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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!

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326
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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285: Reflections from a California Bar Exam Grader – Part 2 (w/Jennifer Barry)

285: Reflections from a California Bar Exam Grader – Part 2 (w/Jennifer Barry)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're sharing Part 2 of our conversation with Jennifer Barry -- a tutor on the Bar Exam Toolbox team who's a former California bar exam grader. Thi…

00:20:49  |   Mon 21 Oct 2024
284: Reflections from a California Bar Grader – Part 1 (w/Jennifer Barry)

284: Reflections from a California Bar Grader – Part 1 (w/Jennifer Barry)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a California bar exam grader? Today we have Jennifer Barry -- a member of the Bar Exam Toolbox team and a  fo…

00:24:12  |   Mon 14 Oct 2024
283: Quick Tips -- Bar Exam Pre-Logistics

283: Quick Tips -- Bar Exam Pre-Logistics

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode of our "Quick Tips" series, we have a bar exam survival kit, consisting of five important things to think about while preparing to sit fo…

00:09:16  |   Mon 07 Oct 2024
282: The Most Common Reasons People Fail the Bar Exam (w/Ryan Gurson from Themis)

282: The Most Common Reasons People Fail the Bar Exam (w/Ryan Gurson from Themis)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're speaking with guest Ryan Gurson -- attorney and Southeast Regional Director for Themis Bar Review. We're discussing preparation strategies f…

00:47:45  |   Mon 30 Sep 2024
281: Why Do People Fail the Bar Exam? BET Tutors Weigh In (Part 2)

281: Why Do People Fail the Bar Exam? BET Tutors Weigh In (Part 2)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! What are the most common reasons people fail the bar exam? Today, two more of our Bar Exam Toolbox tutors (Nicola and Tina) join us to share their perspe…

00:20:21  |   Mon 23 Sep 2024
Update 1: The

Update 1: The "California Bar Exam Experiment"

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we are sharing some updates that have recently come from the California Bar, as we're watching how the new bar exam will be launched in February 20…

00:16:59  |   Sat 21 Sep 2024
280: Why Do People Fail the Bar Exam? BET Tutors Weigh In (Part 1)

280: Why Do People Fail the Bar Exam? BET Tutors Weigh In (Part 1)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! What are the most common reasons people fail the bar exam? Today, two of our Bar Exam Toolbox tutors (Hoang and Adam) join us to share their perspectives…

00:27:06  |   Mon 16 Sep 2024
279: Quick Tips -- Retaking the Bar Exam After Failing

279: Quick Tips -- Retaking the Bar Exam After Failing

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing how to approach preparing to retake the bar after failing the first time, or even multiple times. We talk about some common reaso…

00:18:29  |   Mon 09 Sep 2024
278: Listen and Learn -- Partnership Liability

278: Listen and Learn -- Partnership Liability

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the second installment of our episodes on partnerships. In part one, we covered the creation of the three main types of partnerships – general p…

00:20:39  |   Mon 02 Sep 2024
277: California Is Outsourcing the Bar Exam to Kaplan?!?

277: California Is Outsourcing the Bar Exam to Kaplan?!?

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re talking about California's surprising recent decision to outsource the development of part of the next bar exam to Kaplan.

In this episode, …

00:27:57  |   Thu 29 Aug 2024
276: Listen and Learn -- General, Special, and Quitclaim Deeds (Property)

276: Listen and Learn -- General, Special, and Quitclaim Deeds (Property)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing general, special, and quitclaim deeds, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series. We explain the role of these deeds in property t…

00:20:47  |   Mon 26 Aug 2024
275: Bar Exam Challenges and Strategies for International Attorneys

275: Bar Exam Challenges and Strategies for International Attorneys

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we discuss how foreign-trained students can overcome the hurdles they face when it comes to the bar exam, including language barriers, d…

00:33:25  |   Mon 19 Aug 2024
274: Listen and Learn -- UCC Expectation Damages (Contracts)

274: Listen and Learn -- UCC Expectation Damages (Contracts)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we're talking about the expectation damages of sellers and buyers of goods under Article 2 of the Uni…

00:22:45  |   Mon 12 Aug 2024
273: Quick Tips -- Mastering the Bar Exam as an ESL or Foreign-Trained Student

273: Quick Tips -- Mastering the Bar Exam as an ESL or Foreign-Trained Student

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we highlight the unique challenges that ESL and foreign-trained attorneys face while studying for the bar exam, and we provide tips to a…

00:16:31  |   Mon 05 Aug 2024
272: Coping with Anxiety During Bar Prep and on Exam Day (w/Angela Corbett)

272: Coping with Anxiety During Bar Prep and on Exam Day (w/Angela Corbett)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're speaking with therapist Angela Corbett from TrueCandor Behavioral Health about handling anxiety when studying for the bar exam and on test d…

00:29:11  |   Mon 22 Jul 2024
271: Quick Tips -- Optimizing Studying for the MBE

271: Quick Tips -- Optimizing Studying for the MBE

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we talk through how to diagnose your MBE study difficulties, how to resolve them using tried and true methods, and the ways in which platforms lik…

00:14:21  |   Mon 15 Jul 2024
270: How to Approach MBE Questions (w/Examples)

270: How to Approach MBE Questions (w/Examples)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we're talking about the multiple-choice portion of the bar exam, and we're doing a walkthrough of three real MBE questions.

In this epis…

00:37:26  |   Mon 08 Jul 2024
269: Listen and Learn -- Creation of Partnerships

269: Listen and Learn -- Creation of Partnerships

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we cover the formation and characteristics of three types of partnerships – general partnership, limi…

00:18:50  |   Mon 01 Jul 2024
268: How to Avoid Common Bar Essay Writing Mistakes (w/Kelsey Lee)

268: How to Avoid Common Bar Essay Writing Mistakes (w/Kelsey Lee)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're excited to have Kelsey Lee with us -- one of our expert tutors from the Bar Exam Toolbox team. Join us as we discuss the most common pitfall…

00:36:35  |   Mon 24 Jun 2024
267: Quick Tips -- Using Past Bar Essay Questions for Practice

267: Quick Tips -- Using Past Bar Essay Questions for Practice

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this week's episode, we're talking about using past bar exam essay questions as part of your study process. In particular, we talk about when to start…

00:16:09  |   Mon 17 Jun 2024
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