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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today’s episode is part of our “Listen and Learn” series, where we review a substantive area of the law and apply it to fact patterns. This time, we’re focusing on the Statute of Frauds in Contract Law.

Note: It has come to our attention that this episode was released with an error in the “Betty” hypo. See the transcript for a corrected statement of the law, and stay tuned for a revised recording!

In this episode we discuss:

• The types of situations that courts have decided are particularly open to fraud
• The elements of contract formation
• What are the rules and exceptions to the Statute of Frauds?
• Analyzing two Contracts questions, from the July 2011 and July 2019 California bar exams
• How you should structure your essay answer when discussing the Statute of Frauds

Thanks for listening!
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we have another episode as part of our “Listen and Learn” series. This one covers two hearsay exceptions –- specifically, present sense impression and state of mind.

In this episode we discuss:

• An overview of hearsay and hearsay exceptions
• When to apply the present sense impression and the state of mind exceptions
• Going through several examples from Evidence essays involving hearsay
• The importance of considering each statement the declarant makes
• A reminder to check out any distinctions from the federal rules of hearsay exceptions in states that do not administer the UBE

Thanks for listening!
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