• Payment Methods:  Payments can be made in cash, via major credit card or by check payable to CA Bar Style, LLC.   If mailing payment, please mail it to 15456 Ventura Blvd, Suite 201, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403. 
• If Student is making an installment payment, Student must provide a post-dated check or valid credit card to be held on file for the installment payment to Tutor at time of enrollment. 
• Shipment of Materials:  CA Bar Style will cover up to $25.00 of Standard, Ground shipping costs.  Any requests for First-Class, Express or International Shipping of materials that exceeds a $25.00 shipment costs will have to be covered by Student.
• NON-CANCELLATION:  Student may no longer cancel their enrollment once they have been shipped course materials, attended a bar review class, or had access to any online bar review course content.  CA Bar Style does not have a cancellation policy.  If at any time, and for any reason, Student does not wish to continue the services of CA Bar Style, Student shall remain responsible for all remaining payments due under this enrollment contract.  Student understands that this enrollment contract cannot be cancelled once CA Bar Style services have begun even if Student has not utilized the services CA Bar Style has offered them.  CA Bar Style agrees to work with Student to make sure the tutoring services are working for Student and will accommodate to the best of their ability any scheduling conflicts or personal issues Student may have. 
• BINDING ARBITRATION: Any dispute arising out of or relating to this contract, or the breach thereof, shall be finally resolved by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its commercial arbitration rules, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered by the Superior Court of California, State of California, in the City of Los Angeles. 
• Re-Take: In the event that Student has taken the CA Bar Exam and does not pass, CA Bar Style will offer Student a re-take option of The Premier Package at a rate of $3,000.00 for up to one consecutive bar. The re-take will include everything listed under “The Premier Package” on the cabarstyle.com website at the time of re-take, with the exception of a new printout of any updated course materials. Any new materials at the time of re-take will be emailed to Student as a PDF or given access to online at no additional cost. While no printed set of the updated course materials will be provided, the Student has the option to purchase them.

OBLIGATIONS OF THE TUTOR

*    The Tutor undertakes to do all preparation prior to lessons and to structure lessons in such a way as to optimize time to the benefit of the Student.

*    The Tutor shall keep confidential all information of the Student.

*    The Tutor shall respond to e-mail, telephone and text message requests promptly and within a reasonable amount of time.

*  The Tutor shall ensure that all preparation materials and instruction are up to date with the current CA Bar Exam standards, testing and grading methods.

OBLIGATIONS OF THE STUDENT

*    The Student undertakes to assist the Tutor in identifying problem areas in which the Student needs specific tutoring and to keep Tutor updated of problem areas.

*    The Student agrees that assignments, exercises or homework form an integral part of tutoring and undertakes to complete such work in a timely fashion.  

NO WARRANTIES

The Tutor makes no promises or warranties with regards to a Student's performance on the CA Bar as a result of any tutoring provided.

TUTORING SESSIONS

The scope of a tutoring session is for Head Tutor Shana Karpeles to give a 10-15 minute assessment of Student’s overall progress.  The remainder of the session may be used for questions the Student has.  Student’s must come prepared to these sessions and have reviewed the grader’s feedback before coming in.  Tutoring sessions can ONLY be scheduled during regular business hours between Monday-Friday.  Tutor does not schedule tutoring sessions after 5pm, on weekends or on national holidays.  

STATUS OF THE TUTOR

It is expressly understood that the Student retains the services of the Tutor as an independent contractor and not as an employee. The Tutor shall be responsible for his/her insurance and for all statutory declarations and contributions with regard to income tax.

RELAXATION OF TERMS

No relaxation, indulgence, waiver or release by any party of any of the rights in terms of this agreement on one occasion shall prevent the subsequent enforcement of such rights and shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of any of the terms.

Preparation for the CA Bar Exam with CA Bar Style – February 2023

The Premier Package (December 15, 2022 through the February 2023 CA Bar Exam) 

• Assessment and Strategic Game Plan for Applicant’s individual needs.  Working Applicants will be given guidance on balancing study time if applicable. Study and life balance will be taken into consideration as well;
• Complimentary Early Access to scheduling, video and materials up to 4 months prior to either the February or July Course. Services below begin Mid-May for the July Exam and Mid-December for the February Exam;
• Assessment and Strategic Game Plan for Applicant’s individual needs.  Working Applicants will be given guidance on balancing study time if applicable. Study and life balance will be taken into consideration as well;
• Enrollment in Skyprep, CA Bar Style's Online Classroom with one stop access to all lectures, grading submission feedback and online materials;
• A Daily Course Schedule.  Applicant will receive a detailed and very well structured daily schedule of what to study every day from the inception of the program through the First Day of the CA Bar Exam.
• All Materials provided (printed and online access) including clear and concise black letter law outlines for every tested subject, including CA specific subjects, over 50 essay approaches for the major areas tested on the essay portion of the CA Bar Exam, mnemonic outlines, Performance Test Approach Materials, MBE Approach Materials, practice essays and performance tests, model answers from the CA Bar Examiners and CA Bar Style’s own models as well (online access to models only);
• Unlimited Essay Approach Access.  Applicants will have access to over 40 hours of CA Bar Style’s online lectures on how to write for every possible tested area on the essay portion of the CA Bar Exam.   CA Bar Style Approaches are based on the patterns of the last 20 years of the CA Bar Exam.  Areas focused on are major and minor issues tested per subject, how to issue spot for every tested area, how to properly analyze the tested issues, when to give a counterargument, when to quickly get out of specific issues, where to spend more time on given tested areas, how to deal with complex cross-over subjects, which areas tend to cross-over, time-management guides, test taking tips and predictions;
• A Zoom Instructed Performance Test Workshop that provides one of the best step-by-step approaches to the 90-minute Online CA Bar Exam Performance Test on the market today. Applicants learn how to properly answer and organize the given task for either a persuasive or objective performance test;
• Weekly Zoom Sessions. Head tutor and CA Bar Exam Expert Shana Karpeles will host weekly Zoom Sessions covering Issue Spotting Practice, predictions, time management tips, memorization strategies, MBE Strategy and answering Applicant questions and other topics related to course scheduling and Applicant needs;
• MBE Tracking and Tutoring.  MBE Tracking and Assessment of weak areas combined with strategy for improvement in every categorical area tested. Ms.Karpeles will track your MBE progress with the CA Bar Style MBE Tracking Methodology, provide a personalized game plan for carrying out your MBE practice and provide tutoring and structure on how to improve in areas of reading comprehension, substantive law clarity and timing. Applicants will need to separately enroll in The Adaptibar Program that provides the best source of questions to compliment CA Bar Style's MBE Tutoring Program;
• Grading of 20 essays, complete with ample feedback, line-by-line grading and guidance on how to organize and pass a CA Bar Exam passing essay (Our graders spend approximately 30-45 minutes grading one essay!);
• Grading of 3 performance tests, complete with ample feedback of your use of the file and library, ability to follow the approach and task memorandum and properly analyze the relevant facts and law in the correct tone within the allotted time-frame;
• Personal Tutoring.  Two 35-minute personal tutoring sessions whereby CA Bar Exam Expert Shana Karpeles will evaluate Applicant’s written graded submissions and MBE work, will point out where overall the applicant’s main weaknesses are and how to improve them.  Tutoring sessions can be done In-Person (at our Sherman Oaks office) or via Zoom, Facetime or phone conference. MBE assessment and tracking is provided as well. NOTE: The Average Applicant only needs 1-2 personal assessments with Ms. Karpeles. If more are needed, they can be purchased ala carte, but the majority of our Applicants do not need additional assessment;
• Simulated Exam. A two-day Online Proctored Simulated Bar Exam with one writing day (5 essays and one performance test) and one 200 MBE question day;
• Effective Coaching. Guidance and coaching by Shana Karpeles with any questions or issues Applicant may have regarding work/preparation balance and scheduling issues.