The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress

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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!

Episode Date
259: How to Minimize Borrowing for the Bar Exam (w/Jesse Mecham from YNAB)
Apr 22, 2024
258: Keys to Bar Exam Success with Themis (w/Rebecca Petrilli)
Apr 15, 2024
257: Listen and Learn -- Consideration (Contract Law)
Apr 08, 2024
256: Quick Tips -- Budgeting for the Bar Exam
Apr 01, 2024
255: Quick Tips -- Best Bar Exam Study Habits for Takers w/ ADHD
Mar 25, 2024
254: Quick Tips -- Best Habits for Studying for the Bar Exam While Working
Mar 18, 2024
253: Bar Exam Best Practices - Creating Good Habits
Mar 11, 2024
252: Listen and Learn -- Property-Based Intentional Torts
Mar 04, 2024
251: Listen and Learn -- Present and Future Estates (Part 2)
Feb 26, 2024
250: Listen and Learn -- Present and Future Estates (Part 1)
Feb 19, 2024
249: Quick Tips -- How to Prepare for the NextGen Bar Exam While Still in Law School
Feb 12, 2024
248: Considerations for the NextGen Bar Exam (Plus Questions We Still Have!)
Feb 05, 2024
247: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Factual Causation
Jan 29, 2024
246: Listen and Learn -- Amendments to Pleadings (Civ Pro)
Jan 22, 2024
245: Quick Tips -- Memorization Techniques for the Different Learning Styles
Jan 15, 2024
244: Spaced Repetition and Memorization During Bar Prep (w/Gabe Teninbaum)
Jan 08, 2024
243: Listen and Learn -- Professional Responsibility: Prosecutors' Duties
Dec 18, 2023
242: Quick Tips -- How to Avoid Running Out of Time on the Performance Test (PT)
Dec 11, 2023
241: Overcoming Common Performance Test Problems
Dec 04, 2023
240: Quick Tips -- Tackling the Bar Exam with ADHD
Nov 27, 2023
239: Quick Tips -- How Journaling Can Help You Stay on Task During Bar Prep
Nov 13, 2023
238: Managing Self-Sabotaging Behavior with a Solid Study Schedule
Nov 06, 2023
237: Listen and Learn -- Discovery (Civ Pro)
Oct 30, 2023
236: Quick Tips -- Framing Failure as Feedback
Oct 23, 2023
235: Quick Tips -- How to Balance Parenting with Bar Exam Study
Oct 16, 2023
234: Rebounding from a Bar Exam Failure
Oct 09, 2023
233: Listen and Learn -- Impeachment (Part 2)
Oct 02, 2023
232: Listen and Learn -- Impeachment (Part 1)
Sep 25, 2023
231: Sustaining Mental Health During Bar Study and Beyond
Sep 18, 2023
230: Quick Tips -- How Many Hours Do You Need to Study for the Bar Exam?
Sep 11, 2023
229: Listen and Learn -- Professional Responsibility: Supervision of Employees in Legal Practice
Aug 28, 2023
228: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Miranda Warnings
Aug 21, 2023
227: Listen and Learn -- Duty of Candor to the Court
Aug 14, 2023
226: Listen and Learn -- More Contract Defenses
Aug 07, 2023
225: Listen and Learn -- Authentication of Evidence
Jul 17, 2023
224: Listen and Learn -- Service of Process (Civ Pro)
Jul 10, 2023
223: Quick Tips -- Balancing Passive and Active Studying for the Bar Exam
Jun 26, 2023
222: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Stop and Frisk
Jun 19, 2023
221: Quick Tips -- Tools for Handling Distractions During Bar Study
Jun 12, 2023
220: Listen and Learn -- Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement
Jun 05, 2023
219: Quick Tips -- Breathing Exercises for Test-Day Anxiety
May 29, 2023
218: Listen and Learn -- Intent Under the Model Penal Code (Criminal Law)
May 22, 2023
217: Quick Tips -- How to Avoid Being Your Own Worst Enemy During Bar Study
May 15, 2023
216: Quick Tips -- What to Say to Someone Who Has Failed the Bar Exam
May 08, 2023
215: Quick Tips -- Stress vs. Overwhelm During Bar Prep
May 01, 2023
214: Listen and Learn -- Relevance Issues (Evidence)
Apr 24, 2023
213: Listen and Learn -- Material Breach vs. Minor Breach (Contracts)
Apr 17, 2023
212: Quick Tips -- Adding Variety to Your Bar Exam Study Routine
Apr 10, 2023
211: Building New Habits While Studying for the Bar Exam
Apr 03, 2023
210: Listen and Learn -- Evidence: Special Privileges
Mar 27, 2023
209: Quick Tips -- What to Do After Failing the Bar Exam
Mar 20, 2023
208: Listen and Learn -- Motions to Dismiss a Case
Mar 13, 2023
207: Listen and Learn -- Recording Statutes (Real Property)
Mar 06, 2023
206: Focused Learning for Mastering the MBE (w/Ryan Zajic from UWorld)
Feb 13, 2023
205: Quick Tips -- Fighting Perfectionism During Bar Prep
Feb 06, 2023
204: Listen and Learn -- Scope of Discovery and the Work-Product Privilege
Jan 30, 2023
203: Listen and Learn -- Motions for Summary Judgment (Civ Pro)
Jan 23, 2023
202: Listen and Learn -- Defenses to a Crime
Jan 16, 2023
201: Listen and Learn -- Rule Against Perpetuities (Property Law)
Jan 09, 2023
200: Milestone Episode! Our Top 10 Most Popular Episodes So Far
Dec 19, 2022
199: Using Spaced Repetition for Your Law School and Bar Exam Studies (w/Gabriel Teninbaum)
Dec 12, 2022
198: The NextGen Bar Exam (w/Doretta McGinnis)
Dec 05, 2022
197: Listen and Learn -- Vicarious Liability (Torts)
Nov 28, 2022
196: Quick Tips -- What to Do If You Forget the Law on Exam Day
Nov 14, 2022
195: Quick Tips -- Studying for the Bar If You've Been Out of Law School a Long Time
Nov 07, 2022
194: Quick Tips -- The MPRE
Oct 31, 2022
193: What Are the Next Steps If You Fail the Bar Exam?
Oct 23, 2022
192: Advantages of Slow Burn Bar Prep
Oct 17, 2022
191: Quick Tips -- Using Spaced Repetition to Memorize
Oct 10, 2022
190: Listen and Learn -- Exceptions to Confidentiality (Professional Responsibility)
Oct 03, 2022
189: How to Prepare for the Biggest Closed-Book Exam You'll Probably Ever Take - The Bar Exam!
Sep 26, 2022
188: Listen and Learn -- Freedom of the Press (Con Law)
Sep 19, 2022
187: Listen and Learn -- State Sovereign Immunity (Con Law)
Sep 12, 2022
186: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Proximate Cause
Sep 05, 2022
185: Listen and Learn -- Prosecution of a Criminal Trial (Burdens, Presumptions, Sufficiency)
Aug 08, 2022
184: Listen and Learn -- The Business Judgment Rule (Corporations)
Jul 18, 2022
183: Listen and Learn -- Taxing and Spending Clause (Con Law)
Jul 11, 2022
182: Listen and Learn -- Policy Exclusions (Evidence)
Jul 04, 2022
181: Listen and Learn -- Parol Evidence (Contracts)
Jun 27, 2022
180: Listen and Learn -- Venue (Federal Civil Procedure)
Jun 20, 2022
179: Listen and Learn -- Professional Responsibility: Competence
Jun 13, 2022
178: Tips for Bringing Up a Low MBE Score
Jun 06, 2022
177: Listen and Learn -- Best Evidence Rule
May 30, 2022
176: Retaking the Bar Multiple Times Before Passing
May 23, 2022
175: Listen and Learn -- Inchoate Offenses (Criminal Law)
May 16, 2022
174: Listen and Learn -- Privileges and Immunities Clause (Con Law)
May 09, 2022
173: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Warrant Requirements
May 02, 2022
172: How to Decide Between the UBE and California Bar Exam
Apr 25, 2022
171: Listen and Learn -- Expectation and Consequential Damages (Contracts)
Apr 18, 2022
170: Listen and Learn -- Real Property Zoning Rules
Apr 11, 2022
169: Listen and Learn -- Personal Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)
Apr 04, 2022
168: 10 Things to Think About If You're Taking the Bar in July 2022
Mar 28, 2022
167: Listen and Learn -- Direct and Derivative Actions (Corporations)
Mar 21, 2022
166: A Conversation with AccessLex CEO Chris Chapman
Mar 14, 2022
165: Maintaining Equilibrium in Strange Times While Studying for the Bar Exam
Mar 07, 2022
164: Listen and Learn -- Contract Defenses
Feb 14, 2022
163: Listen and Learn -- Removal (Civ Pro)
Feb 07, 2022
162: Listen and Learn -- Federal and State Powers (Con Law)
Jan 31, 2022
161: Listen and Learn -- Contract Formation
Jan 24, 2022
160: Listen and Learn -- Standards of Review (Con Law)
Jan 17, 2022
159: Listen and Learn -- Evidence: Expert vs. Lay Witness Testimony
Jan 10, 2022
158: Listen and Learn -- Multiple Hearsay
Jan 03, 2022
157: Listen and Learn -- The Sixth Amendment
Dec 20, 2021
156: Listen and Learn -- The Fourth Amendment: Informer Tips
Dec 13, 2021
155: Creating a Study Schedule for the Bar Exam
Dec 06, 2021
154: Listen and Learn -- The Exclusionary Rule (Criminal Law and Procedure)
Nov 29, 2021
153: Listen and Learn -- More Types of Joinder (Civ Pro)
Nov 15, 2021
152: Practical Aspects of Retaking the Bar Exam After a Failure
Nov 08, 2021
151: Dealing with the Emotional Aspects of Failing the Bar Exam
Nov 01, 2021
150: Listen and Learn -- Corporate Formation and Pre-Incorporation Liability
Oct 25, 2021
149: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Landlords, Owners, and Possessors of Land
Oct 18, 2021
148: Listen and Learn -- Claim and Issue Preclusion (Civil Procedure)
Oct 11, 2021
147: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Professionals and Children
Oct 04, 2021
146: Listen and Learn -- Mortgages and Priority
Sep 20, 2021
145: Listen and Learn -- Permissive Joinder and Required Joinder
Aug 30, 2021
144: Listen and Learn -- Adverse Possession
Aug 16, 2021
143: Listen and Learn -- More Hearsay Exceptions
Aug 09, 2021
142: The Worst Bar Exam Advice We've Ever Heard
Aug 02, 2021
141: Listen and Learn -- The Fourth Amendment
Jul 19, 2021
140: Listen and Learn -- Regulatory Takings
Jul 12, 2021
139: Employment Considerations Related to the Bar Exam (w/Sadie Jones)
Jun 28, 2021
138: Listen and Learn -- Hearsay Exceptions: Prior Testimony and Past Recollection Recorded
Jun 21, 2021
137: Listen and Learn -- The Confrontation Clause
Jun 14, 2021
136: Outlining on the Remote Bar Exam
Jun 07, 2021
135: Listen and Learn -- The Dormant Commerce Clause
May 24, 2021
134: Listen and Learn -- Authority of Agents
May 17, 2021
133: Listen and Learn -- Covenants (Real Property)
May 10, 2021
132: Listen and Learn -- Hearsay Exceptions: Government and Business Records
May 03, 2021
131: Listen and Learn -- Strict Products Liability
Apr 26, 2021
130: Tips for Taking the Bar Exam as an Attorney Applicant
Apr 19, 2021
129: Should You Take the California Bar Exam or the UBE?
Apr 12, 2021
128: Listen and Learn -- Privilege Against Self-Incrimination and Miranda Rights
Apr 05, 2021
127: Why People from Prestigious Law Schools Fail the Bar Exam
Mar 29, 2021
126: Listen and Learn -- The Erie Doctrine
Mar 22, 2021
125: Best Practices for Studying for an Online Bar Exam
Mar 15, 2021
124: Listen and Learn -- Duty of Loyalty (Corporations)
Mar 08, 2021
123: Listen and Learn -- First Amendment (Content-Neutral Restrictions)
Mar 01, 2021
122: Listen and Learn -- Easements (Real Property)
Feb 15, 2021
121: Listen and Learn -- Character Evidence
Feb 08, 2021
120: Listen and Learn -- Piercing the Corporate Veil
Feb 01, 2021
119: Listen and Learn -- Anticipatory Repudiation (Contracts)
Jan 25, 2021
118: More on Memorization for the Bar Exam
Jan 18, 2021
117: Listen and Learn -- Due Process and Equal Protection (Con Law)
Jan 11, 2021
116: California Bar Exam Results Are Out! What's Next If You Didn't Pass?
Jan 08, 2021
115: Listen and Learn -- Dying Declaration vs. Excited Utterance
Jan 04, 2021
114: Listen and Learn -- Non-Hearsay
Dec 14, 2020
113: Lowering Stress While Studying for the Bar in COVID Times
Dec 07, 2020
112: Listen and Learn -- Property Crimes
Nov 30, 2020
111: Listen and Learn -- Introduction to Supplemental Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)
Nov 16, 2020
110: Listen and Learn -- The Basics of Justiciability (Con Law)
Nov 09, 2020
109: When to Start Studying for (Possibly) Retaking the Bar
Nov 02, 2020
108: Listen and Learn -- The Commerce Clause
Oct 26, 2020
107: Listen and Learn -- Assumption of Risk (Torts)
Oct 19, 2020
106: The Final Days of Prepping for the October 2020 Virtual Bar Exam
Sep 28, 2020
105: Listen and Learn -- Public and Private Nuisance
Sep 21, 2020
104: Listen and Learn -- Intentional Torts: Defamation
Sep 14, 2020
103: Listen and Learn –- Assault and Battery
Aug 31, 2020
102: Listen and Learn -- The Statute of Frauds
Aug 24, 2020
101: Listen and Learn -- Present Sense Impression vs. State of Mind
Aug 17, 2020
100: Anniversary Episode! The Top Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episodes
Aug 10, 2020
099: Tips for Taking an Online Bar Exam
Aug 03, 2020
098: Listen and Learn -- The "Battle of the Forms" under UCC 2-207
Jul 27, 2020
097: Listen and Learn -- The Reasonable Person Standard
Jul 20, 2020
096: COVID-19 Bar Exam Update - July 2, 2020
Jul 13, 2020
095: Listen and Learn -- Promissory Estoppel
Jul 06, 2020
094: Impact of COVID-19 on the Bar Exam – June 15 Update
Jun 22, 2020
093: Listen and Learn -- Constructive Eviction
Jun 15, 2020
092: Listen and Learn -- Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Jun 08, 2020
091: Listen and Learn -- Logical and Legal Relevance
Jun 01, 2020
090: COVID-19 Bar Exam Updates and Strategies
May 25, 2020
089: Listen and Learn -- What is Hearsay?
May 18, 2020
088: Listen and Learn -- Negligence Per Se
May 11, 2020
087: Listen and Learn -- Homicide
May 04, 2020
086: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Remedies
Apr 27, 2020
085: Dealing with Bar Exam Postponements Due to COVID-19
Apr 20, 2020
084: Tackling an MEE Partnerships Essay
Apr 13, 2020
083: Honing Your Mindset for Bar Exam Studying
Apr 06, 2020
082: Tips for Long-Term Bar Exam Studiers
Mar 30, 2020
081: Initial Thoughts on COVID-19 and the Bar Exam
Mar 23, 2020
080: Lessons from Learning a New Language that Apply to Bar Study
Mar 16, 2020
079: Tackling an MEE Criminal Law/Procedure and Evidence Essay
Feb 17, 2020
078: Learning through Mistakes in Bar Prep
Feb 10, 2020
077: Who and What to Trust for Bar Exam Prep
Feb 03, 2020
076: Tackling an MEE Con Law Essay Question
Jan 27, 2020
075: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Trusts
Jan 20, 2020
074: Taking a Second Bar Exam in Another State
Jan 13, 2020
073: How to Learn the Law Needed for the MBE
Jan 06, 2020
072: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Civil Procedure
Dec 16, 2019
071: Tackling an MEE Contracts Essay Question
Dec 09, 2019
070: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Criminal Law and Procedure
Dec 02, 2019
069: 5 Things We Learned from Writing Bar Exam Sample Answers
Nov 18, 2019
068: Handling the Bar Admission Process
Nov 11, 2019
067: Developing Attack Plans for the Bar Exam
Nov 04, 2019
066: Tackling an MEE Agency and Torts Essay Question
Oct 21, 2019
065: Tackling an MEE Real Property Essay Question
Oct 14, 2019
064: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Contract Law
Oct 07, 2019
063: February 2018 MPT - Drafting the Answer
Sep 30, 2019
062: February 2018 MPT - Going Through the File and Library
Sep 23, 2019
061: Making the Most of Your Commercial Bar Review Course
Sep 16, 2019
060: Applying for Accommodations on the Bar Exam (w/Elizabeth Knox)
Sep 09, 2019
059: The California Performance Test – Outlining and Drafting Your Answer
Sep 02, 2019
058: The California Performance Test – Reviewing the Task Memo, File, and Library
Aug 26, 2019
057: Using Mindfulness Techniques in Your Bar Exam Preparation
Aug 12, 2019
056: What Are the Bar Graders Looking For?
Jul 29, 2019
055: Using the Final Weekend of Bar Prep Effectively
Jul 22, 2019
054: Last-Minute Tips for the Performance Test
Jul 15, 2019
053: What to Do if Your Jurisdiction is Adopting the UBE
Jul 08, 2019
052: Avoiding Burnout While Studying for the Bar Exam
Jul 01, 2019
051: Making the Most of Your Bar Exam Practice
Jun 24, 2019
050: What We Discovered about the MBE from Explaining Lots of Questions
Jun 17, 2019
049: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Tort Law
Jun 10, 2019
048: When Is It Too Early to Start Studying for the Bar Exam?
Jun 03, 2019
047: Preparing for the MPRE (w/Brittany Raposa)
May 27, 2019
046: Should You Take Bar Classes in Law School, and When?
May 20, 2019
045: Why Are MBE Scores Dropping? And What to Do About It as a Bar Taker
May 13, 2019
044: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Constitutional Law
May 06, 2019
043: Talking about AdaptiBar with Guest Maggy Mahalick
Apr 29, 2019
042: Memorization Techniques for the Bar Exam
Apr 22, 2019
041: Tackling a Family Law and Conflicts of Law Essay Question
Apr 15, 2019
040: Tips for Repeat Bar Exam Takers (w/Alexandra Muskat)
Apr 08, 2019
039: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Real Property
Apr 01, 2019
038: Planning Your Bar Exam Study Day
Mar 25, 2019
037: Tackling an MEE Secured Transactions Essay Question
Mar 18, 2019
036: Handling Panic on the Bar Exam
Mar 11, 2019
035: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Corporations
Mar 04, 2019
034: Advice for Bar Exam Significant Others
Feb 25, 2019
033: Tackling an MEE Civil Procedure Question
Feb 18, 2019
032: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Wills and Community Property
Feb 11, 2019
031: How to Pass the Bar Exam in 10 Days (and Why This is a Bad Idea)
Feb 04, 2019
030: Changing Bad Bar Exam Study Habits and Setting Useful Goals
Jan 28, 2019
029: Taking the Bar Exam as a Foreign-Trained Attorney
Jan 14, 2019
028: Balancing Law and Analysis on a Bar Exam Essay
Jan 07, 2019
027: Tackling an MEE Question: Wills and Trusts
Dec 17, 2018
026: 10 Tips for Working and Studying for the Bar Exam
Dec 10, 2018
025: How to Interpret Your Bar Exam Score Report
Dec 03, 2018
024: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Professional Responsibility & Evidence
Nov 26, 2018
023: Tackling an MEE Corporations question
Nov 19, 2018
022: How to Analyze Real MBE Questions (w/ Sean Silverman) - Part 2
Nov 12, 2018
021: How to Analyze Real MBE Questions (w/ Sean Silverman) - Part 1
Nov 05, 2018
020: How to Read the Facts on an Essay w/Mihal Ansik
Oct 29, 2018
019: Top 5 Bar Exam Study Mistakes (w/Ariel Salzar)
Oct 15, 2018
018: Strategies for Mastering the MBE
Oct 01, 2018
017: How to Study for the Bar Exam if You're a Kinesthetic Learner
Sep 17, 2018
016: How to Study for the Bar Exam as a Visual Learner
Sep 03, 2018
015: How to Study for the Bar Exam if You're an Auditory Learner
Aug 20, 2018
014: Thinking Ahead to Get Ready for the Bar Exam
Aug 06, 2018
013: Handling Bar Exam Stress (w/Megan Canty)
Jul 23, 2018
012: Bar Exam-Day Tips (w/Brittany Raposa)
Jul 09, 2018
011: Self-Sabotaging Behavior during Bar Prep (w/Ariel Salzer)
Jun 25, 2018
010: Top 5 Bar Exam Essay Writing Tips (w/Ariel Salzer)
Jun 11, 2018
009: Mastering the Performance Test (w/Doretta McGinnis)
Jun 04, 2018
008: What Happens if You Fail the Bar Exam (w/Ariel Salzer)
May 28, 2018
007: A Conversation with Sean Silverman - MBE Expert
May 21, 2018
006: A Conversation with AdaptiBar CEO Tarek Fadel
May 14, 2018
005: Career-Related Bar Exam Issues
May 07, 2018
004: Advice for First-Time Bar Exam Takers
Apr 30, 2018
003: Bar Exam 101 for Law Students
Apr 23, 2018
002: Getting Accommodations for the Bar Exam (w/Dr. Jared Maloff)
Apr 16, 2018
001: Welcome to the Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast!
Apr 10, 2018