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The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress — 351 episodes
349: This is How Your Brain Actually Learns (The Brain Science Behind Our RAMP Tool)
348: How We're Thinking About NextGen Prep Differently (Plus, Try Our New Tool for Free!)
347: Listen and Learn -- Duty of Confidentiality (Professional Responsibility)
346: Listen and Learn -- Communication with Opposing Parties (Professional Responsibility)
345: Early Bar Prep with Themis Bar Review
344: 11 Things You Need to Know About the NextGen UBE
343: Listen and Learn -- Duties to the Tribunal (Professional Responsibility)
342: Listen and Learn -- Warranties and Disclaimers Under the UCC (Contracts)
341: Listen and Learn -- Marriage Formation and Requirements (Family Law)
340: Listen and Learn -- Trust Formation and Administration
339: Top 10 Time-Wasters When Studying for the Bar Exam
338: Studying for the Bar During the Holiday Season
337: Listen and Learn -- Will Revocation
336: Listen and Learn -- Will Formation and Execution
335: How Is the NextGen Changing the Legacy UBE?
334: Listen and Learn -- Strict Liability: Animals and Dangerous Activities (Part 2)
333: Listen and Learn -- Strict Liability: Animals and Dangerous Activities (Part 1)
332: Mastering Bar Exam Multiple-Choice Questions (w/Chris Fromm from Themis)
331: Should You Take the Legacy UBE or Wait Until the NextGen UBE?
330: NextGen UBE: Let's Walk Through an Integrated Question Set (IQS) Together
329: Listen and Learn -- Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress (Torts)
328: The NextGen UBE 101
327: Facts and Fears Around the Integrated Question Sets (IQSs) on the NextGen Bar Exam
326: Listen and Learn -- Intestate Distribution (Wills and Trusts)
325: Is Distracted Bar Exam Prep Productive?
324: Listen and Learn -- Self-Defense and Defense of Others
323: Quick Tips -- Building Your Bar Exam Study Schedule
322: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Identifications (Part 2)
321: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Identifications (Part 1)
320: Quick Tips -- Your Post-Bar Exam Recovery Plan
319: Spotlight on Torts (Part 3 – Strict and Vicarious Liability)
318: Quick Tips -- The Final Two-Week Bar Exam Countdown
317: Spotlight on Torts (Part 2 – Intentional Torts)
316: Spotlight on Torts (Part 1 – Negligence)
315: Listen and Learn -- The Breach Element of a Negligence Claim (Torts)
314: Listen and Learn -- False Imprisonment and Shopkeeper's Privilege (Torts)
313: Spotlight on Criminal Law (Part 3)
312: Spotlight on Criminal Law (Part 2)
311: Spotlight on Criminal Law (Part 1)
310: Listen and Learn -- Accomplice Liability (Criminal Law)
309: Listen and Learn -- Felony Murder and Causation (Criminal Law)
308: Listen and Learn -- Crimes Against the Person (Part 2)
307: Listen and Learn -- Crimes Against the Person (Part 1)
306: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 3 – The Civil Lawsuit)
305: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 2 – Discovery)
304: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 1 – Jurisdiction)
303: Listen and Learn -- Injunctions and Restraining Orders (Civ Pro)
The Aftermath of the February 2025 California Bar Exam
302: Listen and Learn -- More on Discovery (Civ Pro)
301: Listen and Learn -- Professional Responsibility: Fee Agreements
300: Milestone Episode! Top 5 Tips for Passing the Bar Exam
299: Breaking Down Bar Prep (w/Stephanie Acosta from UWorld/Themis)
298: Spotlight on Contracts (Part 2)
297: Listen and Learn -- Third-Party Rights in Contracts (Part 2 - Beneficiaries)
296: Listen and Learn -- Third-Party Rights in Contracts (Part 1 - Rules)
295: Listen and Learn -- Incidental, Reliance, and Restitution Damages (Contracts)
294: Should You Apply for Jobs During Bar Prep? (w/Sadie Jones)
293: Spotlight on Contracts (Part 1)
292: Listen and Learn -- Excuses for Non-Performance of a Contract
291: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 2) - Assignments and Subletting
290: Q&A About Retaking the Bar Exam
289: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 1)
288: Summary of Real Property Topics (Part 2)
287: Summary of Real Property Topics (Part 1)
286: Listen and Learn -- Conclusory Pleadings Under Rule 12(b)(6) (Civ Pro)
285: Reflections from a California Bar Exam Grader – Part 2 (w/Jennifer Barry)
284: Reflections from a California Bar Grader – Part 1 (w/Jennifer Barry)
283: Quick Tips -- Bar Exam Pre-Logistics
282: The Most Common Reasons People Fail the Bar Exam (w/Ryan Gurson from Themis)
281: Why Do People Fail the Bar Exam? BET Tutors Weigh In (Part 2)
Update 1: The "California Bar Exam Experiment"
280: Why Do People Fail the Bar Exam? BET Tutors Weigh In (Part 1)
279: Quick Tips -- Retaking the Bar Exam After Failing
278: Listen and Learn -- Partnership Liability
277: California Is Outsourcing the Bar Exam to Kaplan?!?
276: Listen and Learn -- General, Special, and Quitclaim Deeds (Property)
275: Bar Exam Challenges and Strategies for International Attorneys
274: Listen and Learn -- UCC Expectation Damages (Contracts)
273: Quick Tips -- Mastering the Bar Exam as an ESL or Foreign-Trained Student
272: Coping with Anxiety During Bar Prep and on Exam Day (w/Angela Corbett)
271: Quick Tips -- Optimizing Studying for the MBE
270: How to Approach MBE Questions (w/Examples)
269: Listen and Learn -- Creation of Partnerships
268: How to Avoid Common Bar Essay Writing Mistakes (w/Kelsey Lee)
267: Quick Tips -- Using Past Bar Essay Questions for Practice
266: Quick Tips -- Pre-Writing Outlining for Bar Essays
265: Quick Tips -- What If You Run Out of Time While Writing a Bar Essay Answer?
264: Listen and Learn -- Concurrent Estates (Property)
263: Navigating Accommodations and Self-Advocacy in the Legal Field (w/AJ Link)
262: Listen and Learn -- Motions for Judgment as a Matter of Law and Motions for New Trial (Civ Pro)
261: Quick Tips -- Bar Exam Accommodations Basics
260: Listen and Learn -- Elements of a Crime
259: How to Minimize Borrowing for the Bar Exam (w/Jesse Mecham from YNAB)
258: Keys to Bar Exam Success with Themis (w/Rebecca Petrilli)
257: Listen and Learn -- Consideration (Contract Law)
256: Quick Tips -- Budgeting for the Bar Exam
255: Quick Tips -- Best Bar Exam Study Habits for Takers w/ ADHD
254: Quick Tips -- Best Habits for Studying for the Bar Exam While Working
253: Bar Exam Best Practices - Creating Good Habits
252: Listen and Learn -- Property-Based Intentional Torts
251: Listen and Learn -- Present and Future Estates (Part 2)
250: Listen and Learn -- Present and Future Estates (Part 1)
249: Quick Tips -- How to Prepare for the NextGen Bar Exam While Still in Law School
248: Considerations for the NextGen Bar Exam (Plus Questions We Still Have!)
247: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Factual Causation
246: Listen and Learn -- Amendments to Pleadings (Civ Pro)
245: Quick Tips -- Memorization Techniques for the Different Learning Styles
244: Spaced Repetition and Memorization During Bar Prep (w/Gabe Teninbaum)
243: Listen and Learn -- Professional Responsibility: Prosecutors' Duties
242: Quick Tips -- How to Avoid Running Out of Time on the Performance Test (PT)
241: Overcoming Common Performance Test Problems
240: Quick Tips -- Tackling the Bar Exam with ADHD
239: Quick Tips -- How Journaling Can Help You Stay on Task During Bar Prep
238: Managing Self-Sabotaging Behavior with a Solid Study Schedule
237: Listen and Learn -- Discovery (Civ Pro)
236: Quick Tips -- Framing Failure as Feedback
235: Quick Tips -- How to Balance Parenting with Bar Exam Study
234: Rebounding from a Bar Exam Failure
233: Listen and Learn -- Impeachment (Part 2)
232: Listen and Learn -- Impeachment (Part 1)
231: Sustaining Mental Health During Bar Study and Beyond
230: Quick Tips -- How Many Hours Do You Need to Study for the Bar Exam?
229: Listen and Learn -- Professional Responsibility: Supervision of Employees in Legal Practice
228: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Miranda Warnings
227: Listen and Learn -- Duty of Candor to the Court
226: Listen and Learn -- More Contract Defenses
225: Listen and Learn -- Authentication of Evidence
224: Listen and Learn -- Service of Process (Civ Pro)
223: Quick Tips -- Balancing Passive and Active Studying for the Bar Exam
222: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Stop and Frisk
221: Quick Tips -- Tools for Handling Distractions During Bar Study
220: Listen and Learn -- Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement
219: Quick Tips -- Breathing Exercises for Test-Day Anxiety
218: Listen and Learn -- Intent Under the Model Penal Code (Criminal Law)
217: Quick Tips -- How to Avoid Being Your Own Worst Enemy During Bar Study
216: Quick Tips -- What to Say to Someone Who Has Failed the Bar Exam
215: Quick Tips -- Stress vs. Overwhelm During Bar Prep
214: Listen and Learn -- Relevance Issues (Evidence)
213: Listen and Learn -- Material Breach vs. Minor Breach (Contracts)
212: Quick Tips -- Adding Variety to Your Bar Exam Study Routine
211: Building New Habits While Studying for the Bar Exam
210: Listen and Learn -- Evidence: Special Privileges
209: Quick Tips -- What to Do After Failing the Bar Exam
208: Listen and Learn -- Motions to Dismiss a Case
207: Listen and Learn -- Recording Statutes (Real Property)
206: Focused Learning for Mastering the MBE (w/Ryan Zajic from UWorld)
205: Quick Tips -- Fighting Perfectionism During Bar Prep
204: Listen and Learn -- Scope of Discovery and the Work-Product Privilege
203: Listen and Learn -- Motions for Summary Judgment (Civ Pro)
202: Listen and Learn -- Defenses to a Crime
201: Listen and Learn -- Rule Against Perpetuities (Property Law)
200: Milestone Episode! Our Top 10 Most Popular Episodes So Far
199: Using Spaced Repetition for Your Law School and Bar Exam Studies (w/Gabriel Teninbaum)
198: The NextGen Bar Exam (w/Doretta McGinnis)
197: Listen and Learn -- Vicarious Liability (Torts)
196: Quick Tips -- What to Do If You Forget the Law on Exam Day
195: Quick Tips -- Studying for the Bar If You've Been Out of Law School a Long Time
194: Quick Tips -- The MPRE
193: What Are the Next Steps If You Fail the Bar Exam?
192: Advantages of Slow Burn Bar Prep
191: Quick Tips -- Using Spaced Repetition to Memorize
190: Listen and Learn -- Exceptions to Confidentiality (Professional Responsibility)
189: How to Prepare for the Biggest Closed-Book Exam You'll Probably Ever Take - The Bar Exam!
188: Listen and Learn -- Freedom of the Press (Con Law)
187: Listen and Learn -- State Sovereign Immunity (Con Law)
186: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Proximate Cause
185: Listen and Learn -- Prosecution of a Criminal Trial (Burdens, Presumptions, Sufficiency)
184: Listen and Learn -- The Business Judgment Rule (Corporations)
183: Listen and Learn -- Taxing and Spending Clause (Con Law)
182: Listen and Learn -- Policy Exclusions (Evidence)
181: Listen and Learn -- Parol Evidence (Contracts)
180: Listen and Learn -- Venue (Federal Civil Procedure)
179: Listen and Learn -- Professional Responsibility: Competence
178: Tips for Bringing Up a Low MBE Score
177: Listen and Learn -- Best Evidence Rule
176: Retaking the Bar Multiple Times Before Passing
175: Listen and Learn -- Inchoate Offenses (Criminal Law)
174: Listen and Learn -- Privileges and Immunities Clause (Con Law)
173: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Warrant Requirements
172: How to Decide Between the UBE and California Bar Exam
171: Listen and Learn -- Expectation and Consequential Damages (Contracts)
170: Listen and Learn -- Real Property Zoning Rules
169: Listen and Learn -- Personal Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)
168: 10 Things to Think About If You're Taking the Bar in July 2022
167: Listen and Learn -- Direct and Derivative Actions (Corporations)
166: A Conversation with AccessLex CEO Chris Chapman
165: Maintaining Equilibrium in Strange Times While Studying for the Bar Exam
164: Listen and Learn -- Contract Defenses
163: Listen and Learn -- Removal (Civ Pro)
162: Listen and Learn -- Federal and State Powers (Con Law)
161: Listen and Learn -- Contract Formation
160: Listen and Learn -- Standards of Review (Con Law)
159: Listen and Learn -- Evidence: Expert vs. Lay Witness Testimony
158: Listen and Learn -- Multiple Hearsay
157: Listen and Learn -- The Sixth Amendment
156: Listen and Learn -- The Fourth Amendment: Informer Tips
155: Creating a Study Schedule for the Bar Exam
154: Listen and Learn -- The Exclusionary Rule (Criminal Law and Procedure)
153: Listen and Learn -- More Types of Joinder (Civ Pro)
152: Practical Aspects of Retaking the Bar Exam After a Failure
151: Dealing with the Emotional Aspects of Failing the Bar Exam
150: Listen and Learn -- Corporate Formation and Pre-Incorporation Liability
149: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Landlords, Owners, and Possessors of Land
148: Listen and Learn -- Claim and Issue Preclusion (Civil Procedure)
147: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Professionals and Children
146: Listen and Learn -- Mortgages and Priority
145: Listen and Learn -- Permissive Joinder and Required Joinder
144: Listen and Learn -- Adverse Possession
143: Listen and Learn -- More Hearsay Exceptions
142: The Worst Bar Exam Advice We've Ever Heard
141: Listen and Learn -- The Fourth Amendment
140: Listen and Learn -- Regulatory Takings
139: Employment Considerations Related to the Bar Exam (w/Sadie Jones)
138: Listen and Learn -- Hearsay Exceptions: Prior Testimony and Past Recollection Recorded
137: Listen and Learn -- The Confrontation Clause
136: Outlining on the Remote Bar Exam
135: Listen and Learn -- The Dormant Commerce Clause
134: Listen and Learn -- Authority of Agents
133: Listen and Learn -- Covenants (Real Property)
132: Listen and Learn -- Hearsay Exceptions: Government and Business Records
131: Listen and Learn -- Strict Products Liability
130: Tips for Taking the Bar Exam as an Attorney Applicant
129: Should You Take the California Bar Exam or the UBE?
128: Listen and Learn -- Privilege Against Self-Incrimination and Miranda Rights
127: Why People from Prestigious Law Schools Fail the Bar Exam
126: Listen and Learn -- The Erie Doctrine
125: Best Practices for Studying for an Online Bar Exam
124: Listen and Learn -- Duty of Loyalty (Corporations)
123: Listen and Learn -- First Amendment (Content-Neutral Restrictions)
122: Listen and Learn -- Easements (Real Property)
121: Listen and Learn -- Character Evidence
120: Listen and Learn -- Piercing the Corporate Veil
119: Listen and Learn -- Anticipatory Repudiation (Contracts)
118: More on Memorization for the Bar Exam
117: Listen and Learn -- Due Process and Equal Protection (Con Law)
116: California Bar Exam Results Are Out! What's Next If You Didn't Pass?
115: Listen and Learn -- Dying Declaration vs. Excited Utterance
114: Listen and Learn -- Non-Hearsay
113: Lowering Stress While Studying for the Bar in COVID Times
112: Listen and Learn -- Property Crimes
111: Listen and Learn -- Introduction to Supplemental Jurisdiction (Civ Pro)
110: Listen and Learn -- The Basics of Justiciability (Con Law)
109: When to Start Studying for (Possibly) Retaking the Bar
108: Listen and Learn -- The Commerce Clause
107: Listen and Learn -- Assumption of Risk (Torts)
106: The Final Days of Prepping for the October 2020 Virtual Bar Exam
105: Listen and Learn -- Public and Private Nuisance
104: Listen and Learn -- Intentional Torts: Defamation
103: Listen and Learn –- Assault and Battery
102: Listen and Learn -- The Statute of Frauds
101: Listen and Learn -- Present Sense Impression vs. State of Mind
100: Anniversary Episode! The Top Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episodes
099: Tips for Taking an Online Bar Exam
098: Listen and Learn -- The "Battle of the Forms" under UCC 2-207
097: Listen and Learn -- The Reasonable Person Standard
096: COVID-19 Bar Exam Update - July 2, 2020
095: Listen and Learn -- Promissory Estoppel
094: Impact of COVID-19 on the Bar Exam – June 15 Update
093: Listen and Learn -- Constructive Eviction
092: Listen and Learn -- Subject Matter Jurisdiction
091: Listen and Learn -- Logical and Legal Relevance
090: COVID-19 Bar Exam Updates and Strategies
089: Listen and Learn -- What is Hearsay?
088: Listen and Learn -- Negligence Per Se
087: Listen and Learn -- Homicide
086: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Remedies
085: Dealing with Bar Exam Postponements Due to COVID-19
084: Tackling an MEE Partnerships Essay
083: Honing Your Mindset for Bar Exam Studying
082: Tips for Long-Term Bar Exam Studiers
081: Initial Thoughts on COVID-19 and the Bar Exam
080: Lessons from Learning a New Language that Apply to Bar Study
079: Tackling an MEE Criminal Law/Procedure and Evidence Essay
078: Learning through Mistakes in Bar Prep
077: Who and What to Trust for Bar Exam Prep
076: Tackling an MEE Con Law Essay Question
075: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Trusts
074: Taking a Second Bar Exam in Another State
073: How to Learn the Law Needed for the MBE
072: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Civil Procedure
071: Tackling an MEE Contracts Essay Question
070: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Criminal Law and Procedure
069: 5 Things We Learned from Writing Bar Exam Sample Answers
068: Handling the Bar Admission Process
067: Developing Attack Plans for the Bar Exam
066: Tackling an MEE Agency and Torts Essay Question
065: Tackling an MEE Real Property Essay Question
064: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Contract Law
063: February 2018 MPT - Drafting the Answer
062: February 2018 MPT - Going Through the File and Library
061: Making the Most of Your Commercial Bar Review Course
060: Applying for Accommodations on the Bar Exam (w/Elizabeth Knox)
059: The California Performance Test – Outlining and Drafting Your Answer
058: The California Performance Test – Reviewing the Task Memo, File, and Library
057: Using Mindfulness Techniques in Your Bar Exam Preparation
056: What Are the Bar Graders Looking For?
055: Using the Final Weekend of Bar Prep Effectively
054: Last-Minute Tips for the Performance Test
053: What to Do if Your Jurisdiction is Adopting the UBE
052: Avoiding Burnout While Studying for the Bar Exam
051: Making the Most of Your Bar Exam Practice
050: What We Discovered about the MBE from Explaining Lots of Questions
049: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Tort Law
048: When Is It Too Early to Start Studying for the Bar Exam?
047: Preparing for the MPRE (w/Brittany Raposa)
046: Should You Take Bar Classes in Law School, and When?
045: Why Are MBE Scores Dropping? And What to Do About It as a Bar Taker
044: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Constitutional Law
043: Talking about AdaptiBar with Guest Maggy Mahalick
042: Memorization Techniques for the Bar Exam
041: Tackling a Family Law and Conflicts of Law Essay Question
040: Tips for Repeat Bar Exam Takers (w/Alexandra Muskat)
039: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Real Property
038: Planning Your Bar Exam Study Day
037: Tackling an MEE Secured Transactions Essay Question
036: Handling Panic on the Bar Exam
035: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Corporations
034: Advice for Bar Exam Significant Others
033: Tackling an MEE Civil Procedure Question
032: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Wills and Community Property
031: How to Pass the Bar Exam in 10 Days (and Why This is a Bad Idea)
030: Changing Bad Bar Exam Study Habits and Setting Useful Goals
029: Taking the Bar Exam as a Foreign-Trained Attorney
028: Balancing Law and Analysis on a Bar Exam Essay
027: Tackling an MEE Question: Wills and Trusts
026: 10 Tips for Working and Studying for the Bar Exam
025: How to Interpret Your Bar Exam Score Report
024: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Professional Responsibility & Evidence
023: Tackling an MEE Corporations question
022: How to Analyze Real MBE Questions (w/ Sean Silverman) - Part 2
021: How to Analyze Real MBE Questions (w/ Sean Silverman) - Part 1
020: How to Read the Facts on an Essay w/Mihal Ansik
019: Top 5 Bar Exam Study Mistakes (w/Ariel Salzar)
018: Strategies for Mastering the MBE
017: How to Study for the Bar Exam if You're a Kinesthetic Learner
016: How to Study for the Bar Exam as a Visual Learner
015: How to Study for the Bar Exam if You're an Auditory Learner
014: Thinking Ahead to Get Ready for the Bar Exam
013: Handling Bar Exam Stress (w/Megan Canty)
012: Bar Exam-Day Tips (w/Brittany Raposa)
011: Self-Sabotaging Behavior during Bar Prep (w/Ariel Salzer)
010: Top 5 Bar Exam Essay Writing Tips (w/Ariel Salzer)
009: Mastering the Performance Test (w/Doretta McGinnis)
008: What Happens if You Fail the Bar Exam (w/Ariel Salzer)
007: A Conversation with Sean Silverman - MBE Expert
006: A Conversation with AdaptiBar CEO Tarek Fadel
005: Career-Related Bar Exam Issues
004: Advice for First-Time Bar Exam Takers
003: Bar Exam 101 for Law Students
002: Getting Accommodations for the Bar Exam (w/Dr. Jared Maloff)
001: Welcome to the Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast!