343: Listen and Learn -- Duties to the Tribunal (Professional Responsibility)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're discussing ABA's Model Rule of Professional Conduct 3.3, which governs truth telling to the tribunal (a court, arbitrator, administrative agency, or any other body acting in an adjudicative capacity). We break down all of the rule's nuances and parts, and analyze a few hypothetical scenarios. In this episode, we discuss: An overview of ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct The elements of Rule 3.3 "Candor Toward the Tribunal" A few hypothetical scenarios that show how this topic appears on the bar exam Resources: "Listen and Learn" series ( ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct ( California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2024 ( California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2018 ( Talmage v. Smith ( Download the Transcript ( If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts ( ) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website ( ). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates ( )! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee

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343: Listen and Learn -- Duties to the Tribunal (Professional Responsibility) is an episode from The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress by Bar Exam Toolbox.

This episode is 19:34 long.

This episode was published on Feb 16, 2026.

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