What‘s Law Got To Do With It?

Aashna and I are joined by AnneMichaela MacDonald Brodaric. AnneMichaela and Aashna were serendipitous roommates in 1L, despite Aashna's attempts. We discuss living arrangements in law school and the importance of networking in general. It's an important part of professional life these days.

 

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What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

I'm joined by Ebunoluwa Akomolafe (or Ebun for short). We talk about the a lot of things related to law school in Osgoode, to the practice of law and to mooting in Oxford. Ebun confesses she doesn't have a favourite judge. I don't think Oxford will care.

 

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What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

Another episode with Aashna Mehta, Sara Mah and Rhea Sandhu, aka The Team. We talk about the process of interviewing. I know I've had a few episodes about jobs and interviews and "The Process" but you really can't have too much on this. It's important, right?

 

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What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

I'm joined by Duncan Davies, a returning guest on the show. Duncan is now nearing the end of first year law at Dal and talks to me about how it's all been. Bottom line: Property law is better than Criminal law (for him, not for me!).

 

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What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

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I'm joined by two returnees, Aashna and Sara, and another 1L student from their team, Rhea Sandhu. (As I quickly learn, it's actually The Team.) We talk about life as a 2L, how it's both the same and different from 1L. And even a little bit about Thomas Hobbes.

 

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What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

Richard is joined again by Aashna Mehta and Sara Mah. We're all lamenting the end of the winter break. You only get three in law school and then everything changes, so make the most of them.

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What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

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Richard is joined by Aashna Mehta, who was previously on the podcast in episode #120, and one of her good friends in law school, Sara Mah. Both were in his criminal law class in the fall of 2024. Friendship is such an important aspect of going to law school and we talk at length about that aspect.

 

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What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

We are joined by Duncan Davies, who has been admitted to Dalhousie Law school to start in the fall of 2025. Duncan and Richard know each other through his parents -- he's one of the few guests who is a prospective student. Duncan explains how he got to the position he is in now. It takes a lot of blood and sweat, but not too many tears.

 

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Music Attribution:

Let Go

by Duncan Davies

(If you want a copy of Duncan's song, feel free to send him a note -- he'd love to provide you with an MP3 version)

We are joined by Aashna Mehta, another 1L student from Richard's criminal law class in the fall of 2024. More trauma bonding with Rianna, as Aashna recounts her pre-exam meeting with Richard. Spoiler alert: she has no trouble with criminal law concepts, just with her coordination.

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Music Attribution:

What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

We are joined by Karthikeya (Karth) Gautam, a 1L student from Osgoode. Another one of Richard's criminal law students from 2024. Karth learned quickly that the "Paper Chase" version of law school is no longer (was it ever?) accurate. It's both better than that and worse than that.

 

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Music Attribution:

What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

We are joined again by Alya Bhatia, a 1L student from Osgoode, who we had in episode #115. Last time it was what to do after an exam. This time, Alya inadvertently lets out a bombshell about what she does before an exam. Rianna and I were speechless. You might be too.

 

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Music Attribution:

What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

Cayne Lander joins us again for a chat about Dal Law, Halifax, the Maritimes, and the differences between law school locations. It's hard to compete with Dalhousie for at least one reason: Domus.

 

We use the same song from Cayne to introduce the podcast as we did in episode #112. Show him some love by playing it in full!

 

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Music Attribution:

My Saturday Nights by Cayne Lander

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2Hl9O9VzWWGwd7PVtwtScm?si=0a62f467f8e54e93

We are joined by Kevan (with an "a") Graham, a 1L student at Osgoode. Richard taught Kevan criminal law in the fall term. Let's be blunt: he's a massive criminal law nerd (and that's a good thing.)

 

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What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

We are joined by Alya Bhatia, a 1L student from Osgoode, just beginning the second semester. We talk about strategies for what to do after you write a law school exam. Rianna, as always, teaches Richard something new -- this time it's the notion of trauma-bonding. We debate whether that is a description of law school.

 

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Music Attribution:

What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

Julia Michaud from U of T law joins us again, this time to discuss her connection with Outlaws. They aren't a biker gang. Julia explains why we even need to say that.

 

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Music Attribution:

What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

Our guest this episode is Avery Wilson, who was a student in Richard's Public and Constitutional law class in 2023-24. Avery talks about how the love of her life has made law school easy. (Well, maybe not easy, but easier.) Rianna is made to cry.

 

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Music Attribution:

What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

We are joined by Cayne Lander, a 3L student at Dalhousie Law School. Rianna met Cayne while summering at a Toronto firm. We talk about law school, sports, music and generally what to do when you aren't doing law. And since Cayne loves his music, we simply had to change up the podcast's signature tune.

 

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Music Attribution:

My Saturday Nights

by Cayne Lander

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2Hl9O9VzWWGwd7PVtwtScm?si=0a62f467f8e54e93

We are joined by Julia Michaud, a 1L student at U of T law. Julia's parents, who live in Houston, are both lawyers. How does that work? Do they help? Hinder? Love you just the same? Julia reveals all.

 

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Music Attribution:

What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

We are joined by Armin Shakeri, a 2L student at Osgoode. We just want to talk about sports. That's all.

 

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Music Attribution:

What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It

We are joined by Nathan Williams, a 2L student at Windsor Law. Nathan seems to do just about everything, but still stresses the importance of having a school-life balance. It isn't exactly how he manages to achieve this, but he does. Including forming a wine club at the law school -- Richard wants Rianna to do the same at Osgoode.

 

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Avenue program: https://www.oba.org/Avenue/Home. Note that the program now is for Black and Indigenous students; when Nathan and Rianna went through the program it was limited to Black students.

 

Music Attribution:

What's Love Got to Do With It

by Tina Turner

Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It