Bar Review

Bar Review

Annika Misurya and Cari Brunkow

Episodes 16
Avg. Duration 28m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (8)
Since Aug 2025
Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
21%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Join Annika & Cari as we dive into unfiltered conversations about the legal profession. Whether you are considering law school, surviving it, thinking about leaving, studying for the bar, taking it, passing (or failing), or navigating the highs and lows of legal practice, we are here for you. We tackle your questions (the ones you have been too afraid to ask or just did not know who to ask) with honesty, humor, and a healthy dose of real talk. If you have ever wondered whether you are the only one struggling, dreaming, or doubting ... you're not. Welcome to the conversation.

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Recent Episodes

S2E5 What's your exit strategy?

Apr 05, 2026 32m

What’s your exit strategy?This week on Bar Review, Cody Blades, founder of Blades Law, joins us to talk about what happens when things fall apart—and how to build your way out. From getting pushed…

S2E4 What are you trying to say?

Mar 29, 2026 28m

What are you trying to say?Is it “I don’t have time for this”… but what comes out is “Happy to help!”?In this episode, we unpack the gap between what you really mean and what you actually say at…

S2E3 What is mentorship?

Mar 22, 2026 38m

What is mentorship?In this first episode of Season 2 of Bar Review, we challenge the way people usually think about it. Maybe it’s not about finding a “mentor” at all. Maybe it’s about finding…

S2E2 20 Questions with Cari

Mar 13, 2026 10m

Season 2 of Bar Review launches March 22, 2026! In the meantime, join us for a quick game of 20 questions with Cari! Join Bar Review for unfiltered lawyer stories, real talk about life as a lawyer,…

20 Questions with Annika

Feb 06, 2026 5m

Season 2 of Bar Review launches March 22, 2026! In the meantime, join us for a quick game of 20 questions with Annika. And maybe learn about your new favorite lunch spot! Join Bar Review for…

S1E11 What is authenticity? (It's gonna be fine? I'm an Adult Woman?)

Nov 02, 2025 40m

What does it really mean to bring your “authentic self” to work when polish and performance are baked into the job description? In this episode, Cari and Annika take a scalpel to one of corporate…

S1E20 What are my options?

Oct 26, 2025 54m

In this episode, we tackle the question every lawyer (or law student) eventually asks: what are my options? Cari and Annika unpack the myth of the “Goldilocks” legal job—one that meets all of your…

S1E9 How do I learn this?

Oct 19, 2025 31m

Law school teaches you how to “think like a lawyer.” But what does that actually mean? It starts with learning a new language and culture. One filled with Latin phrases, bell curves, and outlines (oh…

S1E8 How do I put out this fire?

Oct 12, 2025 49m

In this episode of Bar Review, we break down the chaos of legal "firedrills." The unexpected deadlines, late-night filings, and chain reactions that ripple through a team and through your nervous…

S1E7 Disrupting Drinking with Jaimie Nawaday

Sep 28, 2025 26m

In this episode, we sit down with Jaimie Nawaday. In addition to being a legal prowess she is also the founder of Disrupting Drinking. Disrupting Drinking helps law firms, event organizers, and…

S1E6 Can I bill for this?

Sep 21, 2025 45m

The billable hour: it’s the foundation of private practice, the metric that drives salaries, bonuses, and careers. Also, we hate it. Deeply. In this candid episode, Cari and Annika break down what…

S1E7 Firm Lines: What are boundaries?

Sep 14, 2025 23m

In this episode, we take on one of the legal profession’s favorite buzzwords: "work-life balance." Spoiler alert, balance is a myth. The real goal is harmony. And by definition, harmony isn’t…

S1E4 Wait, am I not an imposter?

Sep 07, 2025 24m

In our first full episode of Bar Review, we unpack what it means to actually own the work you have done. Not just in hindsight. Not just when someone hands you an invisible trophy. But in real time.…

S1E3 Hi, I'm Cari.

Aug 31, 2025 16m

Meet the other half of the Bar Review duo — Cari! If you know Cari, you know she only operates at one intensity level: HIGH. From fighting for constitutional rights in the criminal system to rolling…

S1E2 Hi, I'm Annika.

Aug 29, 2025 20m

Let me introduce you to the goddess woman that is my friend, Annika. She makes a tortellini soup that has the power to heal your trauma. She negotiated a deal with the spider on her balcony to eat…

S1E1 Pilot: We're not your lawyer. This is not legal advice.

Aug 27, 2025 11m

In our pilot episode, Annika & Cari share why they started this podcast. From law school to the bar exam to the ups and downs of legal practice, we're here with unfiltered conversations, humor,…

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Bar Review has published 16 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in Business, Careers.

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