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25: Generative A.I. with Joe Regalia

Joe Regalia, University of Nevada Las Vegas, shares why he started Write.law and the ways he has seen it implemented in classrooms. He also shares his opinion on ChatGPT, what it means for the future of legal education, and why we should feel empowered by it. 

24: Leadership of Self with Leah Teague

Leah Teague, Baylor University, discusses the professional responsibility movement, teaching leadership and the law, and her book, Fundamentals of Lawyer Leadership. She dives deeper into a particular segment of the book, the leadership of self, and how she guides students to explore their personal morals and how they interact with their professional expectations.

23: Corporate Responsibility with Babak Boghraty

Babak Boghraty shares his journey of creating a new global supply chain for Iran in the late 1990s through legal risk management and trust building. He then describes how he turned the experience into the Organizational Compliance and Ethics concentration at Boston University. Babak also wrote a book under the same name which is now in its second edition.

22: Building Communities with Jonah Perlin

Jonah Perlin, Georgetown Law, talks about how he started his podcast “How I Lawyer” and what are some of the overarching themes he’s seen in over 100 episodes. He and Patty Roberts also have important conversations about why and how students and young lawyers should look to build a community instead of networking.

21: Teaching the Second Amendment with Brannon Denning

Brannon Denning, Cumberland School of Law, talks about the seventh edition of American Constitutional Law: Powers and Liberties which he succeeded Calvin Massey. He talks about what drew him to the casebook in the first place and what revisions he’s made. Brannon also discusses what it’s like to teach his Guns and the Law course.

20: What is PracticePerfect? with Julie Steiner

Julie Steiner, Western New England Law, talks about the progression of incorporating digital learning in the classroom and the benefits of using digital tools to teach. She also tells the origin story of PracticePerfect Torts, how she uses it in her classroom, and what results she has seen from using the tool.

19: Dispute Digital System Designs with Amy Schmitz and Janet Martinez

Amy Schmitz, Ohio State University and Janet Martinez, Stanford University talk about multiple projects including their future book together, Divided Community Project, and Schmitz’s casebooks Resolving Disputes: Theory, Practice and Law and Arbitration: Practice, Policy and Law. They also discuss in depth the impact of technology on conflict and how it can be used to resolve disputes.

18: Adapting to A.I. with Lawrence Friedman

Lawrence Friedman, Professor at New England Law, gives his perspective on how lawyers and law schools are adapting and changing to the new digital world, including what challenges may arise when including A.I. in the classroom. Lawrence also talks about the process of writing the third edition of his casebook, Modern Constitutional Law: Cases, Problems and Practice, and what makes the casebook different from other constitutional law books.

17: The Partner Track with Helen Wan

Author, speaker, lawyer, and DEI consultant Helen Wan shares the story of how she wrote her book, The Partner Track which is now a Netflix series. Helen also speaks about her personal experience as a law student and working at a law firm in New York. Helen and Patty Roberts also share their advice on what they wish someone told them while in law school.

16: Professional Identity with Grossman and Zacks

Nadelle Grossman and Eric Zacks discuss the updates in the second edition of Contracts in Context: From Transaction to Litigation including the importance of professional identity. They share how vital it is to include real life experiences in the classroom and how it has benefited students not only for the rest of their law school career, but also their day-to-day life.