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Podcast Episode 355: Listen and Learn — MBE vs. NextGen Multiple Choice: Criminal Law and Procedure

Bar Exam Toolbox — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:05:32 +0000

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of the series in which we illustrate the shift from MBE to NextGen multiple-choice questions. Today we’re walking through four questions on criminal law and procedure, related to search and seizure. Join Lee and practice multiple-choice questions in the classic MBE style and the new NextGen format.

In this episode we discuss:

Question 1: Search warrant exceptions (MBE)
Question 2: Search and seizure (MBE)
Question 3: Search and seizure (NextGen)
Question 4: Issue-spotting (NextGen)
Study tips for multiple-choice questions
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Podcast Episode 354: Listen and Learn — MBE vs. NextGen Multiple Choice: Evidence

Bar Exam Toolbox — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:05:03 +0000

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of the series in which we demystify the shift from MBE to NextGen multiple-choice questions. Today we’re walking through four questions on evidence — two in classic MBE style and two in the NextGen format. Join us and practice your understanding of hearsay exceptions and character evidence!

In this episode we discuss:

Question 1: Hearsay exceptions (MBE)
Question 2: Statement not offered for the truth (MBE)
Question 3: Statement not offered for the truth (NextGen)
Question 4: Character evidence (NextGen)
Study tips for multiple-choice questions
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Podcast Episode 353: Listen and Learn — MBE vs. NextGen Multiple Choice: Constitutional Law

Bar Exam Toolbox — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:05:22 +0000

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of the series in which we demystify the shift from MBE to NextGen multiple-choice questions. Today Lee walks through four questions on constitutional law — two in classic MBE style and two in the NextGen format. Practice applying the right level of scrutiny, the right test, and the right doctrine with questions on free speech, equal protection, and procedural due process.

In this episode we discuss:

Question 1: First Amendment (MBE)
Question 2: Equal Protection Clause (MBE)
Question 3: Equal Protection Clause (NextGen)
Question 4: Procedural due process (NextGen)
Study tips for multiple-choice questions
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Podcast Episode 352: Listen and Learn — MBE vs. NextGen Multiple Choice: Civil Procedure

Bar Exam Toolbox — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:05:42 +0000

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of the series in which we demystify the shift from MBE to NextGen multiple-choice questions. Today Lee walks through four questions on civil procedure — two in classic MBE style and two in the NextGen format. Wondering how to keep straight two doctrines that sound alike: personal jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction? Find out in this episode!

In this episode we discuss:

Question 1: Personal jurisdiction (MBE)
Question 2: Subject matter jurisdiction (MBE)
Question 3: Subject matter jurisdiction (NextGen)
Question 4: Issue-spotting (NextGen)
Study tips for multiple-choice questions
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Podcast Episode 351: Listen and Learn — MBE vs. NextGen Multiple Choice: Negligence

Bar Exam Toolbox — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:05:56 +0000

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of the series in which we demystify the shift from MBE to NextGen multiple-choice questions. Today Lee walks through four questions on negligence — two in classic MBE style and two in the NextGen format. What differences can you expect between the two exam versions? Find out now!

In this episode we discuss:

Question 1: Negligence per se (MBE)
Question 2: Causation (MBE)
Question 3: Causation (NextGen)
Question 4: Issue-spotting (NextGen)
Study tips for multiple-choice questions
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Podcast Episode 350: Listen and Learn — MBE vs. NextGen Multiple Choice: Contract Formation

Bar Exam Toolbox — Mon, 25 May 2026 09:05:14 +0000

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the first episode of a series in which we demystify the shift from MBE to NextGen multiple-choice questions. Join Lee as she walks through four contract formation questions — two in classic MBE style and two in the NextGen format. How are they similar? How do they differ? Find out now!

In this episode we discuss:

Question 1: Firm offer rule (MBE)
Question 2: Pre-existing duty (MBE)
Question 3: Pre-existing duty (NextGen)
Question 4: Issue-spotting (NextGen)
Study tips for multiple-choice questions
RAMP study tool

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Podcast Episode 349: This is How Your Brain Actually Learns (The Brain Science Behind Our RAMP Tool)

Bar Exam Toolbox — Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:45 +0000

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we explain the neuroscience behind our RAMP study tool — which we introduced in our last 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 study tool
Scaffolding and why we use three learning tiers
Studying through spaced repetition
RAMP study mode features and confidence calibration
How much information can our working memory hold?

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Podcast Episode 348: How We’re Thinking About NextGen Prep Differently (Plus, Try Our New Tool for Free!)

Bar Exam Toolbox — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:11 +0000

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we’re discussing how we’re thinking about preparing for the NextGen bar exam differently — and we’re excited to introduce a new tool we’ve built to help you learn and retain the rules you need to know.

In this episode we discuss:

An overview of the NextGen UBE
The big misconception: No memorization is required for the NextGen
Why traditional study methods fall short
Introducing our new RAMP (Rule Acquisition and Mastery Platform) tool and how it works
Our recommendation on who should start using RAMP now

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Podcast Episode 347: Listen and Learn — Duty of Confidentiality (Professional Responsibility)

Bar Exam Toolbox — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:31 +0000

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we’re discussing one of the most tested subtopics of professional responsibility — the duty of a lawyer to maintain the confidentiality of all information relating to the representation of a client, a former client, or a potential client.

In this episode we discuss:

Overview of confidentiality
Core exceptions to the duty of confidentiality
How confidentiality works when the client is an organization
A hypothetical from a previous California bar exam

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Podcast Episode 346: Listen and Learn — Communication with Opposing Parties (Professional Responsibility)

Bar Exam Toolbox — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:37 +0000

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we’re discussing Rule 4.1 of both the ABA and the California Rules of Professional Conduct — what it prohibits and allows lawyers to do when communicating with opposing parties.

In this episode we discuss:

Rule 4.1 of the ABA and California Rules of Professional Conduct
Communication with represented and unrepresented parties
A California bar exam hypo illustrating the rules

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