The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress
The Bar Exam Toolbox podcast helps bar takers pass with less stress and anxiety. Hosted by bar exam experts Lee Burgess and Alison Monahan, the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from how to learn and memorize all the law you need to know for the bar exam, to how to write a passing essay, to how to get bar exam accommodations. If you're struggling with the bar exam, or work with students who are, tune in for practical strategies for bar exam success!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 326
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
146: Listen and Learn -- Mortgages and Priority
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's installment of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're focusing on Real Property. In particular, we're diving into the tricky subtopic of mortgag…
145: Listen and Learn -- Permissive Joinder and Required Joinder
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today in our "Listen and Learn" series, we're dealing with another topic from civil procedure. In particular, we discuss two of the five types of joinder…
144: Listen and Learn -- Adverse Possession
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about adverse possession, which is a commonly-tested issue in Real Property questions on the bar exam.
In this episode, we discuss:
- …
143: Listen and Learn -- More Hearsay Exceptions
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we discuss three hearsay exceptions (statements against interest, statements made for medical diagnosis or treatment, and statements of personal o…
142: The Worst Bar Exam Advice We've Ever Heard
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're sharing some of the worst bar exam advice we've heard over the years, and what we think you should do instead to prepare for the exam.
In th…
141: Listen and Learn -- The Fourth Amendment
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, in our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing when the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution applies, and how to determine if an…
140: Listen and Learn -- Regulatory Takings
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we tackle the topic of regulatory takings, which is often tested in crossover essay questions that…
139: Employment Considerations Related to the Bar Exam (w/Sadie Jones)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we have ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones with us to talk about common career-related issues to think about while deciding when and where to sit for…
138: Listen and Learn -- Hearsay Exceptions: Prior Testimony and Past Recollection Recorded
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we cover two more hearsay exceptions -- prior testimony and past recollection recorded. You can find more on the topic of hearsay exc…
137: Listen and Learn -- The Confrontation Clause
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, in our "Listen and Learn" series, we take a look at the Confrontation Clause. Confrontation Clause issues are commonly tested in Evidence question…
136: Outlining on the Remote Bar Exam
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! We're coming up on the third online bar exam, and we're continuing to get questions from students and listeners about the best way to outline when using …
135: Listen and Learn -- The Dormant Commerce Clause
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, in our "Listen and Learn" series, we're focusing on the Dormant Commerce Clause, also known as the Negative Commerce Clause. We previously discuss…
134: Listen and Learn -- Authority of Agents
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing agent authority, which is one of the most heavily-tested issues on the bar exam.
In th…
133: Listen and Learn -- Covenants (Real Property)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're going to explore covenants, a type of non-possessory interest in real property. You can find more on the topic of real property in episode 1…
132: Listen and Learn -- Hearsay Exceptions: Government and Business Records
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we cover two hearsay exceptions, and they are government/public records and business records. You can find more on the topic of hears…
131: Listen and Learn -- Strict Products Liability
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about strict products liability, which is one of the three theories of liability that can form the basis of a products liability clai…
130: Tips for Taking the Bar Exam as an Attorney Applicant
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing things to keep in mind before deciding to take the shorter attorneys' version of the bar exam, if you're eligible for this option…
129: Should You Take the California Bar Exam or the UBE?
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about making the decision to take the California (or other state-specific exam), or the UBE.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Factors t…
128: Listen and Learn -- Privilege Against Self-Incrimination and Miranda Rights
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we are focusing on criminal procedure, specifically two constitutional protections afforded to accused persons by the 5th Amendment – the privilege…
127: Why People from Prestigious Law Schools Fail the Bar Exam
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about the reasons people who went to very prestigious law schools sometimes still fail the bar exam.
In this episode, we discuss:
- D…