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

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're sharing some of the worst bar exam advice we've heard over the years, and what we think you should do instead to prepare for the exam.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Bad Bar Exam Advice 101
• Memorization techniques and learning styles
• How much law do you have to know for the bar?
• How we think you should approach studying for the exam
• Preparing for the performance test

Resources:

• Writing of the Week (WOW) Bar Essay Workshop (https://barexamtoolbox.com/writing-of-the-week-wow-bar-essay-workshop/)
• SmartBarPrep (https://smartbarprep.com/)
• National Conference of Bar Examiners (https://www.ncbex.org/)
• Podcast Episode 42: Memorization Techniques for the Bar Exam (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-42-memorization-techniques-for-the-bar-exam/)
• Podcast Episode 51: Making the Most of Your Bar Exam Practice (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-51-making-the-most-of-your-bar-exam-practice/)
• Podcast Episode 118: More on Memorization for the Bar Exam (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-118-more-on-memorization-for-the-bar-exam/)
• How to Pass the Bar by Doing What Makes You the Most Uncomfortable (https://barexamtoolbox.com/how-to-pass-the-bar-by-doing-what-makes-you-the-most-uncomfortable/)
• Can Spaced Repetition Help You Learn the Law? (https://barexamtoolbox.com/can-spaced-repetition-help-learn-law/)
• Learning Styles and the Bar Exam (https://barexamtoolbox.com/learning-styles-and-the-bar-exam/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-142-the-worst-bar-exam-advice-weve-heard/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, in our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing when the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution applies, and how to determine if an unlawful search has occurred.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The rules governing searches and seizures
• How to determine if an individual's Fourth Amendment rights have been violated
• How a government agent can conduct a search
• Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams

Resources:

• "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2015 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/July2015_CBXSelectedAnswers_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2019 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/July-2019-Essay-Questions-and-Answers.pdf)
• Podcast Episode 70: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Criminal Law and Procedure (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-70-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-criminal-law-and-procedure/)
• Podcast Episode 79: Tackling an MEE Criminal Law/Procedure and Evidence Essay (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-79-tackling-an-mee-criminal-law-procedure-and-evidence-essay/)
• Podcast Episode 128: Listen and Learn – Privilege Against Self-Incrimination and Miranda Rights (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-128-listen-and-learn-privilege-against-self-incrimination-and-miranda-rights/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-141-listen-and-learn-the-fourth-amendment/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we tackle the topic of regulatory takings, which is often tested in crossover essay questions that cover both Property and Constitutional Law issues.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What constitutes a "taking"?
• Possessory and regulatory takings
• Distinguishing between the two types of regulatory takings
• The Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council case
• The three Penn Central factors, derived from the case Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City
• The "denominator problem"
• Analyzing two hypos involving regulatory takings
• How to organize your answer when the question provides a list of claims by separate parties

Resources:

• "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2015 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/July2015_CBXSelectedAnswers_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf)
• Podcast Episode 39: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Real Property (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-39-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-real-property/)
• Podcast Episode 65: Tackling an MEE Real Property Essay Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-65-tackling-an-mee-real-property-essay-question/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-140-listen-and-learn-regulatory-takings/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we have ex-BigLaw recruiter Sadie Jones with us to talk about common career-related issues to think about while deciding when and where to sit for the bar exam. We also look at the best way to approach your employer in each of these scenarios.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How do employers generally think about the bar exam?
• Deciding where you should take the exam
• Is it better to have the transferable UBE score?
• What if you have concerns upfront about passing?
• Handling the situation of failing the bar
• What if you're licensed and later decide to move to a new state?

Resources:

• CareerDicta (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/careerdicta/)
• BARBRI (https://www.barbri.com/)
• Podcast Episode 5: Career-Related Bar Exam Issues (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-5-career-related-bar-exam-issues/)
• Podcast Episode 8: What Happens If You Fail the Bar Exam (w/Ariel Salzer) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-8-what-happens-if-you-fail-the-bar-exam-w-ariel-salzer/)
• Podcast Episode 53: What to Do If Your Jurisdiction IS Adopting the UBE (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-53-what-to-do-if-your-jurisdiction-is-adopting-the-ube/)
• Podcast Episode 129: Should You Take the California Bar Exam or the UBE? (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-129-should-you-take-the-california-bar-exam-or-the-ube/)
• Podcast Episode 130: Tips for Taking the Bar Exam as an Attorney Applicant (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-130-tips-for-taking-the-bar-exam-as-an-attorney-applicant/)
• Famous People Who Failed the Bar but Did Okay in the End (https://barexamtoolbox.com/famous-people-who-failed-the-bar-but-did-okay-in-the-end/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-139-employment-considerations-related-to-the-bar-exam-w-sadie-jones/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we cover two more hearsay exceptions -- prior testimony and past recollection recorded. You can find more on the topic of hearsay exceptions in episodes 101, 115, and 132.

In this episode, we discuss:

• A review of the definition of hearsay
• When is a declarant deemed unavailable as a witness?
• The rules for the prior testimony exception and the past recollection recorded exception
• Questions involving multiple hearsay
• Going through two hypos from previous California bar exams

Resources:

• "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• California Bar Examination, February 2012 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/February2012CBXQuestions.pdf)
• Podcast Episode 89: Listen and Learn – What Is Hearsay? (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-89-listen-and-learn-what-is-hearsay/)
• Podcast Episode 101: Listen and Learn – Present Sense Impression vs. State of Mind (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-101-listen-and-learn-present-sense-impression-vs-state-of-mind/)
• Podcast Episode 115: Listen and Learn – Dying Declaration vs. Excited Utterance (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-115-listen-and-learn-dying-declaration-vs-excited-utterance/)
• Podcast Episode 132: Listen and Learn – Hearsay Exceptions: Government and Business Records (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-132-listen-and-learn-hearsay-exceptions-government-and-business-records/)
• Tackling MBE Hearsay Questions (https://barexamtoolbox.com/tackling-mbe-hearsay-questions/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-138-listen-and-learn-hearsay-exceptions-prior-testimony-and-past-recollection-recorded/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, in our "Listen and Learn" series, we take a look at the Confrontation Clause. Confrontation Clause issues are commonly tested in Evidence questions in both law school exams and bar exams, almost always alongside hearsay issues.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Reviewing the rules of the Confrontation Clause
• The relationship between Confrontation Clause and hearsay questions
• How to determine whether a statement made to the police is testimonial in nature, or the Primary Purpose Test
• Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams

Resources:

• "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2007 (https://juraxbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/February-2007-CBX.pdf)
• California Bar Examination, July 2018 (http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/July2018_CBX.pdf)
• Podcast Episode 89: Listen and Learn – What Is Hearsay? (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-89-listen-and-learn-what-is-hearsay/)
• Tackling MBE Hearsay Questions (https://barexamtoolbox.com/tackling-mbe-hearsay-questions/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-137-listen-and-learn-the-confrontation-clause/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! We're coming up on the third online bar exam, and we're continuing to get questions from students and listeners about the best way to outline when using scratch paper is not possible. Join us for this episode as we share some best practices for outlining on the remote bar exam.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How important is it to outline your answer?
• Outlining on paper versus on screen
• Outlining for essay questions and the performance test
• The logistics of the bar testing software
• Where should you draft the outline?
• Practicing under real exam conditions

Resources:

• UBE (MEE + MPT) Writing of the Week (WOW) Course (https://barexamtoolbox.com/ube-mee-mpt-writing-of-the-week-wow-bar-exam-course/)
• Podcast Episode 59: The California Performance Test – Outlining and Drafting Your Answer (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-59-the-california-performance-test-outlining-and-drafting-your-answer/)
• Podcast Episode 99: Tips for Taking an Online Bar Exam (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-99-tips-for-taking-an-online-bar-exam/)
• What Are the Magic Outlines to Help Pass the Bar Exam? (https://barexamtoolbox.com/what-are-the-magic-outlines-to-help-pass-the-bar-exam/)
• Bar Exam Top 10 – 10 Things to Do to Get Yourself Ready for the Bar Exam (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-top-10-10-things-to-do-to-get-yourself-ready-for-the-bar-exam/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-136-outlining-on-the-remote-bar-exam/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, in our "Listen and Learn" series, we're focusing on the Dormant Commerce Clause, also known as the Negative Commerce Clause. We previously discussed the Commerce Clause in episode 108.

In this episode, we discuss:

• A brief review of the Commerce Clause
• When the Dormant Commerce Clause comes into play
• What constitutes an unduly burdensome regulation
• The market participant exception
• Other issues tested alongside the Dormant Commerce Clause
• Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams
• How to approach questions where it's possible to argue either way

Resources:

• "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2018 (http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/Essay-Questions-and-Answers.pdf)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2005 (https://nwculaw.edu/pdf/bar/February%202005%20Essays%20and%20Sample%20Answers.pdf)
• Podcast Episode 108: Listen and Learn – The Commerce Clause (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-108-listen-and-learn-the-commerce-clause/)
• Podcast Episode 117: Listen and Learn – Due Process and Equal Protection (Con Law) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-117-listen-and-learn-due-process-and-equal-protection-con-law/)
• Favorite Con Law Supplement: Chemerinsky's Constitution Law: Principles and Policies (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/favorite-con-law-supplement-chemerinskys-constitutional-law-principles-and-policies/)
• How to Approach Constitutional Law MBE Questions (https://barexamtoolbox.com/how-to-approach-constitutional-law-mbe-questions/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-135-listen-and-learn-the-dormant-commerce-clause/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing agent authority, which is one of the most heavily-tested issues on the bar exam.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Actual authority - express vs. implied
• The rules of apparent authority
• Other business associations topics that come up in combination with agent authority on an exam
• Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams
• How to structure an answer to a question involving agent authority

Resources:

• "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2020 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/February-2020-Essay-Selected-Answers.pdf)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2015 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/Feb2015_CBXSelectedAnswers_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf)
• Podcast Episode 66: Tackling an MEE Agency and Torts Essay Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-66-tackling-an-mee-agency-and-torts-essay-question/)
• Podcast Episode 84: Tackling an MEE Partnerships Essay (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-84-tackling-an-mee-partnerships-essay/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-134-listen-and-learn-authority-of-agents/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're going to explore covenants, a type of non-possessory interest in real property. You can find more on the topic of real property in episode 122, where we discuss easements.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The rule statement for covenants
• Restrictive covenants versus affirmative covenants
• The different elements needed to enforce a covenant
• The remedy for covenants
• Differences between covenants and equitable servitudes
• Elements of horizontal and vertical privity
• Analyzing two essay questions from previous bar exams

Resources:

• "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2011 (https://juraxbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/February-2011-CBX.pdf)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2005 (https://nwculaw.edu/pdf/bar/July%202005%20Essays%20and%20Sample%20Answers.pdf)
• Podcast Episode 122: Listen and Learn – Easements (Real Property) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-epiusode-122-listen-and-learn-easements-real-property/)
• Podcast Episode 39: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Real Property (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-39-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-real-property/)
• Podcast Episode 65: Tackling an MEE Real Property Essay Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-65-tackling-an-mee-real-property-essay-question/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-133-listen-and-learn-covenants-real-property/)

If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)!

Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee