{"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. 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Today, we have a special guest -- Teria Thornton from AccessLex Institute -- and we are talking about law school financing, loan repayment, and what you can do to improve your credit score. In this episode we discuss: Introduction to AccessLex and our guest, Teria Thornton The school loan landscape before 2025 Changes with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) How income-driven repayment plans are structured Does public service loan forgiveness still exist? Credit score basics Resources: AccessLex Institute (https://www.accesslex.org/) Podcast Episode 184: Handling Law School Finances (w/Lyssa Thaden of AccessLex) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-184-handling-law-school-finances-w-lyssa-thaden-of-accesslex/) Podcast Episode 294: Money Talk (w/Carrie Friedberg) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-294-money-talk-w-carrie-friedberg/) Podcast Episode 361: Student Loan Repayment (w/Derek Brainard of AccessLex Institute) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-361-student-loan-repayment-w-derek-brainard-of-accesslex-institute/) Podcast Episode 383: Talking About Money with Jesse Mecham, Founder of You Need A Budget (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-383-talking-about-money-with-jesse-mecham-founder-of-you-need-a-budget/) Podcast Episode 521: Smarter Borrowing: How Juno Helps Lower Student Loans (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-521-smarter-borrowing-how-juno-helps-lower-student-loans/) Podcast Episode 550: Financial Planning for Law Students and Young Lawyers (w/Alexandra Sandberg) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-550-financial-planning-for-law-students-and-young-lawyers-w-alexandra-sandberg/) Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-561-real…","meta_description":"Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! 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