564: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Evidence

564: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Evidence

From The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond by Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess - Law School Toolbox, LLC

July 13, 2026 · 22 min · Episode 564

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This episode discusses the fundamental concepts of evidence law, focusing on hearsay and its implications in legal trials.

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're diving into a fundamental concept in legal trials -- evidence. We'll discuss the foundation that evidence is built around – relevance, and then we'll focus on the most important topic in all of evidence – hearsay. We'll learn what hearsay is, why the law distrusts it, and the major ways it still gets admitted. And we'll finish with a fact pattern that illustrates how hearsay is tested on an exam. Thanks to Juno for sponsoring this episode! If you're thinking about student loans for law school, head to JoinJuno.com to explore your options and see how Juno can help you find a better rate. In this episode we discuss: Evidence law and relevance What is defined as "hearsay" and what is "non-hearsay"? Most common hearsay exceptions A fact pattern walkthrough Resources: JoinJuno.com (https://joinjuno.com/) Podcast Episode 259: Listen and Learn – Relevance in Evidence (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-259-listen-and-learn-relevance-in-evidence/) Podcast Episode 261: Listen and Learn – The Basics of Hearsay (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-261-listen-and-learn-the-basics-of-hearsay/) Podcast Episode 271…

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