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
186: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Proximate Cause
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we will be discussing Proximate Cause – a subtopic of Negligence under Tort Law.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Reviewing the elements of negligenc…
185: Listen and Learn -- Prosecution of a Criminal Trial (Burdens, Presumptions, Sufficiency)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! The topic of today's "Listen and Learn" episode is Criminal Procedure. Specifically, we're talking about a few topics related to the prosecution of a cri…
184: Listen and Learn -- The Business Judgment Rule (Corporations)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing a couple of topics that go hand in hand in Corporations essays - the duty of care and the business judgment rule.
In this episode…
183: Listen and Learn -- Taxing and Spending Clause (Con Law)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing the Taxing and Spending Clause of the Constitution, which specifies how Congress …
182: Listen and Learn -- Policy Exclusions (Evidence)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we're talking about evidence that the court may exclude for various public policy reasons under th…
181: Listen and Learn -- Parol Evidence (Contracts)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about the parol evidence rule, which governs evidence that parties to a contract dispute can introduce when determining the specific …
180: Listen and Learn -- Venue (Federal Civil Procedure)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we are digging into a commonly-tested bar exam topic in Federal Civil Procedure – determining proper venue in civil actions.
In this episode, we di…
179: Listen and Learn -- Professional Responsibility: Competence
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're tackling Competence - an issue that comes up in many California bar essays on Professional Responsibility.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The…
178: Tips for Bringing Up a Low MBE Score
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about the specifics of the Multistate Bar Examination, why some people struggle with it, and how to study for the exam if you're see…
177: Listen and Learn -- Best Evidence Rule
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're focusing on an important topic in Evidence – the Best Evidence Rule, which requires a witness to produce the document whose contents he or s…
176: Retaking the Bar Multiple Times Before Passing
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing the reasons why some bar takers fail the exam multiple times, and what approaches can help people pass after failing twice or mor…
175: Listen and Learn -- Inchoate Offenses (Criminal Law)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're focusing on Criminal Law, specifically inchoate offenses. This topic commonly appears on bar exam questions and includes attempt, solicitati…
174: Listen and Learn -- Privileges and Immunities Clause (Con Law)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing how to identify and work through Privileges and Immunities Clause issues on the bar exam.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Distingui…
173: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Warrant Requirements
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing Criminal Procedure, specifically what is needed for a valid search warrant, and the sit…
172: How to Decide Between the UBE and California Bar Exam
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about the differences between the UBE and the California bar exam, and how to decide which one makes the most sense for you.
In this…
171: Listen and Learn -- Expectation and Consequential Damages (Contracts)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we talk about the two most heavily-tested types of legal remedies for a breach of contract.
In thi…
170: Listen and Learn -- Real Property Zoning Rules
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about a frequently tested real property issue – zoning ordinances. We'll cover zoning variances, as well as the different ways in wh…
169: Listen and Learn -- Personal Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's "Listen and Learn" episode, we look at the various ways of establishing whether a court has jurisdiction over the parties in a lawsuit.
In thi…
168: 10 Things to Think About If You're Taking the Bar in July 2022
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about what you should be considering in regard to your bar prep if you're planning on sitting for the July 2022 exam.
In this episod…
167: Listen and Learn -- Direct and Derivative Actions (Corporations)
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we review the terminology and rules that you'll need to know when answering a question on direct and derivative actions. To illustrate the concept…