10-Minute Bar Prep

Welcome to the BarPass™ Podcast — the 10-minute bar prep podcast by BarPass.io.

In this episode, we’re covering Accomplice Liability and Inchoate Offenses, a Criminal Law topic that tests when someone can be held responsible for helping, encouraging, planning, or attempting a crime.

Over the next few minutes, we’ll walk through:

• the rules for accomplice liability

• conspiracy and its agreement and overt-act requirements,
• solicitation and
• attempt

These rules can get tricky because criminal liability may arise even when the defendant did not personally commit—or even complete—the underlying crime.

As you listen, focus on the required intent, how far the defendant must go before liability attaches, and the critical distinctions among conspiracy, solicitation, and attempt.

Let’s get started.

ABOUT US

Welcome to the BarPass Podcast.

Each episode of this podcast delivers a high-yield bar rule around 10 minutes, making it easy to fit bar prep into your day.

This podcast is built around how people actually retain information: repetition, exposure, and familiarity over time.

By listening to bar rules while driving, walking, or doing chores, you train your brain to recognize legal language andissue patterns — so when you see them on the exam, they don’t feel new.

Use this podcast alongside your outlines and practice questions, and let short, focused listening sessions do the reinforcement.

Welcome to the BarPass™ Podcast — the 10-minute bar prep podcast by BarPass.io.

In this episode, we’re beginning our study of Criminal Law by covering Jurisdiction, Merger, and the Essential Elements of Crime.

Over the next few minutes, we’ll walk through:

• when a state has jurisdiction over a crime,
• which offenses merge and which remain separate,
• the essential elements of criminal liability, including actus reus and mens rea, concurrence and causation
• specific intent, malice, general intent, and strict liability,

Let’s get started.

ABOUT US

Welcome to the BarPass Podcast.

Each episode of this podcast delivers a high-yield bar rule around 10 minutes, making it easy to fit bar prep into your day.

This podcast is built around how people actually retain information: repetition, exposure, and familiarity over time.

By listening to bar rules while driving, walking, or doing chores, you train your brain to recognize legal language andissue patterns — so when you see them on the exam, they don’t feel new.

Use this podcast alongside your outlines and practice questions, and let short, focused listening sessions do the reinforcement.

Welcome to the BarPass™ Podcast — the 10-minute bar prep podcast by BarPass.io.

In this episode, we’re covering Third Parties in Contracts, a Contracts topic that tests what happens when someone who wasn’t part of the original agreement acquires rights or obligations under a contract.

Over the next few minutes, we’ll walk through:

• Entrustment Rule under Article 2,
• Third-party beneficiaries,
• assignment of contract rights,
• delegation of contractual duties,
• key rules governing revocation, priority, and liability.

Many Contracts questions ask you to identify who has the legal right to enforce a contract or who remains responsible for performing it after rights or duties have been transferred.

As you listen, focus on the different roles—assignor, assignee, obligor, obligee, promisor, promisee, and third-party beneficiary.

Let’s get started.

ABOUT US

Welcome to the BarPass Podcast.

Each episode of this podcast delivers a high-yield bar rule around 10 minutes, making it easy to fit bar prep into your day.

This podcast is built around how people actually retain information: repetition, exposure, and familiarity over time.

By listening to bar rules while driving, walking, or doing chores, you train your brain to recognize legal language andissue patterns — so when you see them on the exam, they don’t feel new.

Use this podcast alongside your outlines and practice questions, and let short, focused listening sessions do the reinforcement.

Welcome to the BarPass™ Podcast — the 10-minute bar prep podcast by BarPass.io.

In this episode, we’re covering Contract Remedies, the final step in the Contracts analysis.

Over the next few minutes, we’ll walk through:

• when courts award specific performance instead of money damages,
• the different types of expectation damages under the Common Law and the UCC,
• buyer’s and seller’s remedies in the sale of goods,
• liquidated, incidental, and consequential damages,
• the rules governing mitigation and avoidable damages.

Many Contracts questions don't stop at asking who breached the contract—they ask the next question:

What is the injured party entitled to recover?

As you listen, focus on choosing the correct measure of damages, distinguishing between Common Law and UCC remedies, and recognizing the trigger phrases that signal which remedy applies.

Let’s get started.

ABOUT US

Welcome to the BarPass Podcast.

Each episode of this podcast delivers a high-yield bar rule around 10 minutes, making it easy to fit bar prep into your day.

This podcast is built around how people actually retain information: repetition, exposure, and familiarity over time.

By listening to bar rules while driving, walking, or doing chores, you train your brain to recognize legal language andissue patterns — so when you see them on the exam, they don’t feel new.

Use this podcast alongside your outlines and practice questions, and let short, focused listening sessions do the reinforcement.

Welcome to the BarPass™ Podcast — the 10-minute bar prep podcast by BarPass.io.

In this episode, we’re covering Excuses for Nonperformance. Over the next few minutes, we’ll walk through:

• when one party’s breach excuses the other party’s performance,
• anticipatory repudiation and the right to demand adequate assurance,
• rescission, modification, accord and satisfaction, and novation,
• impossibility, impracticability, and frustration of purpose,
• express conditions and when they may be waived,
• and other legal doctrines that discharge contractual obligations.

This topic is highly tested because many Contracts questions ask: once a valid contract exists, does a party still have to perform, or has that duty been legally excused?

As you listen, focus on the differences between Common Law and the UCC, the specific requirements for each excuse, and the trigger phrases that signal the correct doctrine.

Let’s get started.

ABOUT US

Welcome to the BarPass Podcast.

Each episode of this podcast delivers a high-yield bar rule around 10 -15 minutes, making it easy to fit bar prep into your day.

This podcast is built around how people actually retain information: repetition, exposure, and familiarity over time.

By listening to bar rules while driving, walking, or doing chores, you train your brain to recognize legal language andissue patterns — so when you see them on the exam, they don’t feel new.

Use this podcast alongside your outlines and practice questions, and let short, focused listening sessions do the reinforcement.

Welcome to the BarPass™ Podcast — the 10-minute bar prep podcast by BarPass.io.

In this episode, we’re covering Contract Performance, a Contracts topic that examines what happens after a contract has been formed - whether the parties have fulfilled their obligations and what rights arise when they haven't.

Over the next few minutes, we’ll walk through:

• the difference between substantial performance under the Common Law and the Perfect Tender Rule under the UCC,

• when a buyer accepts or may revoke acceptance of goods,
• the consequences of rejection and revocation

• what does law say about the payment terms

As you listen, pay close attention to the distinctions between Common Law and Article 2 of the UCC, the remedies available to buyers and sellers.

Let’s get started.

ABOUT US

Welcome to the BarPass Podcast.

Each episode of this podcast delivers a high-yield bar rule around 10 minutes, making it easy to fit bar prep into your day.

This podcast is built around how people actually retain information: repetition, exposure, and familiarity over time.

By listening to bar rules while driving, walking, or doing chores, you train your brain to recognize legal language andissue patterns — so when you see them on the exam, they don’t feel new.

Use this podcast alongside your outlines and practice questions, and let short, focused listening sessions do the reinforcement.

Welcome to the BarPass™ Podcast — the 10-minute bar prep podcast by BarPass.io.

In this episode, we’re covering Contract Terms, a high-yield Contracts topic that focuses on how courts interpret agreements and determine the parties’ rights and obligations.

Over the next few minutes, we’ll walk through:

• the Parol Evidence Rule and its major exceptions,
• how courts use course of performance, course of dealing, and trade usage to interpret contract terms,
• express and implied warranties under the UCC,
• warranty disclaimers
• the rules governing risk of loss in the sale of goods.

Many Contracts questions begin with one key issue:

What are the actual terms of the agreement, and who bears the risk when something goes wrong?

As you listen, focus on the analytical framework, the UCC-specific rules, and the trigger phrases that repeatedly appear.

Let’s get started.

ABOUT US

Welcome to the BarPass Podcast.

Each episode of this podcast delivers a high-yield bar rule around 10 minutes, making it easy to fit bar prep into your day.

This podcast is built around how people actually retain information: repetition, exposure, and familiarity over time.

By listening to bar rules while driving, walking, or doing chores, you train your brain to recognize legal language andissue patterns — so when you see them on the exam, they don’t feel new.

Use this podcast alongside your outlines and practice questions, and let short, focused listening sessions do the reinforcement.

Welcome to the BarPass™ Podcast — the 10-minute bar prep podcast by BarPass.io.

In this episode, we’re covering the Statute of Frauds, one of the most frequently tested topics in Contracts and a favorite source of tricky bar exam questions.

Over the next few minutes, we’ll walk through:

• the six major Statute of Frauds categories that require a contract in writing
• what makes a writing sufficient,
• the major exceptions that allow an otherwise unenforceable oral agreement to be enforced.

Many Contracts questions turn on one simple but critical issue:

Does this agreement require a writing to be enforceable, and if so, has that requirement been satisfied?

As you listen, focus on the categories, exceptions, and trigger phrases.

Let’s get started.

ABOUT US

Welcome to the BarPass Podcast.

Each episode of this podcast delivers a high-yield bar rule around 10 minutes, making it easy to fit bar prep into your day.

This podcast is built around how people actually retain information: repetition, exposure, and familiarity over time.

By listening to bar rules while driving, walking, or doing chores, you train your brain to recognize legal language andissue patterns — so when you see them on the exam, they don’t feel new.

Use this podcast alongside your outlines and practice questions, and let short, focused listening sessions do the reinforcement.

Welcome to the BarPass™ Podcast — the 10-minute bar prep podcast by BarPass.io.

In this episode, we’re covering Contract Defenses, a highly tested area that asks whether an agreement that appears valid can nevertheless be avoided or refused enforcement.

Over the next few minutes, we’ll walk through:

• lack of capacity,
• ambiguity,
• mutual and unilateral mistake,
• unconscionability,
• duress and undue influence,
• unexpected circumstances.

Many Contracts questions turn on one key issue:

Even if the parties formed a contract, is there a valid defense that prevents enforcement?

As you listen, focus on the elements of each defense, and the fact patterns that signal when a party may rescind, disaffirm, or be excused from performance.

Let’s get started.

ABOUT US

Welcome to the BarPass Podcast.

Each episode of this podcast delivers a high-yield bar rule in 10 minutes, making it easy to fit bar prep into your day.

This podcast is built around how people actually retain information: repetition, exposure, and familiarity over time.

By listening to bar rules while driving, walking, or doing chores, you train your brain to recognize legal language andissue patterns — so when you see them on the exam, they don’t feel new.

Use this podcast alongside your outlines and practice questions, and let short, focused listening sessions do the reinforcement.

Welcome to the BarPass™ Podcast — the 10-minute bar prep podcast by BarPass.io.

In this episode, we’re covering Acceptance and Consideration, two essential elements of contract formation that appear frequently on the bar exam.

Over the next few minutes, we’ll walk through:

• how an offer is properly accepted

• what qualifies as valid consideration
• the rules governing contract modifications under the Common Law and the UCC.

This topic is highly tested because many Contracts questions come down to two key issues:

Did the parties form a binding agreement, and is that agreement legally enforceable?

Let’s get started.

ABOUT US

Welcome to the BarPass Podcast.

Each episode of this podcast delivers a high-yield bar rule in 10 minutes, making it easy to fit bar prep into your day.

This podcast is built around how people actually retain information: repetition, exposure, and familiarity over time.

By listening to bar rules while driving, walking, or doing chores, you train your brain to recognize legal language andissue patterns — so when you see them on the exam, they don’t feel new.

Use this podcast alongside your outlines and practice questions, and let short, focused listening sessions do the reinforcement.