Joe and Kathryn discuss the latest legal Zoom fail as a defendant flirts with contempt after his sister changed his Zoom moniker to some sort of sci-fi sex machine. The pair also talk about Ropes & Gray's decision to transition to a four-day office work week and the latest insulting, dubious rant from the National Conference of Bar Examiners declaring that p ... Show More
Sep 29
Where are America's hate speech laws? | Modern Law Library
"In most other countries, there are laws, criminal laws that prohibit the expression of racial hatred or incitement to racial hatred," says Samantha Barbas, author of Hate Speech: The Legal and Cultural History of an American Dilemma, in this episode of the Modern Law Library. "T ... Show More
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Nov 2017
124: Don't Be a Jerk at Work
<p>Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox Podcast. Today, we're talking about how not to be a jerk in your legal office environment with our special guest, Sadie Jones, who's a former BigLaw recruiter. True or not, lawyers have a terrible reputation when it comes to being nice an ... Show More
48m 1s
Aug 2023
Lawyers Are Getting on More Corporate Boards
Wendeen Eolis, Chair/CEO of Eolis International Group, discusses why public companies are increasingly looking for lawyers to become corporate directors. Ethics law expert Arthur Hellman, a Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School, discusses the country’s oldest feder ... Show More
26m 17s
Sep 2021
Corporate fraud and criminality
Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega discuss two corporate legal cases. The bankruptcy of Purdue Pharma and the fraud trial of Elizabeth Holmes, CEO of the bio-tech company Theranos. Visit Apple Podcasts to subscribe to Down to Business English, rate the show, and leave a comment. Vis ... Show More
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