Podcast: Rutgers Law professor Jorge Contesse discusses the school’s Center for Transnational Law

October 22, 2024

THE POWER OF ATTORNEY — Professor Jorge Contesse joins Dean Bond to discuss his work as the founding Director of the Rutgers Center for Transnational Law and as a member of the United Nations Committee against Torture.

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Podcast: University of Wyoming Law dean Julie Hill discusses the school’s new building dedicated to clinics

October 21, 2024

ASPEN LEADING EDGE PODCAST — Julie Hill, University of Wyoming, shares her journey from the University of Alabama and her favorite things about Wyoming, including the new building dedicated to clinics. She also talks about her thoughts about being the only law school in the state and how she wants to further support students.

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Podcast: Appalachian Law dean D.J. Western discusses how the community is doing after Hurricane Helene

October 17, 2024

ASPEN LEADING EDGE — D.J. Western, Appalachian School of Law, gives an update on how his community is doing after Hurricane Helene. He also discusses his journey from the Air Force to becoming a law school dean as well as updates on the school, including a Master of Legal Studies and a Veteran’s clinic.

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University of Miami Law professor Jill Barton discusses her legal writing guide on two podcasts

October 16, 2024

U MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Jill Barton, director of the Legal Communication and Research Skills (LComm) Program and professor of legal writing, discussed her recent book, The Supreme Guide to Writing, with the ABA Journal’s podcast The Modern Law Library and NPR’s podcast Life Elsewhere. The ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles discussed Barton’s findings and what some of the

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Podcast: Brooklyn Law professor Camille Abate and Seton Hall professor Kathleen Mullin discuss their textbook on trial advocacy

October 10, 2024

ASPEN LEADING EDGE PODCAST — Camille Abate, Brooklyn Law School and Founder and Master Trainer, Foundation for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, and Kathleen Mullin, Seton Hall University; Highly Qualified Subject Matter Expert, US Navy JAGC Defense Counsel Assistance Program discuss the second edition of their textbook, Advocacy Excellence: The Jury Trial.

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Podcast: How law students can set goals for personal growth

October 10, 2024

LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Today, we’re excited to have Anne Ditmeyer – the author of Override! What If There Was Another Way? – joining us to talk about creativity, goal setting, personal growth, and following your own path in life.

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Podcast: Advice for neurodivergent law students

October 7, 2024

LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — We have two special guests today, talking about how neurodivergent students can reach their full potential in law school. 

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UC Berkeley Law hosts US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for a conversation about her new memoir

October 7, 2024

CITY ARTS & LECTURES — On Sept. 10, 2024, UC Berkeley’s Othering & Belonging Institute Director john a. powell interviewed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson at San Francisco’s Sydney Goldstein Theater to talk about her memoir, Lovely One.

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Podcast: University of Cincinnati Law dean Haider Ala Hamoudi reflects on his first year as dean

October 3, 2024

UC NEWS — Dean Haider Ala Hamoudi spoke with Patty Roberts, a podcaster for Aspen Leading Edge, about his first year leading the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

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Podcast: A look at what it is like to be a trial lawyer

October 1, 2024

LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Today, we’re speaking with Jim Brosnahan – a longtime Morrison Foerster trial lawyer and author of Justice at Trial – about life as a trial lawyer and the skills you’ll need to succeed in this profession.

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