Oct 26

579: Can AI Be Your Law School Tutor?

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're discussing the ways in which we recommend using AI as a support tool after doing the hard work yourself, rather than outsourcing the thinking that law school is designed to develop. In this episode we discuss: What skill ... Show More

30m 29s

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

22m 1s

Oct 12

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

33m 51s

Feb 2019

65: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (Monologue)

🗒️ About this episode: A brief introduction to the criminal justice system. This episode covers: <ul> <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

15m 22s

Feb 2018

31: Introduction to the Common Law

🗒️ About this episode: "The common law has played an extremely important role in shaping the English legal system that we know today." Today's episode is about the common law. The episode includes: <ul> <li>The origins of common l ... Show More

18m 6s

Apr 2018

36: Introduction to EU Law (Monologue)

🗒️ About this episode: "The Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community talks about maintaining economic and social progress and eliminating barriers which divide Europe. In order to achieve these goals of course, laws are ... Show More

20m 35s

Jun 2018

42: Legal English Vocabulary - Plead, Order, Sentence & more! (Vocabulary)

🗒️ About this episode: 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. Dmitry's b ... Show More

15m 33s

Apr 2018

38: Introduction to Human Rights Law (Monologue)

🗒️ About this episode: "...the Human Rights Act 1998 is incredibly important and has been hailed as one of the most important pieces of UK legislation this century! But why so?" Today's episode is an introduction to human r ... Show More

21m 9s

Aug 2018

How to Learn the Law for Law School

In this episode, Prof. Kris Franklin of New York Law School discusses how students should think about and approach law school. Her discussion is of value to anyone starting law school, taking their first set of exams, or taking exams after a disappointing semester.Support the sho ... Show More

26m 34s

Jun 2020

93: TMT Law - What Does a TMT Lawyer Do? (Article)

🗒️ About this episode: Today’s episode is all about Technology, Media & Telecommunications law. We’ll be looking at: ● What TMT law is ● What TMT lawyers do ● What makes a good TMT lawyer This episode is available as a podcast ... Show More

5m 43s

Sep 2018

Relevance and the Federal Rules of Evidence

In this episode, Prof. Lissa Griffin walks listeners through Federal Rules of Evidence 403-415. She gives clear examples of each rule and explains how to spot the relevant rule on an exam. Our discussion ends with a fool-proof step by step method for analyzing whether a particula ... Show More

43m 55s

Mar 2022

E118: Real property law - An overview (Monologue)

🗒️ About this episode: 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

15m 18s

Jul 2022

E122: Top Podcasts for legal English listening (Monologue)

🗒️ About this episode: In this episode, I share: <ul> <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> </ul> <st ... Show More

26m 5s

323: Listen and Learn -- The Exclusionar...