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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 Oct 05, 2018
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Richard and Adam are joined by Paul Guglielmo, a second year Osgoode Student as they discuss first impressions in law school. Faculty Assistant Zoë Alexandra also joins the show briefly to share some parting words.
We discuss the intimidation felt by first year law students who find themselves surrounded by accomplished individuals and young "K to JD" students. Richard shares a story about a student in his cohort who made a terrible first impression.
Required Readings:
None. Time to catch up on last week's readings!
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. If you call today, you will be the first one… its hard to be the first at anything nowadays, but you could be the one.
Transcript for this Episode Available HERE
Friday Sep 28, 2018
Friday Sep 28, 2018
Richard and Adam are joined again by Lillianne Cadieux-Shaw, a former Osgoode Student as they take on two more law school "myths". This week it's the idea that "I want to become a Criminal Lawyer/Litigator" and that "law school is all theory and no practice".
We end up talking about what led us all to be interested in Criminal law at one point or another. Lil shares her story of when she was an extra on the popular TV show "Suits" and how she once dreamt of becoming a space lawyer.
Required Readings:
The Law School Book: Succeeding at Law School by Allan C. Hutchinson
Questions?:
Call 681-443-7763 and leave a voicemail. No really, call the number.
Transcript of this Episode Available HERE
Thursday Sep 20, 2018
Thursday Sep 20, 2018
Richard and Adam are joined by a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School, Lillianne Cadieux-Shaw as they tackle such law school "myths" as:
"Law school is difficult"
"Law school grades are notoriously low"
"Law professors are a bunch of prima donnas"
"A law degree is a meal ticket for life"
Adam tries to figure out what exactly a myth is. Lil tells a hilarious story about her first day in torts class.
Required Readings:
The Law School Book: Succeeding at Law School by Allan C. Hutchinson
Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams by Richard Michael Fischl
Transcript of this Episode Available HERE