{"podcast":{"title":"The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond","slug":"the-law-school-toolbox-podcast-tools-for-law-students-from-1l-to-the-bar-exam-and-beyond-440440","podcast_index_feed_id":440440,"rss_url":"https://lawschooltoolbox.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/7/f/a/37fac4a1b4177210/itunes-new-2.png","author":"Law School Toolbox LLC","episode_count":564,"summary":"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!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T18:18:37.625451+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-law-school-toolbox-podcast-tools-for-law-students-from-1l-to-the-bar-exam-and-beyond-440440"},"episode":{"title":"543: The CROWN Act – Fighting Discrimination in the Workplace (w/Karis Stephen)","slug":"543-the-crown-act-fighting-discrimination-in-the-workplace-w-karis-stephen","published_at":"2026-02-16T10:00:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-law-school-toolbox-podcast-tools-for-law-students-from-1l-to-the-bar-exam-and-beyond-440440/543-the-crown-act-fighting-discrimination-in-the-workplace-w-karis-stephen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-law-school-toolbox-podcast-tools-for-law-students-from-1l-to-the-bar-exam-and-beyond-440440","url":"https://lawschooltoolbox.libsyn.com/543-the-crown-act-fighting-discrimination-in-the-workplace-wkaris-stephen","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/lawschooltoolbox/LST_Podcast_-_The_CROWN_Act_w_Karis_Stephen.mp3?dest-id=295486","summary":"Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, Lee is talking with Karis Stephen -- a plaintiff-side employment attorney and Law School Toolbox tutor -- about her career journey, law school success, and the CROWN Act. In this episode we discuss: An introduction to our guest and her professional journey Exploring different career and life interests Working in the employment discrimination field Why it's advisable to find a professional mentor What is the CROWN Act and how it fights discrimination Women and workplace discrimination Three important pieces of advice for law students Resources: Tutoring for Law School Success (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tutoring-for-law-school-success/) The CROWN Act (https://www.thecrownact.com/) In-N-Out former employee files $3-million lawsuit, saying he was fired over his hairstyle (https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-16/in-n-out-former-employee-files-3-million-lawsuit-saying-he-was-fired-over-his-hair-style) Podcast Episode 358: Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (w/Alexis Yee-Garcia) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-358-diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-legal-profession-w-alexis-yee-garcia/) Podcast Episode 387: Breaking Diversity Barriers (w/Jason Parker from Canamac Productions) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-387-breaking-diversity-barriers-w-jason-parker-from-canamac-productions/) Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-543-the-crown-act-fighting-discrimination-in-the-workplace-w-karis-stephen/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976 ) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach u…","meta_description":"Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, Lee is talking with Karis Stephen -- a plaintiff-side employment attorney and Law School Toolbox tu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2597,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-law-school-toolbox-podcast-tools-for-law-students-from-1l-to-the-bar-exam-and-beyond-440440/episodes/543-the-crown-act-fighting-discrimination-in-the-workplace-w-karis-stephen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-law-school-toolbox-podcast-tools-for-law-students-from-1l-to-the-bar-exam-and-beyond-440440/543-the-crown-act-fighting-discrimination-in-the-workplace-w-karis-stephen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}