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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

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,

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576: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Subject Matter...

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2026/10/05

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we have another episode in our series "Law Every 1L Should Know", and this one is on civil procedure – specifically, subject matter jurisdiction and removal. We cover the relevant rules from 28 U.S.C. Section 1331 and 1332 and we work through a fact pattern to see how the law gets applied. In this episode we discuss: A roadmap of jurisdiction The two doors into federal court: federal question and diversity The procedure for removal of

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30:53

575: How AI Can Help Law Students with ADHD or Dyslexia

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2026/09/28

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we explore how AI tools can support law students with ADHD, dyslexia, or other learning differences -- covering strategies like text-to-speech for dense reading loads, dictation to capture thoughts after class, converting handwritten notes, executive functioning scaffolding, and backwards planning for big projects. In this episode we discuss: Where the "bottlenecks" in law school happen How to lighten the reading load Recording

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574: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Contracts...

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2026/09/21

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our series presenting law that 1Ls should know, we cover contract expectation damages under the common law -- the standard putting the non-breaching party in the position they would have been in had the contract been performed. We look at what damages may be claimed as direct, consequential, and incidental, and analyze a hypo where we calculate the damages. In this episode we discuss: Expectation damages overview and formula

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33:00

573: Can AI Be Your Law School Tutor?

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2026/09/14

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 AI tools and cautioning against possible pitfalls and honor code violations. In this episode we discuss: The varying AI policies at law schools Knowing the ground rules for your school and courses Prioritizing AI use for your life, not your coursework How AI can actually help you study AI uses that may backfire Resources:

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19:28

572: Listen and Learn -- Felony Murder and Causation...

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2026/09/07

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 causation in homicide cases. We have included an analysis of two hypothetical scenarios to illustrate these legal principles. In this episode we discuss: Review of the felony murder rule Which felonies are considered inherently dangerous? The death of a co-felon rule Causation in homicide cases, and when is the chain of

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14:04

571: Listen and Learn -- Crimes Against the Person...

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2026/08/31

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 elements of assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping, and walked through a scenario involving these crimes. Today, we'll build on that foundation by analyzing more complex hypotheticals that test the boundaries of these offenses. In this episode we discuss: A review of the elements of assault, battery,

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09:29

570: Listen and Learn -- Crimes Against the Person...

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2026/08/24

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 through the elements of each crime and see an example of how they may appear and interact on a law school exam. In this episode we discuss: The elements of assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping Analysis of a hypothetical scenario involving crimes against the person Resources: "Listen and Learn"

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569: Listen and Learn -- Strict Liability: Animals...

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2026/08/17

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 certain super dangerous activities. In this episode we discuss: Strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities Strict liability for keeping wild and domestic animals Two hypothetical scenarios illustrating the above concepts Resources: "Listen and Learn" series

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568: Listen and Learn -- Strict Liability: Animals...

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2026/08/10

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 certain super dangerous activities. Join us next week for the second episode on this topic. In this episode we discuss: Overview of strict liability in torts What activities are considered abnormally dangerous? Strict liability as it relates to keeping wild and domestic animals A fact pattern from the February 2008 California

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

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2026/08/03

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 justiciability – the set of threshold doctrines that decide whether a federal court is allowed to hear a constitutional case in the first place. Then we'll move to the individual rights side and dig into the single most important analytical tool in the entire area – the levels of scrutiny (sometimes called standards of review)

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21:50

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

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2026/07/27

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 – the elements that the prosecution has to prove for someone to be found guilty. Then we'll take those building blocks and apply them to the single most heavily tested topic in 1L Criminal Law – homicide. We'll see how the different homicide crimes are really distinguished by the defendant's mental state, and we'll work through a fact

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28:21

565: Law School Accreditation in 2026: A Conversation...

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2026/07/20

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 accreditation -- what's been happening in Texas and Florida, and what it means for current and prospective law students. In this episode we discuss: An introduction to our guest, Jennifer Rosato Perea What does law school accreditation actually mean? Changes to accreditation in Texas and Florida, and what they mean for students The

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21:42

564: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Evidence

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2026/07/13

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 built around – relevance, and then we'll focus on the most important topic in all of evidence – hearsay. We'll learn what hearsay is, why the law distrusts it, and the major ways it still gets admitted. And we'll finish with a fact pattern that illustrates how hearsay is tested on an exam. Thanks to Juno for sponsoring this episode

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563: Neurodivergence in the Workplace (w/Natalie...

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2026/07/06

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 neurodivergent diagnosis and the practical "scaffolding" tools she developed to thrive in professional environments. The conversation centers around concrete strategies for meetings, note-taking, and self-advocacy in the workplace. In this episode we discuss: How our guest, Natalie Diggins, was diagnosed as neurodivergent as an adult

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562: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Personal...

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2026/06/29

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 topic -- personal jurisdiction. We'll discuss the two branches (general and specific jurisdiction) and we'll analyze a fact pattern at the end of the episode. Thanks to Juno for sponsoring this episode! If you're thinking about student loans for law school, head to JoinJuno.com to explore your options and see how Juno can help you

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561: Real Talk About the Law School Loan Landscape...

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2026/06/22

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, loan repayment, and what you can do to improve your credit score. In this episode we discuss: Introduction to AccessLex and our guest, Teria Thornton The school loan landscape before 2025 Changes with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) How income-driven repayment plans are structured Does public service loan

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23:04

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

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2026/06/15

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 quick orientation to what property law actually covers; then we'll talk about one of the toughest parts of 1L Property -- future interests; and finally, we'll do a deeper dive into adverse possession with a fact pattern at the end. Thanks to Juno for sponsoring this episode! If you're thinking about student loans for law school, head

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559: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Torts

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2026/06/08

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 review of the intentional torts, and we focus more thoroughly on negligence, since it is the most heavily tested topic in 1L Torts. To illustrate how negligence is tested on an exam, we go through a sample scenario. Thanks to Juno for sponsoring this episode! If you're thinking about student loans for law school, head

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

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2026/06/01

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 essential elements of contract formation under common law -- offer, acceptance, and consideration -- and apply the rules to a practical fact pattern. Thanks to Juno for sponsoring this episode! If you're thinking about student loans for law school, head to JoinJuno.com to explore your options and see how Juno can help you find a better

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29:47

557: This is How Your Brain Actually Learns (The...

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2026/05/25

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 the limitation of working memory, which makes it essential to move legal rules into long-term memory through spaced repetition and scaffolding. In this episode we discuss: The research and science behind our RAMP bar study tool Scaffolding and why we use three learning tiers Studying through spaced repetition RAMP study mode

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