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
304: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 1 – Jurisdiction)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the first of three episodes in which we review the substantive Civil Procedure law we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series. Today we're ta…
303: Listen and Learn -- Injunctions and Restraining Orders (Civ Pro)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing the concept of injunctive relief (Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 65). We introd…
The Aftermath of the February 2025 California Bar Exam
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing the turmoil surrounding the recent California bar exam. We highlight the inadequate preparation, technical issues, and potential …
302: Listen and Learn -- More on Discovery (Civ Pro)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing Civil Procedure – specifically, the following topics related to discovery: motions to c…
301: Listen and Learn -- Professional Responsibility: Fee Agreements
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're focusing on a topic from professional responsibility - namely, lawyer fee agreements. These are g…
300: Milestone Episode! Top 5 Tips for Passing the Bar Exam
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Tune in for a special milestone episode today (number 300), where we share our top 5 tips for passing the bar exam.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Making…
299: Breaking Down Bar Prep (w/Stephanie Acosta from UWorld/Themis)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're speaking with guest Stephanie Acosta - Director of Legal Education at UWorld (which acquired Themis Bar Review) - about how they develop com…
298: Spotlight on Contracts (Part 2)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode we're continuing to review the concepts from Contract Law we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series.
In this episode, we discuss:
- …
297: Listen and Learn -- Third-Party Rights in Contracts (Part 2 - Beneficiaries)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the second episode of a two-part discussion of third-party rights in contracts. Last time we covered assignments and delegations, and today we fo…
296: Listen and Learn -- Third-Party Rights in Contracts (Part 1 - Rules)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the first episode of a two-part discussion of third-party rights in contracts. Today we focus on assignments and delegations, starting with the b…
295: Listen and Learn -- Incidental, Reliance, and Restitution Damages (Contracts)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're expanding on the topic of legal remedies for breach of contract, which we started covering in Episode 171. This time we look at the rules g…
294: Should You Apply for Jobs During Bar Prep? (w/Sadie Jones)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're speaking with former BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones about whether it's feasible to apply for jobs while studying for the bar exam. We explore …
293: Spotlight on Contracts (Part 1)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're reviewing the concepts from Contract Law we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The basics of contrac…
292: Listen and Learn -- Excuses for Non-Performance of a Contract
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we're exploring the situations in which a party to a contract is claiming that their contractual obli…
291: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 2) - Assignments and Subletting
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the second part of our discussion on landlord/tenant law. In this episode, we focus on the differences between lease assignment and subletting.
…
290: Q&A About Retaking the Bar Exam
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! It's the season for bar results, and we've been talking with bar takers who didn't pass this time. Today, we've compiled a list of common questions we ge…
289: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 1)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we discuss the essentials of leaseholds in landlord/tenant law. We cover the different types of leasehold estates, as well as the obliga…
288: Summary of Real Property Topics (Part 2)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're continuing our overview of key Real Property topics from our "Listen and Learn" series. In this episode, we're focusing on property regulati…
287: Summary of Real Property Topics (Part 1)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're taking a bird's eye view of some key Real Property topics we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series. Specifically, we're focusing on pr…
286: Listen and Learn -- Conclusory Pleadings Under Rule 12(b)(6) (Civ Pro)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing a topic from Civil Procedure – specifically, when is a pleading conclusory under the Tw…