Nov 2

580: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Intentional Torts Against the Person

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This episode from our series "Law Every 1L Should Know" covers three intentional torts against the person -- assault, battery, and false imprisonment. We explain the doctrine of transferred intent and walk through each tort's elemen ... Show More

22m 21s

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dec 2024

Written Legal English - AIRC550

In this podcast, you'll learn vocabulary that is used in formal legal documents. We'll help you understand what lawyers have written in contracts, wills, formal agreements and other legal documents. Show notes and more podcasts to improve your English at: <a href= "http ... Show More

31 m

Oct 2017

20: The Legal Profession - A Typical Day (Fiction)

🗒️ About this episode: In today's episode we’ll hear fictional monologues from a range of people talking about their legal work or studies. The people don’t mention their job title. So, see if you can guess what job they do from their description. Do you ... Show More

19m 54s

Feb 2023

E129: Legal English preposition mistakes #2 (Monologue)

🗒️ About this episode: This episode is about five legal English preposition mistakes that probably you are making. We look at the correct way to use them and also do a quiz. out ... court settlement reach out ... someone participate ... a meeting attend ... a meeting act on beha ... Show More

15m 54s

359: Listen and Learn -- Venue (Federal ...