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Podcast Episode 577: The October Law School Outlining Guide: What to Do If You Haven’t Started

Law School Toolbox Team — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:34 +0000

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we walk law students through how to use midterm feedback to diagnose outlining problems. We provide a practical framework for building effective outlines — covering linear outlining, flowcharts, attack plans, and the importance of learning through context rather than relying on borrowed or AI-generated materials.

In this episode we discuss:

What your midterm can tell you
What are outlines and attack plans?
What to include in your outline and what to cut
Study materials for open-book versus closed-book
Why you should avoid borrowed or AI outlines

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Podcast Episode 576: Law Every 1L Should Know — Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Civil Procedure)

Law School Toolbox Team — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:54 +0000

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 civil actions
An analysis of a fact pattern

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

Law School Toolbox Team — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:23 +0000

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 voice notes for later use
How to support and enhance your working memory
Using AI to help you plan and schedule tasks
Study aids for auditory and visual learning styles

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Podcast Episode 574: Law Every 1L Should Know — Contracts (Expectation Damages – Common Law)

Law School Toolbox Team — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:54 +0000

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
What damages can be claimed as direct, consequential, and incidental?
Limits on recovery, preventing the amounts from spiraling
An analysis of a fact pattern with calculation of the damages

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Podcast Episode 573: How to Use AI in Law School (Without Wrecking Your Grades or Violating the Honor Code)

Law School Toolbox Team — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:49 +0000

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

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Podcast Episode 572: Listen and Learn — Felony Murder and Causation (Criminal Law)

Law School Toolbox Team — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:22 +0000

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 causation broken?
Analysis of two hypothetical criminal law scenarios

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Podcast Episode 571: Listen and Learn — Crimes Against the Person (Part 2)

Law School Toolbox Team — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:34 +0000

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, false imprisonment, and kidnapping
Analyzing two hypothetical scenarios involving crimes against the person

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Podcast Episode 570: Listen and Learn — Crimes Against the Person (Part 1)

Law School Toolbox Team — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:51 +0000

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.

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The elements of assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping
Analysis of a hypothetical scenario involving crimes against the person

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Podcast Episode 569: Listen and Learn — Strict Liability: Animals and Dangerous Activities (Part 2)

Law School Toolbox Team — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:09 +0000

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

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Podcast Episode 568: Listen and Learn — Strict Liability: Animals and Dangerous Activities (Part 1)

Law School Toolbox Team — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:14 +0000

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 bar exam

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