Talking Legal Ed
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.
- Update frequency
- every 55 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 26
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 26: Robert L. Tsai (BU Law) talks about teaching election law and politics
Robert L. Tsai (Professor of Law, Boston University) joins us to talk about his teaching, election law, and the current trajectory of things in the United States.
Episode 25: Michael Allen (US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims) talks about teaching, judging, and being a "law nerd"
Chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Michael Allen joins us to talk about teaching, becoming a judge, and being a "law nerd".
Episode 24: Erin Daly (Widener) discusses dignity under the law
Erin Daly (Professor Emerita of Law & the Director of the Dignity Rights Institute, Widener University) talks with us about her campaign for basic human dignity under the law, and running a clinic fo…
Episode 23: Retrospective- Emerson Wright (Stetson) asks us all about the TLE podcast
Emerson Wright (Assistant Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law) joins us to pick our brains about our favorite guests, what our goals have been, and what the future might bring.
Episode 22: Scott Bauries (USC) and Saurabh Vishnubhakat (Cardozo) on getting hired with your scholarship
Scott Bauries (Professor of Law, University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law) and Saurabh Vishnubhakat (Director, Intellectual Property and Information Law Program, Cardozo Law) join us…
Episode 21: Naomi Cahn (UVA), June Carbone (UMN), and Nancy Levit (UMKC) on how to get a Fair Shake
Naomi Cahn (Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Distinguished Professor of Law & Armistead M. Dobie Professor of Law- UVA Law), June Carbone (Robina Chair in Law, Science and Technology- UMN), and Nancy Levit…
Episode 20: Kellye Testy (LSAC) talks leadership in legal academics
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 sch…
Episode 19: Cathy Cox (GA State College & State University) shares her experience leading in higher education
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 a…
Episode 18: Robert B. Ahdieh (Texas A&M Law) shares the joy of legal academics
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 w…
Episode Seventeen: Barbara McQuade (UMichLaw) talks disinformation and teaching law
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 …
Episode Sixteen: Steve Vladeck and the Supreme Court Shadow Docket
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…
Episode Fifteen: Matthew Sag - Ranking Law School Programs with FLAIR (Forward Looking Academic Impact Rankings)
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 Look…
Episode Fourteen: Writing code with law students with Wes Oliver (Duquesne) and Morgan Gray
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 d…
Episode Thirteen: John Linarelli (Touro) on Legal Education in the U.S. and the U.K.
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
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
In this episode Prof. Lou Virelli (Stetson) discusses the expectations regarding when judges should recuse themselves from cases that come before them.
Episode Ten: Talking International Norms with William Aceves (California Western)
In this episode we discuss why it is important for law students to learn, and understand, international legal norms with Prof. William Aceves from the California Western School of Law.
Episode Nine: Anne Klinefelter (UNC) on Privacy Law
Anne Klinefelter (UNC) discusses the importance of including privacy law in the modern law school curriculum.
Episode Eight: Prof. Leandra Lederman (Indiana Univ.) on promoting knowledge about the tax system.
Prof. Leandra Lederman (Indiana Univ.) tells us how she promotes information about the U.S. tax system on YouTube and in the classroom.
Episode Seven: Protecting Democracy with the Hon. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)
And here is a link to the Congressman's book Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a former law professor at the American University Washi…