Talking Legal Ed

Apr 17 2024
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We are a group of legal educators who enjoy learning about new and innovative teaching approaches. Join us as we discuss cutting edge topics in the law and explore how to incorporate them in to our classrooms.

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Episode 20: Kellye Testy (LSAC) talks leadership in legal academics

Apr 17 2024 42 mins  
Kellye Testy (President and CEO of the Law School Admission Council) joins us to talk about her time as a law school dean, as well as how she helps law students succeed even before they enter law school.

Episode 19: Cathy Cox (GA State College & State University) shares her experience leading in higher education

Mar 26 2024 40 mins  
Cathy Cox ( President of GA State College & University, former Dean of Mercer Law School, former President of Young Harris College, former GA Secretary of State) talks with us about her experiences as both a president and dean in universities in Georgia.

Episode 18: Robert B. Ahdieh (Texas A&M Law) shares the joy of legal academics

Feb 29 2024 40 mins  
Robert (Bobby) Ahdieh (Dean and Anthony G. Buzbee Endowed Dean's Chair; Vice President for Professional Schools & Programs, Texas A&M-Fort Worth Chief Operating Officer, Texas A&M University) talks with us about the joys of teaching law and being a dean.

Episode Seventeen: Barbara McQuade (UMichLaw) talks disinformation and teaching law

Dec 16 2023 34 mins  
In this episode, Barbara McQuade (professor from practice at University of Michigan Law School) talks with us about her work as an law analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, teaching law to students from a practical point of view, as well as her upcoming book- Attack from Within: how disinformation is sabotaging America

Episode Sixteen: Steve Vladeck and the Supreme Court Shadow Docket

Oct 12 2023 44 mins  
In this episode, we talk to Stephen Vladeck (Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts at the University of Texas School of Law) about his book The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic. Steve's newsletter: https://stevevladeck.substack.com/ Steve's book: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Docket-Supreme-Undermine-

Episode Fifteen: Matthew Sag - Ranking Law School Programs with FLAIR (Forward Looking Academic Impact Rankings)

Aug 29 2023 43 mins  
In this episode we talk to Matthew Sag (Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School) about his work in developing FLAIR (Forward Looking Academic Impact Rankings) for US law schools, an alternative to traditional law school rankings. Find out more here: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4465455

Episode Fourteen: Writing code with law students with Wes Oliver (Duquesne) and Morgan Gray

Apr 19 2023 39 mins  
In this episode we discuss why writing code with law students is a valuable addition to the law school curriculum. Prof. Wes Oliver (Duquesne) and his former student Morgan Gray walk us through the development of their course in coding for law students.

Episode Thirteen: John Linarelli (Touro) on Legal Education in the U.S. and the U.K.

Feb 20 2023 40 mins  
Tune in to hear Prof. John Linarelli (Touro) discuss the differences--and similarities--between legal education in the U.S. and the U.K.

Episode Twelve: Tony Varona (Seattle) on the Path to Becoming a Dean

Dec 24 2022 30 mins  
Dean Tony Varona (Seattle) discusses his journey to becoming a Dean in a U.S. Law School.

Episode Eleven: Louis Virelli (Stetson) on Judicial Recusal

Nov 05 2022 42 mins  
In this episode Prof. Lou Virelli (Stetson) discusses the expectations regarding when judges should recuse themselves from cases that come before them.