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Current Law Students / Re: Oil and Gas?
« on: April 07, 2007, 07:35:17 AM »
Oil and Gas was once a dreaded topic on the Texas Bar Exam (TBE), especially for those who went to law schools out-of-state. But from about 1990 until recently, the TBE essays in this area had not been as difficult as they had once been.
However, the practice area in Texas is undergoing a bit of a revival because of the high oil prices due to world events. Texas attorneys who do have significant oil and gas experience are in high demand right now. It wouldn't be surprising to see the TBE reflect the recent upsurge in demand by creating more sophisticated oil and gas essays on the TBE.
It's true that you can't take every bar course while in law school. If you are going to be taking the Texas bar, BARBRI does a good job hitting the highlights in Oil and Gas law. However, BARBRI is only a review course and it's hard to "review" something that you have never learned in the first place. I'm not saying impossible--it just takes more work. If you have never taken the oil and gas course and are concerned, there is an excellent book, entitled Primer on Texas Law of Oil and Gas law by Professor Joseph Shade. The primer is available from Lexis. You can read the whole book in about two hours and it helps to know at least some of the oil and gas terms and concepts before you start the BARBRI course.
However, the practice area in Texas is undergoing a bit of a revival because of the high oil prices due to world events. Texas attorneys who do have significant oil and gas experience are in high demand right now. It wouldn't be surprising to see the TBE reflect the recent upsurge in demand by creating more sophisticated oil and gas essays on the TBE.
It's true that you can't take every bar course while in law school. If you are going to be taking the Texas bar, BARBRI does a good job hitting the highlights in Oil and Gas law. However, BARBRI is only a review course and it's hard to "review" something that you have never learned in the first place. I'm not saying impossible--it just takes more work. If you have never taken the oil and gas course and are concerned, there is an excellent book, entitled Primer on Texas Law of Oil and Gas law by Professor Joseph Shade. The primer is available from Lexis. You can read the whole book in about two hours and it helps to know at least some of the oil and gas terms and concepts before you start the BARBRI course.