Podcast: Advice on requesting a law school admissions interview

October 14, 2021

SPIVEY CONSULTING — In this podcast, Mike discusses the factors to consider when you receive an invitation to interview for a law school you’ve applied to. This is Mike Spivey, and this is Status Check with Spivey, where we talk about life, law school, law school admissions — which we’re going to focus on today. Because I…

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University of Cincinnati Law student Zamira Saidi discusses efforts to improve the lives of Afghan women

October 13, 2021

CINCINNATI PUBLIC RADIO — For most of her life, the U.S. was at war in her home country of Afghanistan. Now, 27-year-old University of Cincinnati law student Zamira Saidi says the Taliban resurgence threatens avenues for Afghan women. “There is a huge difference in what they do in the name of Islam and what Islam actually stands…

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University of Wisconsin Law announces state democracy research initiative

October 12, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON LAW SCHOOL — “If we want to preserve and improve state democracy, we have to first understand it,” said Associate Professor of Law Miriam Seifter in a recent podcast interview. The Law School’s newly launched State Democracy Research Initiative, which Seifter co-directs with Associate Professor of Law Robert Yablon, is an effort…

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Podcast: Legal tech companies partner to expand services

September 20, 2021

ABA JOURNAL — Priori is an online platform known for using data and technology to connect in-house legal teams with lawyers and law firms who can assist with a wide variety of projects. But Basha Rubin, CEO and co-founder at Priori, says the company noticed that clients were sometimes turning to its online marketplace for help…

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Podcast: Santa Clara University professor Pat Cain discusses edited book on the first women law professors

September 14, 2021

ABOVE THE LAW — In the latest episode of The Jabot, I interview Patricia Cain, the editor of Paving the Way: The First American Women Law Professors. The book, written by Herma Hill Kay, details the lives of the first 14 female law professors. Patricia and I also discuss the twists and turns of her life…

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University of Miami Law launches season seven of ‘Explainer’ podcast

August 25, 2021

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s own legal affairs podcast, the Miami Law Explainer, returns on August 23 with season seven of experts diving into, drilling down, and sussing out the context and relevance of in-the-headlines issues.

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Podcast: Willamette Law dean Brian Gallini discusses alternative licensing for law school graduates

August 16, 2021

BLOOMBERG LAW — Several states opted to temporarily suspend their bar exams when the pandemic broke out last year. This led many in the legal community to question why the exam exists in the first place.Now at least one state is seriously considering alternative ways to certify new law school grads. The Oregon Supreme Court is…

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Podcast: Balancing law school and well-being

July 30, 2021

JD SUPRA — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In our milestone 300th episode today, we reflect on things that we’ve learned over the years from doing the podcast and working with students, and we answer some listener question on topics that commonly show up.

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Podcast: UCLA Law professor Cheryl Harris provides a background on Critical Race Theory

July 30, 2021

MARKETPLACE — On today’s show, we’ll talk to a critical race theorist about what CRT is and isn’t — and what the recent controversy has to do with voting restrictions.

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Columbia Law launches podcast on climate change and the law

June 15, 2021

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Can lawyers save the planet? Professor Michael B. Gerrard and leading experts go beyond the headlines and political ping-ponging to discuss combating the climate crisis using one of the most important and effective tools at our disposal: the law.

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