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/) Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-179-listen-and-learn-professional-responsibility-competence/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee