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Bar Exam Toolbox
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Thanks for stopping by! The Bar Exam Toolbox was created in 2012 by Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess to help demystify the bar exam, so you can pass and move on with your life.
We offer private, one-on-one tutoring for California and all Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdictions (including the MEE and the MPT individually). Our tutors have helped bar takers around the country find bar exam success as first-time and repeat takers. If you're coming back from a bar exam failure, get the help you need to figure out what went wrong and how to set yourself up for success this time around.
On our website, you'll find tons of free content to help you prepare effectively and efficiently for the bar exam.
We’ve taken the collective knowledge of our team of bar exam experts and developed useful, affordable workshops and study tools, including the Writing of the Week (WOW) Workshop, the Brainy Bar Bank, and the Self-Study Program.
We offer private, one-on-one tutoring for California and all Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdictions (including the MEE and the MPT individually). Our tutors have helped bar takers around the country find bar exam success as first-time and repeat takers. If you're coming back from a bar exam failure, get the help you need to figure out what went wrong and how to set yourself up for success this time around.
On our website, you'll find tons of free content to help you prepare effectively and efficiently for the bar exam.
We’ve taken the collective knowledge of our team of bar exam experts and developed useful, affordable workshops and study tools, including the Writing of the Week (WOW) Workshop, the Brainy Bar Bank, and the Self-Study Program.
291: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 2) - Assignments and Subletting | The Bar...
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the second part of our discussion on landlord/tenant law. In this episode, we focus on the differences between lease assignment and subletting.
In this episode, we discuss:
Assignment of a lease
Subletting a property
A sample question illustrating the concept of lease assignment
Resources:
"Listen and Learn" series (barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn) (barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
California Bar Examination - Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2015 (www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/Feb2015_CBXSelectedAnswers_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf) (www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/Feb2015_CBXSelectedAnswers_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf)
Podcast Episode 289: Listen and Learn - Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 1) (barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-289-listen-and-learn-landlord-tenant-law-part-1/) (barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-289-listen-and-learn-landlord-tenant-law-part-1/)
Download the Transcript (barexamtoolbox.com/episode-291-listen-and-learn-landlord-tenant-law-part-2/)
(barexamtoolbox.com/episode-291-listen-and-learn-landlord-tenant-law-part-2/) (barexamtoolbox.com/episode-291-listen-and-learn-landlord-tenant-law-part-2/)
If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486 (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486)) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/) (barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/ (barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/)). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/) (barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/ (barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/))!
Thanks for listening!
Alison & Lee
Episode link: play.headliner.app/episode/24394951?
In this episode, we discuss:
Assignment of a lease
Subletting a property
A sample question illustrating the concept of lease assignment
Resources:
"Listen and Learn" series (barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn) (barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
California Bar Examination - Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2015 (www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/Feb2015_CBXSelectedAnswers_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf) (www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/Feb2015_CBXSelectedAnswers_EssayQuestions1-6_R.pdf)
Podcast Episode 289: Listen and Learn - Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 1) (barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-289-listen-and-learn-landlord-tenant-law-part-1/) (barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-289-listen-and-learn-landlord-tenant-law-part-1/)
Download the Transcript (barexamtoolbox.com/episode-291-listen-and-learn-landlord-tenant-law-part-2/)
(barexamtoolbox.com/episode-291-listen-and-learn-landlord-tenant-law-part-2/) (barexamtoolbox.com/episode-291-listen-and-learn-landlord-tenant-law-part-2/)
If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486 (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486)) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/) (barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/ (barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/)). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/) (barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/ (barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/))!
Thanks for listening!
Alison & Lee
Episode link: play.headliner.app/episode/24394951?
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! It's the season for bar results, and we've been talking with bar takers who didn't pass this time. Today, we've compiled a list of common questions we get about about score reports, next steps, and getting mentally ready to study again. In this episode, we discuss: Where to focus your study time Deciding when to retake the bar exam Should you use th...
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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we discuss the essentials of leaseholds in landlord/tenant law. We cover the different types of leasehold estates, as well as the obligations of tenants and landlords, and we analyze a sample question. In Part 2, we'll focus on assignment and subletting. In this episode, we discuss: The four types of leasehold estates that can be cr...
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