jargon to Read More Effectively

The Learning Curve, a publication of the AALS Section on Academic Support (Summer/Autumn 2017)
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 24 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2018
Sara Berman
USC Gould School of Law
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law students, law school, ASP, academic success, critical reading

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Bar Exam MPT Preparation & Experiential Learning for Law Students: Interactive Performance Test Training

BAR EXAM MPT PREPARATION & EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR LAW STUDENTS: INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE TEST, American Bar Association, 2017, ISBN: 978-1-63425-845-6
Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Sara Berman
USC Gould School of Law

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bar, bar exam, performance test, MPT, PT, bar review, bar preparation, simulations, experiential learning

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Pass the Bar: A Practical Guide to Achieving Academic & Professional Goals

PASS THE BAR: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ACHIEVING ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL GOALS, American Bar Association, 2013, ISBN:978-1-62722-238-9
Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Sara Berman
USC Gould School of Law

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bar, bar exam, bar, law students, professionalism, professional identity, nontraditional law students, motivation, positive thinking, time management, bar preparation

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Professionalism and Power: Encouraging Students from Orientation Forward to Find Their Sources of Strength

The Learning Curve, a publication of the AALS Section on Academic Support, Winter 2017 at 6.
Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Sara Berman
USC Gould School of Law

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Professional Identity, professionalism, law school, identity,

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Leveraging ASP Resources: Using Alumni to Support Bar Takers, the Learning Curve

The Learning Curve, a publication of the AALS Section on Academic Support, Summer 2016, at 13.
Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Sara Berman
USC Gould School of Law

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bar exam, bar prep, bar review, pass the bar exam, fail the bar exam, overcoming challenges

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Getting Extra Practical Training Out of Performance Tests with Spin-Off Exercises

Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Sara Berman
USC Gould School of Law

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bar exam, performance test, PT, bar prep, bar review, ASP

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Performance Tests Incorporate Preventive Law on Bar Exams

Preventive Law Reporter, Spring 1993, at 2.
Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Sara Berman
USC Gould School of Law

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bar exam, performance test, PT, preventive law, planning, problem solving,

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The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

THE CRIMINAL LAW HANDBOOK: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, SURVIVE THE SYSTEM, Nolo, ISBN 9781413324709
Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Sara Berman and Paul B. Bergman
USC Gould School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law

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criminal procedure, criminal justice, criminal law,

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Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare & Try a Winning Case

REPRESENT YOURSELF IN COURT: HOW TO PREPARE & TRY A WINNING CASE, published by nolo, ISBN 9781413323085
Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Sara Berman and Paul B. Bergman
USC Gould School of Law and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Law

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represent yourself, civil litigation, pro se, pro per, self representation, civil courts, justice system

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Pass the Bar Exam, Teacher's Manual

Pass the Bar Exam, Teacher's Manuel, American Bar Association, 2013, ISBN: 9781627223447
Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Sara Berman
USC Gould School of Law

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bar success, teaching bar courses, pass the bar exam, teacher's manual, teacher's guide, creating ASP and bar success courses

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Irrefutable Evidence that Great Teaching Is Great Teaching, in Any Delivery Mode

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 02 Jul 2020
Sara Berman
USC Gould School of Law
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distance learning, legal education, law schools

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Thinking Ahead to Summer 2020: A Quick Look at Online Bar Support

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 08 Apr 2020
Sara Berman
USC Gould School of Law
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