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

Oct 28 2024 287 ep. 24 mins 176

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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!

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286: Listen and Learn -- Conclusory Pleadings Under Rule 12(b)(6) (Civ Pro)

Oct 28 2024 13 mins

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 Twombly/Iqbal standard for assessing Rule 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss. In this episode, we discuss: Overview of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) Legal conclusions vs. factual a

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

Oct 21 2024 20 mins

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. This time, we're focusing on avoiding common mistakes that examinees make. In this episode, we discuss: Common mistakes that bar examinees make Handwriting vs. typing your exam answers

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

Oct 14 2024 24 mins

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 former California bar grader -- to shed some light on the bar exam evaluation process and what graders are looking for in essay answers. In this episode, we discuss: Jennifer's backgrou

283: Quick Tips -- Bar Exam Pre-Logistics

Oct 07 2024 9 mins

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 for an exam administration. In this episode, we discuss: Deciding when and where to sit for the bar exam Knowing your jurisdiction Doing thorough research Taking note of all the deadline

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

Sep 30 2024 47 mins

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 for the bar exam, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive course completion, effective practice, and avoiding common pitfalls that lead to failing the exam. Note: This episode is spo

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

Sep 23 2024 20 mins

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 perspectives on this topic. In this episode, we discuss: The most common reasons for failing the bar exam What is the most important thing someone should consider when re-taking the bar? Wha

Update 1: The "California Bar Exam Experiment"

Sep 21 2024 16 mins

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 2025, in partnership with Kaplan. In this episode, we discuss: What is the "California Bar Exam Experiment"? How can you participate in the experiment? Timeline of the new California ba

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

Sep 16 2024 27 mins

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 on this topic. In this episode, we discuss: The most common reasons for failing the bar exam What is the most important thing someone should consider when re-taking the bar? What is t

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

Sep 09 2024 18 mins

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 reasons why people fail the bar exam, and share tips on how to avoid study habits that generally do not serve students well. In this episode, we discuss: Using past exam results for feedbac

278: Listen and Learn -- Partnership Liability

Sep 02 2024 20 mins

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 partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships. Today we will focus on the power and liability of partners in a partnership. In this episode, we discuss: Auth