The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond
Hosted by Alison and Lee · Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess - Law School Toolbox, LLC
4.6from 527 ratings
- 577
- Episodes
- 127
- Transcribed
- 527
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
- 142K
- YouTube views
About The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond
The Law School Toolbox podcast is an engaging show for law students about law school, the bar exam, legal careers, and life. Each week, we offer practical tips and advice on academic matters, careers, and more. The Law School Toolbox podcast is hosted by opinionated law school and bar exam experts Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess. You might not always agree with us, but we guarantee you won't be bored listening! Our goal is to impart useful, actionable advice in an entertaining manner. Join us! And, if you have an opinion on the show, please drop by and offer a review. We're here to help, and we'd love to hear from you!
- Publisher
- Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess - Law School Toolbox, LLC
- Category
- education · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Aug 2015
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
127 of 577 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
576: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Civil Procedure)
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
575: How AI Can Help Law Students with ADHD or Dyslexia
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
574: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Contracts (Expectation Damages - Common Law)
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576: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Civil Procedure)
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Second, we'll look at removal, the mechanism a defendant uses to take a case the plaintiff filed in state court and move it to federal court. And removal is what the fact pattern at the end is built to test. The two topics stack. You can't analyze removal without first analyzing subject matter jurisdiction. So with that, let's dive in. So let's orient first. You already have the civil procedure map from the personal jurisdiction episode, so this is short. A court needs power over two different things. Personal jurisdiction is the court's power over the defendant. Subject matter jurisdiction is the court's power over the type of case. […]
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- Jennifer Rosato Perea
- Natalie Diggins
- Teria Thornton
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- YouTube views
- 142,095
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 527 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 100
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond?
Alison and Lee host the show. Published by Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess - Law School Toolbox, LLC.
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