Aug 31, 2020
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.
In this episode we discuss:
- What are the rules of hearsay?
- Non-hearsay...
Aug 24, 2020
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking with guest Sadie Jones about the implications of the coronavirus on the legal job market. We're looking at several common concerns, such as cancelled jobs, lay-offs, and diminished networking opportunities.
In this episode we discuss:
- How the legal...
Aug 17, 2020
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.
In this episode we discuss:
- The Federal Rules of Evidence
- Relevance and admissibility
- The two basic kinds of...
Aug 10, 2020
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're excited to be talking with Danielle Barondess -- one of the creators of Law Clerks for Diversity -- about the clerkship application process and working to increase diversity in the federal judiciary.
In this episode we discuss:
- The mission of the Law Clerks...
Aug 3, 2020
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! This is another episode in our "Listen and Learn" series, where we review legal concepts and apply them to fact patterns. Today, we're talking about the "reasonable person" standard in Negligence.
In this episode we discuss:
- The purpose of the reasonable person standard
- A...