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Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Richard Haigh and his student co-host get together to discuss the in‘s and out‘s of Canadian law school life while attempting to be funny. Sit down, shut up, and don‘t forget to do your readings.
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Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Mary Barbieri, a faculty assistant at Osgoode Hall Law School. Mary quickly jumps to the chase and asks if Meno-rage could be a defence for a crime. She explains how she brings her customer service background to her role at Osgoode. Richard and Adam ask whether students take administrative staff for granted. Mary explains the power of free cookies, a person to talk to, and meal prep.
Mary breaks the record for number of law related shows recommended, and she only scratches the surface of her list!
Required Readings:
None. Eat something healthy.
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. What do you want our next episode to be about?
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Lisa Del Col, an Osgoode Hall Law School alumna who works in justice education. The group talks about having classes outdoors, surviving the great white north, and alternatives to typical legal practice. Lisa shares her story of finding herself at law school as a first generation, Indigenous law student. She talks about building the courage to speak in class. Richard and Lisa talk about social events with law professors and "Drinks with Haigh". Adam unknowingly perceptive, elaborates on a nautical metaphor.
Required Readings:
NONE! Read your casebooks.
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Do you have a recommendation for a future episode? Let us know!
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Matti Thurlin, a second year student at Osgoode Hall Law School, pursuing a JD with an MA in Philosophy. The gang discusses the phenomenon of being geographically displaced to attend law school. Matti hails from Edmonton, AB. Richard was from Calgary, AB before attending law school. Adam comes from a small Northern Ontario town. Each tells their story and offers advice for adapting to a new place and to the world of law.
The group tackles the issue of loneliness during 1L. It might be more common than you think. Richard also pretends his friends listen to the show.
Required Readings:
NONE! Go chat with someone.
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Tell us about your experience being displaced for law school.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY
"Tech Live"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Friday Aug 16, 2019
Friday Aug 16, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Summaiya Zaidi, a graduate student at Osgoode Hall Law School. Summaiya also completed her law degree (LLB) at LUMS, in Lahore, Pakistan, her Masters of Law degree (LLM) at the SOAS in London, UK, and has taught law for about 8 years. Summaiya and Richard dive into their personal experiences with graduate school. Summaiya talks about her research into why lawyers in Pakistan chose law through the years. Richard jumps to conclusions.
Should someone practice first before going to grad school? Why do a doctorate in Canada?
Required Readings:
Brown, Howard G., et al. “A Statement on Interprofessional Relationships at the Graduate School Level: Law and Social Work.” Family Law Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 1, 1970, pp. 106–111. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25738938.
WATCH: "Black Earth Rising", BBC Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ugxQuVPmVZU
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Ask and we shall answer.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Laura Simon a second-year student at Osgoode Hall Law School, for the second part of our two part episode on the LSAT! The group chats about Orange is the New Black before diving into the logical reasoning section of the LSAT. Richard raises the issue of time-constraints on the LSAT, a challenge that continues into law school. Laura discusses the strategy of skipping questions.
Adam complains about the experimental section, and Laura tells how she figured out the fake section of her test. Adam continues to complain about the writing sample #Brewpub4Lyfe. Richard lets loose with his gripes about the LSAT. Adam introduces Professor Haigh to the timeless game, "would you rather?".
Required Readings:
Law School Admissions Test Blog - https://lsatblog.blogspot.com/p/welcome.html
LSAT Practice Test - https://harvardready.com/res/files/SamplePTJune.pdf
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Adam will tell you his LSAT score if you do.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Laura Simon a second-year student at Osgoode Hall Law School, for part one of our first two-part episode! Our topic: the notorious LSAT. Laura talks about her experience teaching an LSAT prep course. Adam goes through a typical LSAT day. Richard talks about his own LSAT experience and how he should have brought food.
The group deals with the two most notorious sections of the LSAT, the reading comprehension and logic games sections.
Required Readings:
Law School Admissions Test Blog - https://lsatblog.blogspot.com/p/welcome.html
LSAT Practice Test - https://harvardready.com/res/files/SamplePTJune.pdf
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Tell us about your LSAT horror stories.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Corey Fletcher, a first-year student as Osgoode Hall Law School. The group talk about a Criminal Law fact pattern question and Criminal Minds. They tackle such important questions as:
Is it ever okay to eat another person?
Does "imposter syndrome" ever end?
Is Vis-à-vis a valid payment method for online purchases? And,
should you wear a suit on your first day of law school?
Required Readings:
101 Things I Learned in Law School - Matthew Frederick
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Accepting calls from Regina only.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY
Monday May 20, 2019
Monday May 20, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Charlotte Davis, a self-employed marketing and communications specialist for professional service firms. She also happens to be Richard's partner. The trio talk about creativity in law and alternative approaches to using the transferable skills developed in law school.
Richard plays a clip about the "Vibe" of the Australian Constitution and speaks to his time in Australia with Charlotte. Charlotte talks about her love for the arts and its impact on her non-traditional legal career. Adam thinks podcasts are the new blog and tries to dive into the nitty gritty of meeting one's significant other at law school.
Required Readings:
Charlotte Davis, Apostrophe, apostrophe…wherefore art thou? http://www.vervecomms.ca/resources/apostrophe-apostrophe-wherefore-art-thou/
Steven Waddams, Introduction to the Study of Law, 8th Edition 2016
WATCH: The Castle (1997).
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Please send your extensive book reviews here.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY
Sunday May 05, 2019
Sunday May 05, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Sara Tatelman, a second-year law student at the University of Toronto Law School and former free-lance writer. Much banter ensues this week as the three discuss narrative in advocacy, inappropriate courtroom/law school attire, and intense pension packages. Sara compares law school to high-school. Richard and Sara talk about how handwriting notes in class instead of using laptops can make a difference for focus. Also, the internet is all-dressed chips.
Required Readings:
The Bible?
The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload - Daniel J. Levitin
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Please no voicemails from Ryerson.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Sean Robichaud, a practicing criminal lawyer and the host of the popular legal podcast "Of Counsel". Adam, Richard and Sean opine on experiential learning in law school. Richard reveals the time he went head to head with another Dalhousie student in his Criminal Intensive Program. Sean shares his experiences with a legal aid program at Queen's Law School.
Sean answers his own classic question, offering insight into what his "primetime" commercial about law would be.
Required Listening:
"Of Counsel" Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/of-counsel/id1335199607?mt=2
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Please do not ask Adam difficult questions on the spot.
AUDIO NOTE: Due to issues with audio source files, Adam was unable to fix some significant "echo" in this episode. He wishes to apologize to your ears.
Music Attribution:
"Inspiration"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Sunday Feb 24, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Ayah Sharari, returning guest and 2L student at Osgoode. They head back to their roots and discuss more law school "myths", such as:
"Students who have relatives who are lawyers have an advantage"
"Students who ask the most questions and speak the most in class do the best"
"There are certain courses I must take to pass the Bar Admission course"
Adam tells about the unfortunate time he whistled to get a professor's attention. Ayah and Richard share their favourite student hypotheticals. Ayah manages to bring the conversation to the 2003 hit single "Crazy Frog".
Required Readings:
The Law School Book: Succeeding at Law School by Allan C. Hutchinson
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Ask the question that you appropriately held back in class.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Shakaira John, a recent Osgoode Hall Law School graduate. She’s currently a 2nd year associate at Aird & Berlis Law Firm. Richard and Adam take the podcast on the road, recording from a boardroom overlooking Toronto Island.
Shak outlines her long-game plans to become an islander, while Adam finds out that Toronto has an island. Richard confesses that he is guilty of bringing his own work home with him. The group discusses how to distance themselves from the stressors of a life in law.
Required Readings:
None. This episode was recorded over Christmas break! Thank god.
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. Our resident "Hick from the North" will offer his worldly insights.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY
Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
Richard and Adam are joined by Professor David Lepofsky, a visiting professor at Osgoode Hall Law School as they discuss the differences between law school in the 70's/80's and today.
David talks about his unique experience as a blind law student in the low-tech law schools of the past. Richard discusses how laptops have changed the law school class dynamic. Adam promises that he really does read for class. Finally, David lets us know that there has never been a better time for law students to do amazing things in their time at law school.
Required Readings:
Twitter: @davidlepofsky
(For all the news about accessibility issues and advocacy here in Ontario and elsewhere around the world.)
Open justice: The constitutional right to attend and speak about criminal proceedings - by David Lepofsky
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. If you read this far, you could have called by now.
Music Attribution:
"Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Cover by "The Scissors" @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPoArsw1XXY