In case you're wondering what taking the bar is like

Every morning I got up around dawn, and trucked on down to the Cow Palace. At 8:30 a.m. they read the same monotone set of instructions, and warn that if you even twitch after the "5 minutes remaining" warning, you'll get a disciplinary violation and you may as well abandon your career right then.

Once they call time the fun begins. On the first day, you rip open a booklet of 3 short stories. The stories are tales like the story of Hank and Winifred, their married life in NY followed by retirement in California, and the shennanigans that transpire when Winifred expires from an infected fleabite and her secret will is discovered; or the story of Bradley and Sheila, and Bradley's frustrated attempt to buy a rare Honda Civic from Sheila that ends with him stealing the car.

After each story is a set of questions that asks you to briefly, but completely, detail and explain every single legal right that every person had in relation to the others in the same story, and the strengths, weaknesses and likelihood of getting their way on each issue. Part of the fun is making sure you limit yourself to one hour for each short story, so that your answers aren't lopsided.

Then you get a lunch break which isn't quite long enough for you to escape the excelsior district and forage for actual food. I believe some made do with the onsite hotdog window, while others found nearby fast food. I sat in my car and ate low-fat triscuits and laughing cow cheese wedges in lieu of the salad that composted itself during 3 hours I was inside. The benefit to an automotive picnic is that it gives you time for a 40 minute nap, the downside is you're restricted to food that won't get fugly after 3 hours in your trunk.

Then you go back inside for another rendition of monotone instructions and warnings. This time you get 3 hours to respond to a memo from your fake boss asking you to write some kind of document. It might be a court filing, or just an internal memo back to your fake boss. In either case you have to read some fake judicial opinions, some fake state or federal laws, and client file for a fake client. Then you have to follow the instructions in the memo, sort out all the legal rules from the fake laws and cases, and explain what they mean for the facts in the fake client file. If you finish before the 5 minute warning, you can leave. Otherwise you're stuck there for another 40 minutes while they collect all the tests.

Day 2 is all multiple choice, or as I like to call it, multiple guess.
You also get fingerprinted! (again).

On the second day it's very important not to forget your pencils, and eraser, and a RULER (so that you don't accidentally skip the bubbles at question 3 and incorrectly answer 80% of the following questions).
I did not forget my pencils or my eraser. meh.
This is the only day where the morning and the afternoon are exactly the same. Multiple guess only tests laws that are basically the same in all 50 states, so all the questions are about painting contracts gone wrong, car crashes, and mortgages. There are a few questions about crimes and the US Constitution to keep you awake. When in doubt, choose letter A.

Day 3 is a repeat of Day 1. You get the same instructions and warnings in the same monotone. You get a completely different set of stories to read in the morning, and a completely different task memo to complete in the afternoon.

Then you can send out your "I'm done" tweets, voice mails, and sms messages. If you're not completely exhausted yet, you can join friends for drinks or dinner. However, if you choose this option, you will crash midway through dinner and barely have enough endurance to safely arrive home, where you will wash your hair for the first time in three days and fall asleep on top of the blankets with a towel on your head and your bathrobe twisted all around you.

At least, that was what it was like for me.