MLER is dedicated to the mission of increasing the number of practicing minority attorneys.
MLER’s primary activity is the administration of its Bar Preparation Program (Program), which is designed to supplement,
not compete with, commercial bar preparation courses already available. The Program
stresses the development of study and exam-taking skills and involves extensive advice and counseling to the student.
Students are advised on how to manage his or her life, including test strategies, during the period prior to the examination
and during the two-day period over which the examination is administered.
The Program is offered twice a year, January and June in preparation for the February and July
Bar Exams, respectively. Each session is approximately six weeks and
consists of small group meetings and large group lectures, followed by a mock exam on Illinois MEE, MPT and MBE questions. Generally, three attorneys lead and instruct each small group. Practice exams are disseminated and graded
weekly by the tutors. Repeat bar takers are given additional assistance through
weekly homework assignments that is also graded weekly by the tutors. The tutors
review the weekly exam and various aspects of the exam-taking process during the weekly small group sessions. In addition, MLER conducts a DIRAC (Decision, Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion) clinic, an MPT clinic,
and a full day simulated bar exam.
