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Feb 2023
Steve Schwartz on the New LSAT
In this episode I am joined again by one of my favorite guests, with Steve Schwartz, founder and CEO of LSAT Unplugged. Steve explains the new LSAT and provides advice to those taking the LSAT or even thinking about taking the test. You will learn a bout the changes coming to the ... Show More
16m 53s
Mar 2022
Promissory Estoppel
In this episode, Professor Josh Galperin, Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law interviews me about equitable remedies and promissory estoppel.Some key takeways...1. Promissory estoppel is an equitable remedy, awarded for fairness when a legal remedy is not availab ... Show More
24m 27s
Jan 2022
The Practice of Immigration Law
In this episode...I speak with Kevin Gregg, a partner at Kurzban, Kurzban, Tetzeli and Pratt about his experience practicing Immigration Law. We cover a host of issues including the origins of modern immigration law practice, key entree jobs into the practice area and some ideal ... Show More
34m 56s
Aug 2020
261: Listen and Learn -– The Basics of Hearsay
<p>Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This episode is part of our "Listen and Learn" series, where we review legal concepts and apply them to fact patterns. Today, we're covering a commonly tested topic from Evidence, and that is hearsay.</p> <p><strong>In this episo ... Show More
17m 20s
Jan 2022
326: Listen and Learn -- Multiple Hearsay
14m 13s
Sep 2021
308: Listen and Learn -- More Hearsay Exceptions
<p>Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we discuss three hearsay exceptions (statements against interest, statements made for medical diagnosis or treatment, and statements of personal or family history), which all involve someone speaking or writing about him o ... Show More
16m 10s
Feb 2021
281: Listen and Learn -- Character Evidence
<p>Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about the Federal Rules of Evidence, and how to apply the rules of character evidence to both civil and criminal case hypos.</p> <p><strong>In this episode we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>In what cases char ... Show More
17m 8s
Aug 2020
259: Listen and Learn -- Relevance in Evidence
19m 22s
Oct 2017
20: The Legal Profession - A Typical Day (Fiction)
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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
Aug 2022
352: Listen and Learn -- Best Evidence Rule
<p>Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're focusing on an important topic in Evidence – the Best Evidence Rule, which requires a witness to produce the document whose contents he or she is testifying about.</p> <p><strong>In this episode we discuss:</strong>< ... Show More
15m 46s
Feb 2022
E117: Jonah Perlin - Persuasive Legal Writing (Interview)
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In this episode, I interview Jonah Perlin, Georgetown Law professor of legal practice and advanced legal writing. We talk about Jonah's background teaching English and working on international complex commercial litigation as an at ... Show More
55m 39s
Mar 2022
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
15m 18s
Jul 2022
E123: Top resources for legal English speaking (Monologue)
14m 32s
In this episode... Divorce attorney and author, Ron Bavero, discusses his new book, An Elephant Doesn't Marry A Giraffe: Everything I Learned As A Divorce Attorney. Ron shares his experiences as a Divorce Attorney and highlights practical tips for students interested in the practice of family law. Ron also highlights some of the compelling stories in his b ... Show More
<p>Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In today's episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we go through a step-by-step approach for analyzing questions involving multiple levels of hearsay.</p> <p><strong>In this episode we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The rule ... Show More
<p>Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have another episode in our "Listen and Learn" series. This time we're focusing on relevance -- a very commonly tested Evidence topic.</p> <p><strong>In this episode we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The Federal Rules o ... Show More
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In this episode, I share resources to improve your legal English speaking:</p>
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<li>✅ ways to find a language exchange partner</li>
<li>✅ resources to find a legal English teacher</li>
<li>✅ ways to improve your speaking by you ... Show More
