Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're focusing on Criminal Procedure, specifically the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution and the rights and protections it provides to anyone accused of a criminal...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today's episode is based on a listener's question on how to deal with the unique challenges of 3L year, such as finding the motivation to study, balancing different...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're focusing on Criminal Procedure, specifically the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution and the limits it imposes on police actions based on tips from anonymous...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're focusing more on Joinder, or who can and who must be party to a civil lawsuit. In particular, we look at intervention, impleader (or third-party action), and class...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we share tips for what a solid personalized study schedule would look like, and have suggestions for how to stay on track with your schedule once you've put it...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're discussing a topic from Criminal Law and Procedure. Join us as we look at the exclusionary rule and Miranda warnings, grounded in the Fourth Amendment.
In this...more
11/30/2021
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Criminal Procedure ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Law School ,
Law Students ,
Miranda Warnings ,
Right To Counsel ,
Search & Seizure ,
Self-Incrimination ,
Sixth Amendment
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we talk about the special duties landowners and land possessors owe to people who enter their land, as well as the duties landlords owe to their tenants....more
11/30/2021
/ Attractive Nuisance ,
Bar Exam ,
Breach of Duty ,
Land Owners ,
Landlords ,
Law School ,
Law Students ,
Negligence ,
Premises Liability ,
Property Owners ,
Tenants ,
Third-Party Criminal Acts
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today's episode is the second part of our discussion of joinder. In particular, we look at intervention, impleader (or third-party action), and class actions. We previously...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this week's "Listen and Learn" episode, we take a look at the duty of professionals and the duty of children under Negligence, a sub-topic of Tort Law.
In this episode we...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Last week we discussed the emotional fallout from a bar exam failure, and today, we're moving on to navigating the practical steps of retaking the exam.
In this episode, we...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is another installment of our "Listen and Learn" series, where we review legal concepts and apply them to fact patterns. Today, we're going to explore covenants, a type of...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're chatting about the emotional challenges of a bar exam failure. We walk you through the first few days of frustration to finding the motivation to start studying...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we talk about how corporations are formed, what happens when formation isn’t completed, and the details of pre-formation contract liability.
In this episode,...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we cover a category of evidence called "non-hearsay," which is tested often both on Evidence essays and on the MBE.
In this...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we talk about the special duties landowners and land possessors owe to people who enter their land, as well as the duties landlords owe to their tenants. Both...more
10/19/2021
/ Attractive Nuisance ,
Bar Exam ,
Breach of Duty ,
Land Owners ,
Landlords ,
Law School ,
Law Students ,
Negligence ,
Premises Liability ,
Property Owners ,
Tenants ,
Third-Party Criminal Acts
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! As part of our "Listen and Learn" series, today we're focusing on one of the newest additions to the MBE portion of the bar exam: Civil Procedure. In particular, we take a look at...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, in an installment of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're tackling another Constitutional Law topic -- that is justiciability, or the issue of deciding whether a court...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, in our "Listen and Learn" series, we take a look at the duty of professionals and the duty of children under Negligence, a sub-topic of tort law.
In this episode, we...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we share some tips that will help you be successful on your mid-term law school exams. Remember, this is a learning experience, so it's normal not to do...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's installment of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're focusing on Real Property. In particular, we're diving into the tricky subtopic of mortgages and priorities.
In...more
9/21/2021
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Borrowers ,
Debtors ,
Deed of Trust ,
Foreclosure ,
Law School ,
Law Students ,
Lenders ,
Mortgage Priority ,
Mortgages ,
Promissory Notes
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about adverse possession, which is a commonly-tested issue in Real Property questions on law school exams.
In this episode we discuss:
>The elements of...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today's topic came from a listener question asking us to clarify how to find the black letter law in a case. Join us for this episode as we we share tips for reading cases...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we discuss three hearsay exceptions (statements against interest, statements made for medical diagnosis or treatment, and statements of personal or family history), which...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today in our "Listen and Learn" series, we're dealing with another topic from civil procedure. In particular, we discuss two of the five types of joinder -- permissive and...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! It looks like the COVID pandemic will continue to be a factor at the beginning of this school year. What can you do to get into the mindset for starting law school, considering...more