Episodes
Friday Sep 27, 2019
29. Interviewing Over Scotch - The Formal Recruit (Part 2)
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Paul Guglielmo, returning guest and 3L student at Osgoode Hall Law School. The group tackles the voluminous topic that is the formal recruit in two episodes. Adam and Paul share their varied perspectives and experiences with interviewing. The group discusses the importance of an interesting "interest section" on a legal resume. Richard talks about his most recent interview. Embrace the power of reading the room and finding the fit in the legal world.
Required Readings:
Articling Horror Stories - Simon Lewson - Precedent JD https://precedentjd.com/news/feature-articling-horror-stories/
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. What is the hardest interview question you've faced?
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "Sam Tanner" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuCmgghQ6MA
Friday Sep 20, 2019
28. Call Day Jitters - The Formal Recruit (Part 1)
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Paul Guglielmo, returning guest and 3L student at Osgoode Hall Law School. The group tackles the voluminous topic that is the formal recruit in two episodes. From 1L jobs, through the "On Campus Interviews", the various "call days", to the Articling recruit and beyond! Adam and Paul share their tips and perspective having just gone through the formal process. Richard asks about the impact of course selection on future interviews. Adam is revealed to not be as "chill" as he puts on.
Required Readings:
Eaves, Png and Ramseyer, “Gender, Ethnicity and Grades: Empirical Evidence of Discrimination in Law-Firm Interviews" (1989) 7 Law and Inequality 189.
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Tell us about your recruit debacles.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "Sam Tanner" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuCmgghQ6MA
Vybz Kartel - "Court Case"
The Teacher's Back
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
27. Season 2 In Review
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Richard and Adam are guest-less this episode as they reflect back on the second "season" of the podcast. They dispel podcast "myths" that have gotten out of hand. They talk highlights and goals for the coming year. Adam realizes he is now a 3L student. The pair ponder what will happen once Adam graduates. Adam explains why he doesn't do his readings.
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Tell us what we need to do this season!
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY
Friday Sep 06, 2019
26. The 1L Rumour Mill
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Corey Fletcher, a (former) first-year student at Osgoode Hall Law School and returning guest to the show. The group talk about extra-curriculars at Osgoode, cheating on exams in the media, and the Osgoode Ski Trip. Corey offers insight into the most psychologically challenging moments in 1L, such as midterms, exam week and grades release. Adam releases his first podcast swears (recorded before he became a potty-mouth). The gang answers such questions as:
Should I talk about my exams after they are over?
What do my first set of grades tell me about myself?
Does the FIFA World Cup trophy contradict the sport's cardinal rule?
Required Readings:
"You Be the Judge", H. Clark Adams QC, Dundurn (Dec 3 2011). see Bank of Toronto v Simpson.
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Tell us about the law school rumour that you started.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY