179: Listen and Learn -- Professional Responsibility: Competence

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're tackling Competence - an issue that comes up in many California bar essays on Professional Responsibility.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The ABA and California rules for competent legal representation
• The California rule regarding legal advice or assistance in an emergency
• Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams
• Structuring an answer to a question involving competence

Resources:

• “Listen and Learn” series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• Private Bar Exam Tutoring (https://barexamtoolbox.com/private-bar-exam-tutoring/)
• The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank/)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2018 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/Essay-Questions-and-Answers.pdf)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2008 (https://nwculaw.edu/pdf/bar/July%202008%20Essays%20and%20Sample%20Answers.pdf)
• Podcast Episode 24: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Professional Responsibility and Evidence (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-24-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-professional-responsibility-and-evidence/)
• Podcast Episode 47: Preparing for the MPRE (w/Brittany Raposa) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-47-preparing-for-the-mpre-w-brittany-raposa/)
• Professional Responsibility: ABA Rules New to California (https://barexamtoolbox.com/professional-responsibility-aba-rules-new-to-california/)
• Do the Changes to the California Rules on Professional Responsibility Really Mean “Change?” (https://barexamtoolbox.com/do-the-changes-to-the-california-rules-on-professional-responsibility-really-mean-change/)

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(https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-179-listen-and-learn-professional-responsibility-competence/)

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Alison & Lee