Episodes
Friday Oct 18, 2019
32. Estranged Attendees - Curriculum & Participation Grades
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Thaddeus Hwong, a professor in the Liberal Arts and Professional Studies faculty at York University. Thaddeus researches and teaching in the area of tax law and policy. Richard and Adam are confronted with the question of what would be written on their tombstones, which they only answer at the end of the episode. Thaddeus talks about a non-legal movie until it becomes a legal movie. The group tackle the veracity of attendance policies which Thaddeus analogizes to a bad marriage. Is skipping class like "leaving the jean store without the jeans"? The group talks about the ability of computational proficiency to make better arguments.
Required Readings:
None. You have no reason to skip class now.
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Sometimes its just funny to hear the answering machine.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "Sam Tanner" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuCmgghQ6MA
Friday Oct 11, 2019
31. My Sitter Didn't Do His Readings - Parents in Law School
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Jennifer Steenbeek, a 3L student at Osgoode Hall Law School to address WLG2DWI's first listener voicemail from (now 1L) Serena! Richard and Adam venture far outside their expertise as they talk about being a parent in law school. Jenn shares her experience with her 3 year old daughter, revealing both the benefits and challenges of this responsibility.
Adam wonders if parents are friends with other parents. Richard thinks they should they have a new club. Jenn isn't sure who would have the time to run it. The group tries to come up with some advice for incoming parents like Serena. The gang discusses bringing your child to class or reading your papers to your kids.
Jenn and Adam prophesize about how being a parent already might help prepare a law student for the challenges of being a mother early in their law career. Finally, Richard opines about the quality of accomodations offered at law school for parents.
Required Readings:
What Being a Mom in Law School is Really Like - New England Law School https://www.nesl.edu/news/detail/what-being-a-mom-in-law-school-is-really-like
The Docket podcast - Michael Spratt & Emilie Taman (See "The Staircase Aftershow" in 8 parts) http://www.michaelspratt.com/poadcast-legal-matters
Clayton Johnson - Wrongfully convicted Canadian counter-part to US "Staircase" story. https://innocencecanada.com/exonerations/clayton-johnson/
Definitions in this Part
2(1) Definitions
- "mature student" means basically anything Adam says it does.
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Tell me a bedtime story … about trusts .
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "Sam Tanner" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuCmgghQ6MA
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
30. The "Yes" Woman - Doing it All in 1L
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Barbara Brown, a 2L student at Osgoode Hall Law School to reflect on her recent experiences conquering her first year of law school! Barbara discloses that her 1L experience was both better and worse than she thought. The group talk about the importance of time management and the countervailing urge to say "yes" to more and more commitments at law school.
The group talk about the importance of mentorship in law school. Adam gets on his high horse and gives advice to both mentors and mentees. Richard reminds us all that professors are people too (although a lingering doubt remains).
Required Readings:
The Law School Book: Succeeding at Law School by Allan C. Hutchinson
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Say "yes" and call us already.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "Sam Tanner" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuCmgghQ6MA