347: Listen and Learn -- Duty of Confidentiality (Professional Responsibility)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we're discussing one of the most tested subtopics of professional responsibility -- the duty of a lawyer to maintain the confidentiality of all information relating to the representation of a client, a former client, or a potential client. In this episode, we discuss: Overview of confidentiality Core exceptions to the duty of confidentiality How confidentiality works when the client is an organization A hypothetical from a previous California bar exam Resources: "Listen and Learn" series ( ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct ( California Rules of Professional Conduct ( California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2009 ( Podcast Episode 190: Listen and Learn – Exceptions to Confidentiality (Professional Responsibility) ( Podcast Episode 194: Quick Tips – The MPRE ( 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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347: Listen and Learn -- Duty of Confidentiality (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 13:11 long.

This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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