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

by Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess - Law School Toolbox, LLC

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! And, if you have an opinion on the show, please drop by and offer a review. We're here to help, and we'd love to hear from you!

Latest episodes

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573: Can AI Be Your Law School Tutor?

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about the widely varying AI policies at law schools, highlighting the productive, permissible uses of

Sep 14
33 min

572: Listen and Learn -- Felony Murder and Causation (Criminal Law)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're exploring some complex aspects of criminal law that frequently appear on exams -- the felony murder rule and c

Sep 7
19 min

571: Listen and Learn -- Crimes Against the Person (Part 2)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! We're continuing the discussion from last week on crimes against the person. In the previous episode, we covered the basic

Aug 31
14 min

570: Listen and Learn -- Crimes Against the Person (Part 1)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing four crimes against the person – assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping. We'll walk

Aug 24
9 min

569: Listen and Learn -- Strict Liability: Animals and Dangerous Activities (Part 2)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is Part 2 of a two-part series on strict liability as it relates to animals (both wild and domestic), as well as cert

Aug 17
13 min

568: Listen and Learn -- Strict Liability: Animals and Dangerous Activities (Part 1)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is Part 1 of a two-part series on strict liability as it relates to animals (both wild and domestic), as well as cert

Aug 10
16 min

567: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Constitutional Law

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we're discussing fundamental concepts that are taught in first-year Con Law classes. First, we'll look at

Aug 3
20 min

566: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Criminal Law

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're diving into the fundamentals of criminal law. First, we'll walk through the building blocks of any crime – th

Jul 27
21 min

565: Law School Accreditation in 2026: A Conversation with Jennifer Rosato Perea

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today Alison is talking with the ABA's Managing Director of Accreditation and Legal Education about law school accreditati

Jul 20
28 min

564: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Evidence

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're diving into a fundamental concept in legal trials -- evidence. We'll discuss the foundation that evidence is

Jul 13
21 min

563: Neurodivergence in the Workplace (w/Natalie Diggins)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode, Lee talks with Natalie Diggins, author of The Autistic Adult's Toolbox, about her late-in-life neurodiver

Jul 6
43 min

562: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Personal Jurisdiction (Civil Procedure)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of the series "Law Every 1L Should Know", and today we're focusing on an important civil procedure to

Jun 29
21 min

561: Real Talk About the Law School Loan Landscape (w/Teria Thornton from AccessLex)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have a special guest -- Teria Thornton from AccessLex Institute -- and we are talking about law school financing

Jun 22
39 min

560: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Real Property

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of the series "Law Every 1L Should Know", and today we're delving into real property. We'll do a quic

Jun 15
23 min

559: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Torts

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of the series "Law Every 1L Should Know", and today we're focusing on torts. We briefly go through a

Jun 8
21 min

558: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Contract Formation

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of the series "Law Every 1L Should Know", and today we're tackling contracts. We cover the three esse

Jun 1
22 min

557: This is How Your Brain Actually Learns (The Brain Science Behind Our RAMP Tool)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we explain the neuroscience behind our RAMP bar study tool -- which we introduced in a recent episode. We discuss t

May 25
29 min

556: How Much Do Grades Matter for Different Career Paths?

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're talking about the legal jobs for which grades matter a lot, where they matter somewhat, and where they really

May 18
22 min

555: Listen and Learn -- The Breach Element of a Negligence Claim (Torts)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing the different methods a plaintiff may use to establish the second element of a negligence claim --

May 11
20 min

554: How We're Thinking About NextGen Prep Differently (Plus, Try Our New Tool for Free!)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're discussing how we're thinking about preparing for the NextGen bar exam differently -- and we're excited to int

May 4
36 min

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I just wrapped 1L exams, and NOTHING has been as helpful as listening to Lee and Alison clarify abstract concepts and getting me out of the weeds to see the forrest! I am so grateful for the many days that their podcast walked me to school and dialed me right in to the most valuable takeaways in each of our substantive courses. THANK YOU!!

xhrdrfc · May 2026

This podcast was a reinforcement that seeking professional help while in law school, optimizing a professional career, and dealing with everyday life circumstances is a must. I have an appointment scheduled for next week before I take one of my finals. Thank you Alison and Lee for creating this platform. It is a great resource.

raterenae · May 2025

Thank you so much tor this clear and concise outline of personal jurisdiction. Better than my professor did which was not give one!! Love your podcast and I share them with my classmates all the time.

joanne72 · Jan 2023

Love this podcast. Super helpful that it lists the subject areas on each podcast. Please do more property, evidence, and civil procedures episodes!

amominlawschool · Jan 2023

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