Podcast: A look at contract and fraud questions on the bar exam

September 2, 2020

JD SUPRA — Today’s episode is part of our “Listen and Learn” series, where we review a substantive area of the law and apply it to fact patterns. This time, we’re focusing on the Statute of Frauds in Contract Law.

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Podcast features UC Irvine Law dean L. Song Richardson

September 2, 2020

THE CRITICAL TAKE PODCAST — This week Critical Take sits down with L. Song Richardson who is the Dean at the University of California-Irvine School of Law. Dean Richardson tell us about her classical musical upbringing and the racial undertones she experienced as a result of being both Black and Korean.

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Podcast: Pitt Law professor Michael Madison discusses future of legal education with Northwestern Law professor Dan Rodriguez

August 13, 2020

FUTURE LAW PODCAST — Dan Rodriguez, formerly Dean of Northwestern Law and president of the Association of American Law Schools, gets inside the future of legal education for the benefit of legal professionals and new law graduates.  The interview is hosted by Mike Madison.

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Podcast dives into “reasonable person” standard in legal theory

August 13, 2020

JD SUPRA — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is another episode in our “Listen and Learn” series, where we review legal concepts and apply them to fact patterns. Today, we’re talking about the “reasonable person” standard in Negligence.

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Fordham Law Center on Race, Law, and Justice hosts webinar on building and supporting inclusive legal work environments

August 5, 2020

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On July 15, Fordham Law School’s Center on Race, Law and Justice invited attorneys from Richard Kibbe & Orbe LLP—Managing Partner Jennifer Grady, Partner Margaret Meyers, and Partner James Walker—for a webinar entitled “Inclusive Workplaces Best Practices: Implicit Bias and #MeToo Racial Blindspots.”

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Podcast: State of the bar exam during the pandemic

August 4, 2020

BLOOMBERG — Duke Law School Prof Marin Levy discusses the Supreme Court justices and lack of transparency on health issues. Bloomberg Industry Group’s Sam Skolnick discusses Issues with taking the bar exam during pandemic.

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Podcast: A look at the push for diploma privilege for new law graduates amid the pandemic

July 29, 2020

LEXOLOGY — In this episode of Remotely Ethical, we discuss advocacy efforts around the country to eliminate the bar exam and implement a “diploma privilege” that would allow graduates of accredited law schools to practice law without passing the bar.

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Podcast: Case Western Reserve Law professor Jonathan Adler recaps US Supreme Court term

July 29, 2020

CASE WESTERN RESERVE SCHOOL OF LAW — On July 15, CWRU Law Professor Jonathan Adler was interviewed on the Supreme Myths podcast with Georgia State University College of Law Professor Eric J. Segall, the author of Originalism as Faith and Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges.

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Podcast: Harvard Law professor Martha Minow discusses restorative justice

July 24, 2020

NPR — Our justice system is flawed and inequitable, says Harvard law professor Martha Minow. She calls for a reset to emphasize accountability, apology, and service, rather than punitive punishment.

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Podcast: A look at the Legal Technology Initiative at BYU Law

July 23, 2020

LAWSITES — Here’s one that gets a bit meta. Back in November 2017, LawNext host Bob Ambrogi spoke at BYU Law School about a lawyer’s ethical duty to be technologically competent. The talk prompted the school to explore ways it could help students improve their technological abilities. What resulted was the school’s Legal Technology Initiative, a multi-pronged program…

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