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Podcast Episode 351: Listen and Learn — MBE vs. NextGen Multiple Choice: Negligence

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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
  • RAMP study tool

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Podcast Episode 350: Listen and Learn — MBE vs. NextGen Multiple Choice: Contract Formation

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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)

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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!)

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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)

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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)

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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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