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    Learn the real issues behind the headlines of legal hot topics with internationally-known faculty at Widener Law Commonwealth. Legal scholars break-down complex legal issues and provide insight about immigration, business law, and sustainability. Looking to go to law school? Valuable tips on topics ranging from law school admissions to financial aid and bar exam preparation will be given by our team of dedicated administrative staff. Visit commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/podcast for more information.
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    Episodes (72)

    #9 | Law School Success

    #9 | Law School Success

    Host Julie Massing sits down with Professor of Legal Methods and Director of Academic Success Amanda Smith and Associate Professor of Legal Methods and Director of Student Affairs David Raeker-Jordan to discuss advice and tips for new law students. 

    Mentioned in this Episode

    One L of a Year

    Mastering the Law School Exam

    Writing Essay Exams to Succeed in Law School

    Making it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

    How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching

     

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    Music Credit: LeChuckz

     

    #8 | Law and Government Institute

    #8 | Law and Government Institute

    Host Julie Massing sits down with Commonwealth Professor of Law and Director of the Law and Government Institute Jill Family and alumna Liana Walters '13, Legislative Counsel to PA State Senator Arthur Haywood, to discuss the history, mission, and benefits of Widener Law Commonwealth's Law and Government Institute. 

    Follow the Law and Government Institute on Twitter @WidenerLG.

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    Music Credit: LeChuckz

    #7 | The Administrative Constitution: Past, Present, and Future.

    #7 | The Administrative Constitution: Past, Present, and Future.

    This episode includes a recorded lecture from Sophia Z. Lee, a Professor of Law and History and Deputy Dean at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

    View the video from this event on Widener Law Commonwealth's YouTube channel.

    Professor Lee is a legal historian whose scholarship synthesizes constitutional and administrative law. She has written about administrative agencies’ role in shaping constitutional law; civil rights and labor advocates’ challenges to workplace discrimination during the early Cold War; and conservative legal movements in the post-New Deal era. Her book, The Workplace Constitution from the New Deal to the New Right, was published in 2014 by Cambridge University Press. She is currently working on a book about constitutional privacy. Her articles can be found in the Yale Law Journal, the Virginia Law Review, and Law & History Review. She earned her J.D. and Ph.D. in history from Yale. Prior to joining the Penn Law faculty, she clerked for the Honorable Kimba M. Wood of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    For more information about the podcast, visit commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/podcast.

     

     

    Music Credit: LeChuckz

     

     

    #5 | Immigration Law Explained | Legal Topics in the News

    #5 | Immigration Law Explained | Legal Topics in the News

    Host Julie Massing sits down with Commonwealth Professor of Law and Director of the Law and Government Institute Jill Family to break down the complexities of immigration law in the United States. Their conversation aims to give listeners an understanding of the current landscape and historical context of immigration policy.

     

    For more information about Widener Law Commonwealth's podcast, visit commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/podcast.

     

    Mentioned in this Episode:

    Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC)

     

     

     

    Music Credit: LeChuckz

    #4 | A Reasonable Expectation of Transparency - Where the Rights to Know and to Privacy Intersect

    #4 | A Reasonable Expectation of Transparency - Where the Rights to Know and to Privacy Intersect

    Commonwealth Court Judge P. Kevin Brobson, currently serving as the Jurist in Residence for Widener Law Commonwealth, presented A Reasonable Expectation of Transparency--Where the Rights to Know and to Privacy Intersect.

    Judge Brobson discussed the legal issues that arise at the intersection of the rights to know and to privacy.  Many states, including Pennsylvania, have a Right to Know law that encourages government transparency.  Those laws can implicate rights to privacy when the information sought from the government involves private matters, however.

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    Music Credit: LeChuckz

    #3 | Purpose and Benefits of Law School Clinics

    #3 | Purpose and Benefits of Law School Clinics

    Host Julie Massing interviews Widener Law Commonwealth's Central Pennsylvania Law Clinics Interim Director Mary Catherine Scott. This interview covers several topics including the history of the clinic and the benefits of law clinics for law students and the local communities.  

    For more information about Widener Law Commonwealth's podcast, visit commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/podcast.

    Mentioned in this Episode:

    MidPenn Legal Services

    Dauphin County Agency on Aging

    YWCA Domestic Violence Legal Center

    #2 | Financial Aid Process Explained

    #2 | Financial Aid Process Explained

    Host Julie Massing sits down with Widener Law Commonwealth's Financial Aid Representative Allura Alonso to discuss the law school financial aid process.  Their conversation covers a wealth of information including affording law school, applying for financial aid, and repaying student loans. Hear from a financial aid expert about what you need to know to help finance your law school education.

    For more information about Widener Law Commonwealth's podcast, visit commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/podcast.

    Mentioned in this Episode:

    Widener Law Commonwealth Financial Aid Office Campus Cruiser.

    Contact Information:

    Financial Aid Office
    3737 Vartan Way
    Harrisburg, PA 17110
    Phone: 717.541.3961
    Fax: 717.541.1964
    Email: finaidcwlaw@widener.edu

    #1 | Law School Admissions Process Explained

    #1 | Law School Admissions Process Explained

    Host Julie Massing sits down with Widener Law Commonwealth's Associate Dean for Admissions and Administration John Benfield to discuss the law school application process.  Their conversation covers everything from the LSAT, GPA, personal statements, character and fitness requirements and more. Hear from an admissions expert how you can improve your chances of getting into law school

    For more information about Widener Law Commonwealth's podcast, visit commonwealthlaw.widener.edu/podcast.

    Mentioned in this Episode:

    LSAC.org

     

     

     

    Music Credit: LeChuckz

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