I lived and breathed this book. I recall my initial attempt to pass the bar involved countless hours of outlining, highlighting, and arranging. Steve’s WINNIN’ TIME! did all that for me AND was so to the point and direct that it was so easy to capture and remember everything with no exasperation whatsoever. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone taking the California Bar Examination. Its layout, focus, and vital strategies were the reason I passed the bar. Also, it’s probably impossible to believe, but it made studying for the bar nearly/almost/kinda fun.

I can’t say enough great things about Steven! I was a practicing attorney for 7 years in another state, and failed the CA Bar on my first try. I had to retake it, but this time, after just having had a baby in March! So, I found myself on maternity leave with a newborn studying for the July 2019 bar exam. With no nanny or coverage for the baby and having to travel across the country for a 2 weeks during that time, I knew this Exam was going to be nearly impossible to pass. I needed a program that would allow me to maximize studying in short increments of time (while my newborn napped) and one that I could keep up with despite a totally unpredictable schedule.

I don’t think there’s another tutor out there who could have done what Steven did for me! He gives incredibly detailed feedback and his program and teaching style allows you to make sense of the Bar Exam in a way that I could never have done on my own. He breaks the essay writing process down to logical, common sense method and then forces you to repeat the method in a variety of questions. Eventually his process teaches you to recognize the method and it becomes second nature. And his materials provide exposure to so many variations of essays and PTs that when I sat for the exam, I felt like it was just like every other practice essay that Steven had assigned to me and I was able to follow the method the way I had practiced for months thanks to Steven.

There is no way I could have done it without Steven! — Heena Merchant, Esq., passed the July 2019 California Bar Examination

This compilation of past essay questions and key words was so incredibly lifesaving. During my bar exam there was a Professional Responsibility question that was quite out of the ordinary. Four people in my row agreed they “didn’t know what that was about” and “just didn’t answer it.” Lucky for me the exact same call of the question had come up in the nineties at some point and was in The Trigger List that I had worked through. I was the happiest one could be in such a miserable time and place.

I want to let you know that I purchased WINNIN’ TIME! back on June 26, 2017 — 29 days before the Bar Exam — and I am ecstatic to report that I passed the July bar on my first try. I truly attribute my success to your method and content. I cannot thank you enough! — Kerri Riley, Esq., passed the July 2017 California Bar Examination

It was my second time taking the bar and I had been a world away from any type of studying activities whatsoever. Failing the first time was quite the humbling experience. I knew I had to take it again and I knew I had to find someone who knew how to help me reach my goals. I found Steve by researching through Google. I read heartfelt and glowing reviews of his method and books and decided to inquire. After talking with him, I was set. It was the best decision I made with regard to my bar study. Not only does Steve have unmatched experience in teaching all learning types, but he is engaging, encouraging, and has a set strategy that ensured my success. I have recommended him to some of my closest friends and will continue to recommend him to anyone I know taking the California Bar Exam. — Rachel Koch, Esq., passed the July 2014 California Bar Examination)

This program is perfect for repeaters and people working while studying for the Bar. As a member of both groups, I needed a program that would give me what I needed to pass. I didn’t have time to read thousands of pages of outlines while working full time and studying at night. This program teaches mainly through practice questions and personalized feedback. Within 2 weeks, Steven and I were able to figure out my main problem, issue spotting, and work toward finding a solution. Weekly meetings helped keep me on track and stay motivated 6 weeks in when the long hours of working and studying were getting to me, and the feedback helped me track my progress. If you’re having trouble figuring out why you didn’t pass, you need another set of eyes on your essays. Steven has been there, he knows what he’s talking about, and he can can help you figure out your strengths and weaknesses. I firmly believe that this program made all the difference for me passing. I highly recommend!

Lauren Coleman, Esq. – 3rd time taker and working full time, passed the July 2016 California Bar Examination

A friend recommended Steven to me & I’m so glad I listened. Steven’s tutoring program provided structure I needed, he made studying for the bar seem more manageable, he held me accountable, and gave me useful, constructive feedback during our weekly meetings. If you’re looking for a tutor, I highly recommend Steven. — Rachel Diggs, Esq., passed the February 2016 California Bar Examination

After receiving disappointing results for the July 2014 examination, Steven gave me the confidence I needed to pass in February 2015. Having completed Steven’s bar prep course, I now know how blindly I went into the July exam! Steven’s MBE and Performance Test methods are completely unique and unlike anything a student will find in the standard bar review classes. Standard review classes are generic, as they have to appeal to every learning style out there. I found that with this type of course, I was completely overwhelmed trying to find what worked for me. Steven doesn’t waste time on anything that doesn’t work specifically for you, and tailors the programs to your needs. The following is a breakdown of how Steven’s review course can help any student succeed on the CA bar exam:

1. The MBE Primers and Flowcharts are the product of Steven’s intense study of every multiple choice question he could find. As a result of this attention to detail, Steven has identified patterns in the questions that would never have otherwise occurred to me. If there were answers to questions that I didn’t understand, I stopped trying to understand them and just trusted the Primers/Flowcharts to be right…and they were. I’m positive my MBE score was benefited significantly by the Primers/Flowcharts.

2. People are under the very dangerous misconception that you can’t study for the Performance Test. Don’t believe what you hear! Steven’s method of PT review is, again, the product of intense study of every Performance test that has been administered in the last several decades. Just like with the multiple choice questions, Steven has identified patterns in PTs to help his students save time, answer questions efficiently, and FINISH the PT within the 3 hours.

3. Steven gives a significant amount of feedback to his students, which is extremely helpful in nailing down what you’re doing right and what you’re doing wrong. In just two months, I changed my essay answers from long, garbled paragraphs to succinct answers that were easy to read and grade.

For any second time takers, and even for first time takers, Steven’s prep course is a must-do. I have absolutely no regrets, and would recommend it to anyone taking the California Bar Examination. — Kelly O., Esq., passed the February 2015 California Bar Examination

I passed on my second attempt thanks to Steven Harris’s program. I am a foreign attorney dually qualified in England and Singapore and Steven’s methods helped me focus on exactly what I needed to do to pass the California Bar Examination. I also worked full-time up until 2 weeks before the exam.

Steven’s program taught me how to issue spot, get though the library is less time, and ultimately finish the task. Steve’s program reviewed all possible Performance Test formats which made me more confident that I could tackle any question. I finally understood what the PTs were all about.

Steven’s Essay Review Method exposed me to a wide variety of questions which was critical in enabling me to tackle the final Takings Clause question in July 2015 because I had seen it before in my review. Steve’s feedback on essays also took the guesswork out of how to present my answers.

The most important tool I had was Steven’s WINNIN’ TIME! and his memorization plan. I didn’t think it could be done but you can memorize 15 subjects. It also enabled me to start writing essays without knowing the law. WINNIN’ TIME! was the only thing I used in my final eleven days of prep. Many thanks, Steven!! – Katherine Teo-Gillette, Esq., passed the July 2015 Cal Bar Exam

Attorney Takers:

I have all of the weaknesses of the repeat millennial bar applicant; I can’t focus around electronics, I make excuses to interrupt studying, and I never use mnemonics! I passed the Virginia bar exam with Kaplan and the Maryland bar with Barbri and I thought I had all the answers.

Despite my convictions, and after walking out of the July 2018 bar exam post-Bar/Bri certain I passed, I discovered that I failed the exam. Barred in two other states, I was stunned and had to evaluate why I had done so poorly. As such I identified several reasons:

1. Bosses interrupting me and erasing “time off”

2. Information overload (The California Bar material is overwhelming)

3. Underwhelming essay samples

4. Unmanageable outlines (even the Conviser)

5. AWOL photographic memory of my youth I thought California was like other jurisdictions.

I thought the challenge for bar exams was “thinking like an attorney.” I thought if I identified the major issues and CRAC’d as a practicing attorney I would be fine.

Instead I learned pretty quickly that:

1. No prior bar exam can prepare you for California

2. You *must* recreate your thinking from Attorney to Student to pass the California Bar

3. You must issue spot *all*(you heard me) of the Bar issues and do legal analysis of as many as possible

That is where Professor Steven Harris comes in.

1. Advice on avoiding all distractions, employment or otherwise.

2. Only what you need to pass the bar

3. Essay samples that overachieved

4. By far the most concise and accurate outlines I’ve seen in my 4 bar preparations

5. Oversight during weekly meetings to make certain you are on track

I felt very confident when I took my first CA exam. I saw the major issues, 3 or 4 per essay. I CRAC’d them and moved on to the next. My performance wasn’t nearly good enough.

After going through Professor Steven Harris’ program, the exam was like I was living a scene from the Matrix. I saw the Code to pass, I saw ten issues per essay. I knew what the test takers wanted. I passed and I feel confident that I passed comfortably.

Please talk to Professor Harris before you consider the assembly line bar review courses. If you have any concern whatsoever about applying your academic skill set to this terrible, awful exam, PLEASE give him a call. I assure you, you won’t regret it and it is worth every penny. — Attorney Applicant, Esq., passed the February 2019 California Bar Examination, 2015 Maryland Bar Examination, and 2013 Virginia Bar Examination.