369: Using Spaced Repetition for Your Law School and Bar Exam Studies (w/Gabriel Teninbaum)

The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're excited to have Gabriel Teninbaum -- law professor and founder of Spaced Repetition Systems -- joining the podcast to speak about how the spaced repetition learning technique can help with your law school and bar exam studies.

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In this episode we discuss:

• Some background on our guest Gabe Teninbaum, and why he's passionate about spaced repetition
• The theory behind spaced repetition and how it works in practice
• Using spaced repetition to memorize material as a law student
• How early in your study should you start using the spaced repetition technique?
• Does learning with spaced repetition as a law student help lay the foundation for bar study?
• How you can use the spacedrepetition.com website for your law school and bar exam studies

Resources:

• Spaced Repetition Systems, LLC (https://www.spacedrepetition.com/)
• NCBE – National Conference of Bar Examiners (https://www.ncbex.org/)
• Emanuel Law in a Flash (https://www.aspenpublishing.com/study-aids/emanuel-series)
• The Pimsleur Method (https://www.pimsleur.com/the-pimsleur-method)
• How Spaced Repetition Can Help You as a Law Student – Part 1 (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/how-spaced-repetition-can-help-you-as-a-law-student-part-1/)
• How Spaced Repetition Can Help You as a Law Student – Part 2 (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/how-spaced-repetition-can-help-you-as-a-law-student-part-2/)
• The Complete Guide to Memorization in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/the-complete-guide-to-memorization/)
• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, by David Allen (https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0143126563)
• One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School, by Scott Turow (https://www.amazon.com/One-Turbulent-Story-Harvard-School/dp/0143119028)
• Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 191: Quick Tips – Using Spaced Repetition to Memorize (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-191-quick-tips-using-spaced-repetition-to-memorize/)

Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-369-using-spaced-repetition-for-your-law-school-and-bar-exam-studies-w-gabriel-teninbaum/)

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Alison & Lee