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ABA Law Student Podcast

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Presented by the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division, the ABA Law Student Podcast covers issues that affect law students, law schools, and recent grads. From finals and graduation to the bar exam and finding a job, this show is your trusted resource for the next big step.
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Episodes

Career in Focus: Colorado’s U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Colorado U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn shares his career experiences and offers guidance for law students as they enter the profession.

Nov 15, 201920 min

The Law Student Roundtable: Examining Stress–Offering Hope

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Rachel Gentry, Kennedy LeJeune, and KyMara Guidry join host Ashley Baker for a roundtable discussion of law student mental health issues.

Oct 31, 201943 min

Dealing With the Pressures of Law School

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Dionne Smith offers guidance for law students to manage their personal well-being throughout the rigors of law school.

Oct 10, 201915 min

The 2019-2020 Goals of the ABA's Law Student Division Council

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Newly elected ABA Law Student Division national chair Johnnie Nguyen and delegate of communications Julie Merow discuss the goals of the 2019-2020 council

Sep 12, 201924 min

What Can You Do with Your Law Degree?

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Gaylynn Burroughs shares insights for law students on how to hone in on the areas of law that align with their personal and professional goals.

Aug 13, 201910 min

Wisdom from Immediate Past ABA President Hilarie Bass

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Host Kris Butler sits down with Hilarie Bass to discuss her career highlights and advice for today’s law students. Together, they explore her chosen path and what led her to become president of the American Bar Association. In addition, Hilarie reviews some of her notab...

Jun 10, 201933 min

Rabia Chaudry and the Case of Adnan Syed

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . The story of Adnan Syed has become one of the most famous criminal matters of recent American history. This meteoric rise into the popular consciousness can be largely credited to the tireless advocacy of Adnan’s friend Rabia Chaudry. Join ABA Law Student Podcast hosts ...

May 16, 201925 min

Mental Health and Well-Being: How Law Students Can Get Help and Help Others

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Raising awareness is helping to remove the stigma surrounding lawyer well-being. In this episode, host Kris Butler talks to Terry Harrell and John Berry about mental health and well-being in the legal profession and law schools. Terry and John talk about how they became...

Apr 16, 201932 min

Cultural Competency — How to Handle Bias and Develop Understanding

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . In law school and as they enter the legal profession, law students need to have the ability to understand and appropriately interact with diverse groups. Host Ashley Baker talks to Kennedy LeJeune, Miosotti Tenecora, and De'Jonique Carter about the importance of develop...

Mar 25, 201931 min

Real Changes for Real Diversity: A Discussion On the Efforts for Inclusivity in the Legal World

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . In this episode, host Kristoffer Butler talks to Jerome Crawford and Tiffany Buckley-Norwood about how the legal profession can become more welcoming for attorneys of color. They discuss what real efforts for diversity should look like in law firms and encourage all leg...

Feb 14, 201937 min

How to Survive Law School with Children

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . In this episode, host Ashley Baker talks to Shawnita Goosby, Crystal Taylor, and Meghan Matt about how they manage their lives as mothers in law school. They offer advice on how to create support systems that can help parents handle the stresses of law school and encour...

Jan 17, 201947 min

Space Law: The Next Frontier for Lawyers

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Host Kristoffer Butler talks to Dr. Maria-Vittoria Carminati and Dr. Michael Foerster about the future of space and telecommunications law. We are fundamentally a people of exploration and adventure, and our attempts at reaching further into space create a need for forw...

Dec 13, 201824 min

How to be Successful in Law School

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Having difficulty navigating your hectic law school schedule? You’re not alone! Your new hosts, Ashley Baker and Kristoffer Butler, talk to Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed, chairwoman of the ABA Law Student Division, about law student life and her goals as chair. They discuss ti...

Nov 21, 201820 min

Diary of a Part-Time Special Education Lawyer

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Host Caitlin Peterson talks to Melissa Waugh about her experience as a mother to hyphenated kids and a part-time lawyer specializing in special education law. She discusses how being a mother helps her connect with her clients and and the advantages of specializing in a...

Jun 08, 201831 min

How to Overcome Barriers as a Young, Aspiring Judge

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Judge Wilhelmina Wright is the first African American woman to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Host Caitlin Peterson talks to Judge Wilhelmina Wright, who shares advice with young, aspiring judges about building confidence, taking responsibility, and overcoming ba...

May 10, 201828 min

Documenting an Icon: The RBG Documentary

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . The documentary RBG explores the quiet rise of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg into a pop culture icon and, more importantly, a powerful voice in the nation’s highest court. Hosts Caitlin Peterson and John Weber talk about the movie with the people who made it, Betsy West a...

Apr 25, 201826 min

Maintaining Mental Health at Law School

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . It can be hard to maintain mental wellness as a law student because of established stigmas and a lack of available resources. But, because wellness helps with success, students are taking action to change how law schools approach this subject. We discuss how students ar...

Mar 16, 201829 min

Serving the Underserved: BYU’s Immigration Clinic

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . The rhetoric of the Trump administration has brought a lot of attention to the topic of immigration and refugees. In this episode of the ABA Law Student Podcast , host John Weber talks to Carl Hernandez about the immigration clinic at Brigham Young University. Their cli...

Jan 03, 201841 min

The Life of a Law Professor

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . When you think of a law professor you probably imagine whiteboards, textbooks, and a red pen, but the life of a law professor is often not confined to the classroom. In this episode of the ABA Law Student Podcast , host Caitlin Peterson talks to professor Benjamin Davis...

Nov 28, 201749 min

Introducing the New ABA Law Student Podcast Host, John Weber

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . The end of bar exam season results in many happy law grads, an exciting future of career paths, and a new ABA Law Student Podcast host! In this episode of the ABA Law Student Podcast , host Kareem Aref talks to new host John Weber about why he chose to run for the Law S...

Sep 15, 201714 min

New ABA Law Student Division Chair Takes on Immigration

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Immigration is a hot topic both in and outside of the legal realm, but for Thomas Kim it’s more than just a popular subject. Having been taken advantage of by his own immigration lawyer, he has become a passionate immigration rights activist. In this episode of the ABA ...

Aug 29, 201711 min

Broken Promises and Public Service Loan Forgiveness - Rebroadcast

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Law school is essential to becoming a successful lawyer but it doesn’t come cheap. Public Service Loan Forgiveness was a program put in place to entice young lawyers to take public service positions which have historically paid less than private sector positions. After ...

Jul 31, 201720 min

The Gamble of Public Service Loan Forgiveness

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Young lawyers are needed to fill public service roles but often law school debt funnels them into higher paying positions. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program was aimed to help this issue by forgiving student debt after ten years of qualifying employment ...

Jun 22, 201716 min

O. J. Simpson and Reasonable Doubt with F. Lee Bailey

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . The O. J. Simpson trial is still heavy on people’s minds, especially with the release of shows like “O. J. Simpson: Made in America” and FX's “American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson.” In this episode of the ABA Law Student Podcast , host Chris Morgan talks to F....

May 23, 201734 min

Defending Steven Avery, with Making A Murderer’s Dean Strang

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . It’s a question that has haunted the nation: did Steven Avery kill Teresa Halbach? The Netflix series Making A Murderer has brought the Steven Avery case to the forefront of everyone’s minds and, in doing so, has also brought attention to the lawyers involved. In this e...

Apr 25, 201732 min

Discussing the O.J. Simpson Case with Defense Attorney Carl Douglas

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Labeled the “trial of the century” by many, the O.J. Simpson case brought forth issues of race, celebrity, and police dishonesty. In this episode of the ABA Law Student Podcast , host Chris Morgan talks to Carl Douglas, one of the defense attorneys in the O.J. Simpson m...

Mar 22, 201742 min

The Library of Congress: A Free Legal Research Resource

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Research may not be the most exciting part of law school, but there are ways to make it easier, more interesting, and (perhaps most importantly) free. In this episode of the ABA Law Student Podcast , hosts Sandy Gallant-Jones and Chris Morgan talk to Sheila Hollis and B...

Feb 27, 201723 min

Broken Promises and Public Service Loan Forgiveness

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Law school is essential to becoming a successful lawyer but it doesn’t come cheap. Public Service Loan Forgiveness was a program put in place to entice young lawyers to take public service positions which have historically paid less than private sector positions. After ...

Jan 31, 201720 min

The Importance of Legal Tech and Continued Education

We're looking for our next team of student hosts. If you're a rising 2L or 3L, have a lot of curiosity, want to meet amazing new people, and like the idea of inspiring your fellow students, we want to hear from you. Apply today . Law school provides many young attorneys with the critical thinking and analysis skills necessary to be a successful lawyer in today’s legal marketplace. In this episode of the ABA Law Student Podcast , hosts Chris Morgan and Sandy Gallant-Jones speak with Continuing Ed...

Dec 19, 201624 min
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