Legal Crash Course: Bite-Sized Law Lessons for 1Ls and Novices
Your go-to guide for mastering the fundamentals of law. Whether you’re a 1L or just curious about the legal world, this experimental LLM podcast breaks down complex legal concepts into simple, easy-to-understand lessons. Each episode dives into core subjects like Contracts, Property Law, Tort Law, and more, much more, giving you the clarity and confidence you need to navigate law school and satiate your curiosity. Feel free to reach out with requests to cover tricky areas of law: https://x.com/Idris_Soyinka
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 29
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Ep. 9: Anticipatory Repudiation in Contract Law: Breach, Installments, and Assurances
We explore the legal concept of anticipatory repudiation in contract law. It examines the circumstances under which a party may be considered to have breached a contract before the agreed performance…
Ep. 8: Mistake and Excuse in Contract Law: Navigating Unforeseen Circumstances
Focusing on the legal doctrines of mistake and excuse in contract law. The text explains how these doctrines allow parties to avoid liability for contractual obligations when unforeseen circumstances…
Ep. 7: Contract Obligations Defined: Conditions, Warranties, and Performance Standards in Law"
The primary focus is on conditions, warranties, and performance standards, and the legal principles that determine how they function. The excerpts highlight the role of default rules in contract law,…
Ep. 6: Parol Evidence Rule in US Contract Law: Interpretation and Application
Here we focus on the parol evidence rule and contractual interpretation within the framework of US law. The rule governs whether extrinsic evidence can be admitted to clarify or modify a written agre…
Ep. 5: Contract Invalidation: Legal Principles and Challenges in Enforcement
Focusing on different situations where contracts may be invalidated. We explore the principles of autonomy and efficiency in contract law and discuss legal challenges to enforcing contracts, includin…
Ep. 4: Contract Law in Complex Business Relationships: Modification, Good Faith, and Enforcement Challenges
Exploring the challenges of contract formation and enforcement in situations of high uncertainty and complexity. They examine the potential for contract modification in relational contracts, specific…
Ep. 3: Forming Consensus: Offer, Acceptance, and Context in Contract
Focusing on the "bargain context". We examine how promises made within a reciprocal exchange become legally binding. The text explores the interplay between common law rules and the Uniform Commercia…
Ep. 2: Enforcing Promises
This episode focuses on the doctrine of consideration in contract law and how it is applied to enforce promises. It explores various legal doctrines, including the bargain theory of consideration, pr…
Ep. 1: An Overview of Contract Law
This episode on contract law explores the nature and sources of contract law. It contrasts descriptive theories, which seek to explain observed patterns in contract enforcement, with normative theori…