357: Can AI Be Your Bar Exam Tutor?

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we discuss whether AI can effectively serve as a bar exam tutor, weighing its usefulness for scheduling, pattern-spotting, and simplifying admin tasks against its weaknesses, such as unreliable feedback and using outdated legal content.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Recent headlines around the bar exam and AI use
• Where AI goes wrong in bar prep
• The failure of the California bar experiment
• Smart ways to use AI as a bar studier

Resources:

• https://barexamtoolbox.com/ramp (https://barexamtoolbox.com/ramp)
• The New York Times: I'm Begging You: Never Write With A.I. (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/opinion/artificial-intelligence-ai-writing.html)
• NCBE Announces National Mean for July 2026 MBE (https://www.ncbex.org/news-resources/ncbe-announces-national-mean-july-2026-mbe)
• NextGen UBE Content Scope (https://www.ncbex.org/exams/nextgen/content-scope)
• Pomodoro Technique (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique)
• Need to Get More Done in Law School? Try The Circles. (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/08/tips-time-management-awesomeness-with-the-circles/)
• Breaking: California Bar Exam Shakeup | New Kaplan Partnership Explained (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0UAx2fdPI8&list=PLT5txTOjOHmTwR9HiPiib3N-STp7PxM-O&index=15&t=376s)

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Alison & Lee