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Oct 19
578: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Proximate Cause and Intervening Causes (Torts)
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today's episode covers proximate cause in torts (and the related legal principles of intervening and superseding causes in the chain of causation). We look at an important case in U.S. tort law -- Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co ... Show More
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577: The October Law School Outlining Guide: What to Do If You Haven't Started
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we walk law students through how to use midterm feedback to diagnose outlining problems. We provide a practical framework for building effective outlines -- covering linear outlining, flowcharts, attack plans, and t ... Show More
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Oct 5
576: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Subject Matter Jurisdiction (Civil Procedure)
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we have another episode in our series "Law Every 1L Should Know", and this one is on civil procedure – specifically, subject matter jurisdiction and removal. We cover the relevant rules from 28 U.S.C. Section 1331 and 1332 and ... Show More
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31: Introduction to the Common Law
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Understanding Hearsay
In this episode... Chris Fromm, Executive Director of Institutional and Supplemental Programs at Kaplan Bar Review and Kaplan Bar Review and adjunct Professor at Hastings Law School explains Hearsay law. He has passed the bar exam in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, ... Show More
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36: Introduction to EU Law (Monologue)
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65: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (Monologue)
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E122: Top Podcasts for legal English listening (Monologue)
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Hearsay
In this episode, Prof. Denis McLauglin of Seton Hall Law School explains how to prove that a statement is hearsay. It's a complicated matter, and Prof. McLaughlin does an excellent job of parsing out just when a statement is offered to prove "the truth of the matter asserted!"Sup ... Show More
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42: Legal English Vocabulary - Plead, Order, Sentence & more! (Vocabulary)
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E118: Real property law - An overview (Monologue)
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In this episode, I give an overview of what real property law is and what a real property lawyer does. This episode features lots of legal English vocabulary and at the end of the show I do a quick quiz to test your real property vocab ... Show More
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May 2021
106: Tort Law - An Overview (Monologue)
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In this episode, I give an overview of tort law, including: what is tort law, types of tort (focusing on negligence, trespass, and defamation), what tort lawyers do, the typical day of a tort lawyer, what makes a successful tort lawyer ... Show More
12m 4s
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<em>"The common law has played an extremely important role in shaping the English legal system that we know today."</em>
Today's episode is about the common law. The episode includes:</p>
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<li>The origins of common l ... Show More
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<p><em>"The Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community talks about</em><br><em>maintaining economic and social progress and eliminating barriers which divide Europe. In order to achieve these goals of course, laws are ... Show More
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A brief introduction to the criminal justice system. This episode covers:</p>
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<li>The role of the criminal justice system</li>
<li>Differences between civil and criminal law</li>
<li>Key institutions involved in the criminal j ... Show More
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In this episode, I share:</p>
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<li>✅ top podcasts for improving your legal English listening</li>
<li>✅ a Spotify playlist for legal English listening</li>
<li>✅ 3 ways to max out your legal English listening</li>
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<st ... Show More
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Today's episode looks at some of the Legal English terms which feature in this week's <a href="https://studylegalenglish.com/dmitrys-tips-legal-english-vocabulary/">blog post</a> from guest blogger Dmitry.</p>
<p>Dmitry's b ... Show More