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The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond

Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess - Law School Toolbox, LLC

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The Law School Toolbox podcast is an engaging show for law students about law school, the bar exam, legal careers, and life. Each week, we offer practical tips and advice on academic matters, careers, and more. The Law School Toolbox podcast is hosted by opinionated law school and bar exam experts Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess. You might not always agree with us, but we guarantee you won’t be bored listening! Our goal is to impart useful, actionable advice in an entertaining manner. Join us ...
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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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The New Lawyer Podcast

Katie Cowan - Symphony Law

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A podcast for junior lawyers, law students, and senior lawyers wanting to rethink the practice of law. Host Katie seeks out guests with a wide range of perspectives and interviews them about how they work, what works for them, and ways the industry might transform for the better. Warning: sometimes there will be jokes.
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Smarter Working is a podcast series exploring the challenges facing in-house lawyers and legal teams. It answers these questions: What is the future for in-house lawyers? What are the trends in in-house law? How is technology impacting legal and in-house law? Digital and law Careers for in-house lawyers Problems for in-house lawyers
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JDHD is the podcast for lawyers with ADHD (whether they know they have it or not). Hosted by Marshall Lichty—a lawyer, consultant, coach, and author with ADHD—this twice-weekly podcast shares Marshall's tips from his journey as a sometimes-struggling lawyer, always-creative thinker, usually-awesome dad, and passionate writer and consultant. JDHD brings you interviews with therapists, coaches, and healthcare professionals, productivity and time-management experts, and lawyers who live the ADD ...
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The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 195 features Sara Shikhman, Managing Partner and Healthcare Attorney at Lengea Law, legal solutions for healthcare innovators, located in New York City. Sara was born in Ukraine and as a young girl settled with her family in Brooklyn. We discuss Sara’s ascent from Penn Law to Managing Partner at Lengea Law. Sara h…
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we're excited to have lawyer, anthropologist, and author Petra Molnar with us to talk about her new book, The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. In this episode we discuss: Petra's background, work, and the idea behind her book, The Walls Have …
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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 t…
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The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 194 features Paul Mallis, Senior Partner at Young, Marr, Mallis & Associates, focusing on Criminal Defense in Philadelphia, PA. Paul shareds his lawyer story with us about how right out the gate he knew he was a lawyer through and through, it was totally intentional and not by mistake because of the feelings he ha…
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re talking about California's surprising recent decision to outsource the development of part of the next bar exam to Kaplan. In this episode, we discuss: Recap of the changes to the California bar exam starting in February 2025 How is a completely remote bar exam going to work? When to expect…
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing general, special, and quitclaim deeds, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series. We explain the role of these deeds in property transfer, focusing on the protections they offer to grantees, and go through sample questions to see how these topics can show up on the bar exam. In th…
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're talking about concurrent ownership of property. For a discussion on the related topic of present and future estates, you can check out episodes 250 and 251 of the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast. In this episode we discuss: Concurrent estates versus pres…
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The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 193 features Allison Pierre, CEO at Innovative Prosecution Consulting (“IPC”) located in Washington, DC. Allison is a criminal justice reform advocate empowering prosecutors to make smarter policy decisions with data-driven insights. Allison shares her legal journey beginning with her first job as an Assistant Dis…
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we discuss how foreign-trained students can overcome the hurdles they face when it comes to the bar exam, including language barriers, differences in laws and legal systems, and adapting to American testing formats. In this episode, we discuss: Challenges faced by foreign-trained attorn…
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode, together with Luiz Arroyo - one of our law school and bar exam tutors - we highlight the critical role of legal writing in a lawyer's career and provide tips for improving your legal writing skills. In this episode we discuss: Luiz's background and experience in legal writing What con…
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The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 192 features Liana Zavo, Founder & CEO ZavoMedia PR Group. Liana is a PR Expert, Crisis and Reputation Manager, Forbes Thought Leader & Contributor, located in New York City. Liana shares with us that she is a second generation journalist, inspired by her grandmother who was a journalist in Russia. Liana is passio…
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we're talking about the expectation damages of sellers and buyers of goods under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). In this episode, we discuss: Sellers' expectation damages Buyers' expectation damages Hypothetical scenarios dealing with r…
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we cover the formation and characteristics of three types of partnerships – general partnership, limited partnership, and limited liability partnership. To illustrate these concepts, we also analyze two questions from previous California bar exams. I…
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The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 191 features Marilyn Chinitz, Litigator and Partner at Blank Rome LLP in New York City focusing on family law, with particular emphasis on complex divorce actions. Marilyn has been involved in numerous high-profile celebrity cases that have received national and international attention. Marilyn shares with us that…
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we highlights the unique challenges that ESL and foreign-trained attorneys face while studying for the bar exam, and we provide tips to address and overcome these issues. In this episode, we discuss: Main challenges for ESL and foreign-trained bar takers When to start studying for the e…
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing the importance and challenges of first-year Legal Research and Writing projects in law school. We share tips on how to break down LRW projects into manageable subparts, revise drafts, and proofread to ensure successful completion of the assignment. In this episode we discuss: T…
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The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 190 features Jim Andrews, President & Cofounder of Precedent, a platform streamlining information exchange and negotiation between law firms and insurance carriers, located in Santa Barbara, California. Jim shares with us about his vast insurance background and how he made his way with Grant Little to launch Prece…
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're excited to have lawyer, strategist, and entrepreneur Candice Cook Simmons with us to talk about the evolving legal industry and how to position yourself for success in an increasingly dynamic environment. In this episode we discuss: Candice's background and work in the legal field Changes…
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The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 189 features Cynthia Sandoval & Matt D’Abusco, Co-Founders of Elite Litigation Training (“ELT”), located in Newport Beach, California. We discuss why both Cynthia and Matt became attorneys and why they launched Elite Litigation Training together. ELT trains new lawyers to be confident litigators. We discuss the so…
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're joined by Markus Funk – partner at Perkins Coie, professor, and author - to talk about being an adjunct law professor. In this episode we discuss: Markus Funk's background and teaching experience The role of adjunct professors in law schools, as well as the opportunity cost and challenges…
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're speaking with therapist Angela Corbett from TrueCandor Behavioral Health about handling anxiety when studying for the bar exam and on test day. In this episode, we discuss: Understanding anxiety and its manifestations Tips for coping with anxiety during the bar prep period Managing anxiety …
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Law lecturer and former criminal barrister Chris Kehoe is furious at what he sees as heavy handed sentencing in the case of the Just Stop Oil Protestors who received 5 and 4 year sentences this week. Are there grounds for appeal, and if so what are they?What law did the protestors break and is it fit for purpose? Elsewhere Alex suggests a new TV sh…
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The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 188 features Cheree McAlpine, Chief Legal Officer at Zoom, located in San Jose, California. Cheree tells us about growing up in rural Alabama and her journey from law school in Boston to Silicon Valley in San Francisco. Sheree tells us to listen, learn, and fall in love with the problems and to show up as your aut…
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we talk through how to diagnose your MBE study difficulties, how to resolve them using tried and true methods, and the ways in which platforms like AdaptiBar and UWorld can help with your bar prep. In this episode, we discuss: Common issues bar exam studiers tend to have How platforms like Adapti…
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have attorney and podcaster Ingrid Busson-Hall joining us to talk about networking, building community, and navigating legal workplaces. In this episode we discuss: Ingrid's background and career journey The power of connection and community Taking an approach to networking that will make it…
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we're talking about the multiple-choice portion of the bar exam, and we're doing a walkthrough of three real MBE questions. In this episode, we discuss: The structure of the Multistate Bar Examination Strategies for effective MBE preparation Real MBE questions walkthrough: Contract Law …
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, together with Sadie Jones, we're discussing some of the big questions that law students need to be thinking about to figure out what they want to do in their future career. In this episode we discuss: Key career-related questions for law students Different career options in the legal field Rese…
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're excited to have social impact expert and serial connector Susan McPherson with us to talk about the lost art of connecting and how to build meaningful professional relationships. In this episode we discuss: Susan McPherson's background and experience in business connections Key concepts in…
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we cover the formation and characteristics of three types of partnerships – general partnership, limited partnership, and limited liability partnership. To illustrate these concepts, we also analyze two questions from previous California bar exams. In …
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're excited to have style expert and founder of Style Space Jenny Eversole with us to talk about what to wear as a law student and lawyer. In this episode we discuss: Jenny Eversole's background and work at Style Space The distinction between fashion and style Finding your personal style and d…
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