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ABA Law Student Podcast
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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Relocating After Law School: How to Prepare and Thrive
Relocating after law school can be daunting. For whatever reason you find yourself in a new city, you often have to rebuild networks, learn the local...
From Jordans to Juris Doctor: The Birth of Sneaker Law
As kids, Kenneth Anand and Jared Goldstein, authors of two textbooks on Sneaker Law, developed a passion and, in time, a mission. Together, they’ve so...
Reimagining the Possible: Achieving Success in Sports Law, with Tamika Tremaglio
Ever wondered how a law degree could lead to the highest levels of professional sports? Join us for an exclusive conversation with Tamika Tremaglio, f...
Why Civil Rights Litigation Deserves Your Attention
Professor Joshua McDaniel is the director of Harvard’s Religious Freedom Clinic, where he and his students provide pro bono representation to members...
Exploring the Rise of Abortion Shield Laws in Post-Dobbs America
When the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs reversing Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood, it began a rapidly evolving conflict between the State...
Balancing Data Privacy and Criminal Justice, with Professor Rebecca Wexler
Every day, each of us produce more data that ends up in the hands of third parties: browsing data, shopping data, stored images, writings, and communi...
Becoming An Entertainment Lawyer, With Leah Stevenson
Grab your backstage pass as we dive into the fascinating world of entertainment law and uncover the ins and outs of Hollywood contracts with attorney...
From AI to Cryptocurrency: How Attorneys Influence Our Tech Future
As technology continues to impact our personal and professional lives in new and often exciting ways, the law plays a vital role in ensuring a proper...
How Public Defenders Are Key to Fixing America's Criminal Justice System
In 1963, the US Supreme Court ruled that all criminal defendants were guaranteed a right to counsel under the 6th and 14th Amendments. Jonathan Rappin...
A Legal View of the 2024 Election: Insights from Harvard’s Election Law Expert
Harvard Law Professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos, a leading authority on gerrymandering and election law, explores the pivotal role that legal profession...
Tips To Build Your Legal Brand with Honor Williams
Each year in the US, more than thirty thousand new law school graduates enter a crowded marketplace, joining more than a million other attorneys in pr...
What We’ve Learned and Where We're Heading
School’s out for the summer, and the ABA Law Student podcast is wrapping up for the season. Faculty host Todd Berger and student hosts Leah Haberman a...
What Are the Limits of Students’ First Amendment Rights on College Campuses?
Recent protests at universities across the country pushed the boundaries of free speech, and outcomes for protestors were varied, to say the least. Th...
Collaborative Impact: Working Together to Change the World
Many young law students begin their studies with high hopes of generating change by becoming a lawyer and advocate, but what does this lofty dream loo...
Plan to Pivot: Embracing Change in Law School and Beyond
Many law students begin their studies thinking they have their legal ambitions all mapped out, only to realize later that their perfect plan is no lon...
The Merits Of Being A Little Reckless: How An Arts Lawyer Took On The Sackler Family
Becoming a specialist in a niche area of the law is often touted as the most effective path for attorneys, but there’s definitely much to be said for...
The Art of Negotiation: Understanding the Nuance and Skill of Advocacy
Labor issues captured the headlines throughout much of 2023, with over 400 strikes involving half a million workers. From a legal perspective, there’s...
Engaging with AI in Your Future Legal Career
There’s no way to take a pass on tech competence. In your future as a lawyer, you have an ethical responsibility to understand and use technology in y...
The Unique Experience of a Justice-Impacted Law Student
After a criminal pays their debt to society, should they continue to suffer additional consequences for their crime for the rest of their life? Ricky...
Don’t Let Law School Crush Your Creativity
As law students learn to be lawyers, some feel that they lose themselves—that their prior creative, dynamic individuality is slowly replaced by an unr...
An Interview with Prominent Defense Attorney Mark Geragos
Mark Geragos made a name for himself successfully representing Susan McDougal, President Bill Clinton’s erstwhile business partner, following her conv...
Successful Bar Prep: Balancing Discipline and Downtime
The July bar exam is right around the corner, and if you’re like most recent law school grads, you’ve probably got some pre-test jitters. DeMario Thor...
Niche Legal Practice: Exploring Construction Law
Do you have a particular interest outside of becoming a lawyer? With how incredibly broad the law is, a niche practice area might just align with your...
Accessing Mental Health Help for Law Students
Law school, bar prep, and the legal profession in general can be hard on mental health, but there is help through Lawyer Assistance Programs that even...
A Career in Cannabis Law with Jerome Crawford
A lot of us started law school thinking we knew exactly what we would do with a law degree. So what happens when a surprising, but very different oppo...
The Real Law School Experience with Sarah Atkinson
Law school is tough, but you’re not alone! DeMario Thornton welcomes fellow law student Sarah Atkinson to talk through the highs and lows of law schoo...
A Conversation With Professor Deleso A. Alford
DeMario Thornton welcomes Professor Deleso A. Alford to discuss her work at the intersection of legal and medical education, where her scholarship hel...
The Legal Accountability Project – Combatting Inequities and Abuse in Judicial Clerkships
In the midst of a nightmarish judicial clerkship, Aliza Shatzman found that there was almost no protection for her, a lowly clerk, suffering harassmen...
Unpacking Law360’s 2022 Summer Associates Survey
What can you expect when trying for a spot at one of the much coveted summer associateships? DeMario Thornton talks with Craig Savitzky of Law360 abou...
I Wish I’d Known - Michael Nava’s Perspectives on Minority Lawyer Challenges
Minority lawyers operating in white-dominated spaces face unique challenges as they navigate careers in the legal profession. As negative stereotypes...
Omarosa, Part II: The Historically Black College and University Experience
Returning guest Omarosa Newman joins Demario Thornton to go into deeper detail about her educational journey through multiple Historically Black Colle...
Omarosa: Fame, Politics, & The Perks of Being a Non-Traditional Law Student
You know her from “The Apprentice,” “Big Brother,” Trump’s White House, and more; and now she’s in the middle of law school just like you! Brand-new L...
The Ultimate Discussion of IP Law with Howard Leib
Intellectual property law touches so many corners of law in general, and those interested in pursuing it may take any number of paths in legal practic...
Court Packing Explained, with Professor Todd Berger
Arguably, a Supreme Court appointment is the greatest prize in American politics, perhaps more so than the presidency. In consequence, these positions...
A Deep Dive Into the Released Dobbs Decision, with Vice Dean Keith Bybee
Even though much has been said about the prematurely leaked draft decision of Dobbs, there’s a great deal to unpack now that the final opinion has bee...
Examining the Supreme Court Draft Leak with Vice Dean Keith Bybee
In the wake of the Supreme Court draft leak, many are questioning what ramifications its language could have on a number of past court decisions, as w...
Military Legal Practice and Perspectives on the Law of War
Major General John Altenburg was instrumental in transforming the practice of law in the military through his leadership and immersive approaches for...
Understanding the Weaponization of Social Media with P.W. Singer
Information and disinformation campaigns are centuries old, but our social media era has given new and rapid thrust to the sharing of ideas, both for...
Russia v. Ukraine: The Policy and Legal Considerations of an Unprovoked Attack on a Sovereign Nation
In the conflict instigated by Russia in Ukraine, we have already seen numerous and outrageous Russian violations of the Laws of Armed Conflict, but wh...
Do We Really Need the Bar Exam?
Recent bar exam criticisms have left many in the legal sphere questioning whether the test really does what it claims. Is it still an essential step i...