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313: Spotlight on Criminal Law (Part 3)

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

Release Date: 06/02/2025

325: Is Distracted Bar Exam Prep Productive?

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

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! The bar prep period is a time when you need to have clear thinking, mental focus, and be able to learn quickly and efficiently -- however, more and more our daily life is interfering with all of that. Today we're talking about focus, deep work, and how to make sure your brain is primed to work hard and get stuff done. In this episode, we discuss: The cost of social media distraction Task-switching and multitasking: how good are we at it? What is "Flow" and why is it important? Optimizing your bar exam study time Avoiding anxiety-inducing...

324: Listen and Learn -- Self-Defense and Defense of Others

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

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode we explain the legal concepts of self-defense and defense of others, focusing on their importance in criminal law and in bar exam scenarios. In this episode, we discuss: Self-defense: rules and elements Imperfect self-defense Defense of others: rules and elements Two hypothetical scenarios from previous California bar exams Resources: If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on () or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the...

323: Quick Tips -- Building Your Bar Exam Study Schedule

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

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322: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Identifications (Part 2)

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

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode continues the discussion on criminal identification procedures, focusing on potential due process violation issues. Through analyzing a hypothetical scenario, we illustrate how courts look at the totality of the circumstances and assess whether identification procedures are unnecessarily suggestive. The episode concludes with a step-by-step approach to tackling identification procedure questions on the bar exam. In this episode, we discuss: A question from the October 2020 California bar exam The various types of identification...

321: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Procedure: Identifications (Part 1)

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

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about the rules and timing of the different types of criminal identification procedures. Join us next week when we'll continue the discussion of this topic. In this episode, we discuss: Types of criminal identifications procedures Timing of identifications procedures and right to counsel Due process in identifications procedures Analysis of a hypothetical scenario Resources: If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on () or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us...

320: Quick Tips -- Your Post-Bar Exam Recovery Plan

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

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode from our "Quick Tips" series, we outline three phases of the post-bar exam recovery period: immediate decompression, reengagement, and future planning. We share tips to help you reclaim your life, including taking physical rest, reconnecting with loved ones, establishing healthy routines, and planning future career steps. In this episode, we discuss: The post-bar emotional turmoil A three-phase recovery plan for the weeks after the bar exam Navigating social and professional life Dealing with uncertainty and planning ahead What...

319: Spotlight on Torts (Part 3 – Strict and Vicarious Liability)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode is the final in our Torts trilogy, where we're summarizing the topics from Torts we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series. Today we're talking about strict liability and vicarious liability, and we review the key defenses - assumption of risk and comparative negligence. In this episode, we discuss: Strict products liability of manufacturers and sellers Vicarious liability, or when one person becomes legally responsible for the torts of another Defenses in liability cases An attack plan for answering liability questions on the...

318: Quick Tips -- The Final Two-Week Bar Exam Countdown

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

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317: Spotlight on Torts (Part 2 – Intentional Torts)

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

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316: Spotlight on Torts (Part 1 – Negligence)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the final installment of the summary of Criminal Law topics we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series. Today, we're reviewing crimes against the person, the felony murder rule, and accomplice liability. We also address the complex scenarios that are likely to show up on the bar exam and offer a strategy for analyzing criminal law questions.

In this episode, we discuss:

Assault and battery: key distinctions
False imprisonment and kidnapping
The felony murder rule
Accomplice liability
Strategy for approaching criminal law questions on the bar exam

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