Lee Burgess is the only child of two attorneys, so she had little choice but to become a lawyer herself. She graduated cum laude from the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she was a TA for Contracts and Torts and Managing Editor of the USF Law Review.

After law school, Lee worked at a large law firm – until she received a letter from the California Board of Bar Examiners about becoming a bar exam grader. That letter changed her career. Rather than grade bar exams, Lee realized her real passion was helping students conquer the California bar exam in the first place. She left her law firm job to become a private California bar exam tutor and law school tutor in 2009, and has served as adjunct faculty at several Bay Area law schools.

Lee’s advice has been featured in ABA Student Lawyer, Ms. JD, LexisNexis, Business Insider, and other publications. She also co-hosts the Law School Toolbox and Bar Exam Toolbox with Alison. Lee is convinced there’s no one right way to prepare – we all have different needs, schedules, and learning styles. She founded the Bar Exam Toolbox to help bar takers figure out the approach that fits – for them.

Alison Monahan had a lot of trouble deciding what she wanted to be when she grew up. One day at lunch, she decided to go to law school. Luckily, she was pretty good at it – she graduated from Columbia Law School in 2006 as a Kent Scholar, a Stone Scholar, and a member of the Columbia Law Review, where she was also a Civ Pro TA.

After law school, Alison clerked for a federal District Court judge and worked as a patent litigator at a large San Francisco law firm. She eventually left to start The Girl’s Guide to Law School®, which rapidly became a leading resource for those embarking on a legal career and was named to the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 four years running. Her advice has appeared in publications including Above the Law, Bloomberg Law, LexisNexis, and Ms. JD.

Alison was a programmer before law school, and she still thinks like one: she builds the tools that make bar prep faster and easier, most recently the ADHD-friendly RAMP bar prep tool. She is always on the lookout for unconventional, efficient ways to study – so you can pass and get on with your life.