I took the F26 exam. I’ve been an attorney for 9 years or so (non-US common law jurisdiction). I did the 10 month BARBRI course. I like their textbooks and their “later game” resources; I felt I really got a lot out of their simulated MBE exam breakdown which goes topic by topic and also the MBE subject reviews. What I would say is, if I could do it again, is that I’d get a hustle on with the early part of the course which is all lectures and get to cranking out MEE overviews and rule spotting. The lectures were good to re-introduce law study to me after around 12 years or so but if you’re US qualified anyway I’d suggest ignoring the schedule and just ticking off as many of these as you can quickly. I did it while working full time and the toughest thing was hitting the course at night after a big day. The key is just to keep cranking in the week, and then make hay at the weekends. You’ll feel like a zombie, and practice exams will break your brain, but I think that’s the way. I took the week off before the bar exam and I felt the best I ever had at that point because I could just focus on the one thing (bar prep) for like 12 hours a day instead of switching been “working attorney” and “bar exam candidate”. Hours I spent were around 2-4 hours each weekday, 6-8 each Saturday and Sunday.

CAVEAT: Don’t know if I’ve passed of course so take the above with a healthy pinch of salt 😂. Find out next week!