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Get Ready to Shine: Life as a Law Student at Stewart McKelvey - October 29, 2021 14:57 - 32 minutesIn this final episode of our student podcast series, Associates Kristen Fulton (UNB, 2016) and Giles Ayers (UBC, 2016) tell us what life is like in the years following articles. How did their experiences during that year lead them to where they are now? What does finding “their place” in the Fir...
Being an Articled Clerk
Get Ready to Shine: Life as a Law Student at Stewart McKelvey - October 22, 2021 16:21 - 28 minutesAssociates Nico Jones (Dalhousie, 2018) and John Morse (UNB, 2018) share their experiences from their articling year. They look at the importance of team work in a firm, the vital role formal and informal mentorship plays, and the much-needed supports Stewart McKelvey provides to though the year...
The Summer Student Experience
Get Ready to Shine: Life as a Law Student at Stewart McKelvey - October 15, 2021 18:51 - 21 minutesAssociates Maddie Coats (Dalhousie, 2020) and Chee Ng (UNB, 2021) share their experiences as summer students. We’ll hear their thoughts on the learning curve, what training and supports are built into the summer student experience at Stewart McKelvey, how to manage feedback as a student, and hea...
The Recruitment Experience
Get Ready to Shine: Life as a Law Student at Stewart McKelvey - October 05, 2021 19:47 - 21 minutesAssociates Cal DeWolfe (Dalhousie, 2021) and Lyndsay Scovil (Ottawa, 2021) share their personal experiences in deciding where to apply (and what was it about Stewart McKelvey), their thoughts on the recruitment process, their impressions and perceptions of working in a big law firm, (we’ll see i...
EP402: Let's Talk Prison Abolition.
Hate 2 See It - April 27, 2021 19:32 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss prison abolition, explain its significance, and examine recent cases of police brutality in America.
EP401: Love to see it?
Hate 2 See It - February 17, 2021 17:21 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn the spirit of Valentine's Day and Black History Month, we discuss Black love. We really put our business out here this episode by discussing our own relationships and how we balance relationship issues such as race, culture, parents, law school, distance, and politics.
EP303: Politics in a pandemic?
Hate 2 See It - December 14, 2020 02:08 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe chat about the 2020 election from some weeks ago, play a political game of Would You Rather, and discuss what we hated to see in pop culture.
Black Lives Matter—not a question.
Hate 2 See It - October 30, 2020 00:26 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis episode we discuss this summer's Black Lives Matter protests as well as the #EndSARS movement. We also speak to founders of the Black Bakers for Black Lives nonprofit. In our "hate to see it" segment this episode, we touch on a certain celebrity's constant gaslighting. Email us your "as you...
EP301: Back to School Special
Hate 2 See It - October 07, 2020 19:28 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsJames and Joanna discuss summer updates along with distance learning, interview the founders of recently created nonprofit Lesson Check-In, and chat about RBG.
The "Queen of Black Friday" is a Lawyer with ADHD
JDHD | A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD - September 25, 2020 14:00 - 1 hourChristina Scalera is a lawyer and serial entrepreneur. They call her "The Queen of Black Friday." Christina has several incredible businesses under her belt, including an award-winning Shopify store. She founded and ran a successful intellectual property law firm in Georgia and Colorado. She cr...
002 - The Scholarship Game
Law School Lessons with Kristin DiBiase - September 24, 2020 05:46 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsSo you've been awarded a scholarship, and it's nice chunk of change, eh? Accept with caution--it just might be one of the sneaky ways law schools make money. Have a question you'd like me to answer? Contact me on my website, yourlawschoolcoach.com.
001 - Introducing: Law School Lessons With Kristin DiBiase
Law School Lessons with Kristin DiBiase - September 22, 2020 05:34 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 3 ratingsKristin DiBiase, J.D. is a former law school administrator sharing insider secrets to level the playing field for law students of color, first-generation law students, and law students with ADHD.
"No one can know about this." Erin Keyes, J.D.—Dean of Students and ADHD Panic Monster Slayer
JDHD | A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD - September 14, 2020 17:00 - 1 hourErin Keyes is a lawyer and the Dean of Students at the University of Minnesota Law School. In this first episode since before the world shut down, we talk about what it means for law students and lawyers with ADHD to keep themselves healthy. We talk about why ADHD can make law school harder, ho...
EP203: Black Identity.
Hate 2 See It - May 09, 2020 18:14 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday we are discussing Black identity in the U.S. context with a very special guest. We will hear about the new HLS student organization Descendants and discuss diversity within the Black community. We are also answering listener questions and wrapping up the year of the Hate 2 See It Podcast. ...
EP202: How are you coping?
Hate 2 See It - April 21, 2020 17:18 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday we are discussing the effects of COVID-19. We share some our wildest experiences from Zoom School of Law, discuss how we have been social distancing, and address the economic impacts and racial disparities concerning coronavirus. Please forgive our audio quality as we are recording on Zoom...
EP201: Is Intellectual Property Racist? (Live Show)
Hate 2 See It - March 14, 2020 04:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn this live show, we hear from Professor Anjali Vats and learn about her forthcoming book The Color of Creatorship: Race, Intellectual Property, and the Making of Americans. We discuss how U.S. intellectual property law is not racially neutral, but instead has been influenced by how we understa...
EP 201: Is Intellectual Property Racist? (Live Show)
Hate 2 See It - March 14, 2020 04:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn this live show, we hear from Professor Anjali Vats and learn about her forthcoming book The Color of Creatorship: Race, Intellectual Property, and the Making of Americans. We discuss how U.S. intellectual property law is not racially neutral, but instead has been influenced by how we understa...
Mike Whelan on Authoring, Twittering, and Rising from the Ashes as a Lawyer with ADHD
JDHD | A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD - March 13, 2020 20:00 - 58 minutesShow notes are coming, I promise!!!
Season 2 Trailer
Hate 2 See It - March 07, 2020 15:41 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThe Hate 2 See It podcast is returning! We've been away, cooking up some specials ideas and events for season 2 and we hope you all enjoy listening as much as we have loved creating content. Also, if you're in Cambridge, pop out to our live show Monday 3/9, 6:30 pm at Harvard Law School in Wasse...
Muggsy Bogues, the #IBSC, and Practical Tips for Lawyers with ADHD with Shawn Healy, PhD
JDHD | A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD - February 10, 2020 02:00 - 1 hourMagically, Shawn Healy and I weave together Muggsy Bogues, the itty-bitty shitty committee, the evil New York Yankees, and spot-on practical tips for lawyers with ADHD. He's charming, insightful, calming, and brilliant, and he talked for more than an hour about how to make meaningful progress b...
David Seah: Video Game Designer Turned Cult Productivity Guru
JDHD | A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD - February 03, 2020 02:00 - 59 minutesDavid Seah is possibly the most interesting man in the world. Growing up in a seminary on the top of a mountain, he has evolved from video game designer to JavaScript developer to cult productivity internet superhero. His carefully-crafted, user-focused productivity tools help ADHD lawyers and ...
"I Can Do Amazing Good." Liz Vennum is Running a Life and a Law Firm as a Lawyer with ADHD
JDHD | A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD - January 27, 2020 02:00 - 58 minutesLiz Vennum is hilarious and compassionate and crushing it as a law firm owner with ADHD. Her vulnerability and her (gentle but persistent and swift) kicks in my ass have inspired me and—in many ways—are responsible for helping me get over my own imposter syndrome and perfectionism to launch this...
Helpers Gonna Help: Ethics lawyer, entrepreneur, and innovator extraordinaire Megan Zavieh
JDHD | A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD - January 20, 2020 02:00 - 53 minutesMegan Zavieh is a lawyer who helps other lawyers. She's a California state bar defense lawyer, an entrepreneur, an innovator and #legaltech nerd, and an omnipresent voice in attorney mental health and well-being. In today's episode, we talk about lawyers with ADHD, shame, helping self-represent...
ADHD is “Get-out-of-able”: An Interview with Dr. Ned Hallowell, the Godfather of ADHD
JDHD | A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD - January 06, 2020 02:00 - 32 minutesOn his 70th birthday, Edward (Ned) Hallowell, M.D. shares his unflinchingly positive outlook about adults with ADHD and the gift it can be in our lives. Dr. Hallowell's 1994 best-selling book Driven to Distraction remains one of the single most important books about adults with ADHD ever writte...
EP 106: What happened this decade?
Hate 2 See It - December 31, 2019 07:16 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis episode we discuss the most defining legal, political, and cultural events of the 2010s. TL;DR we really loved to see the resurgence of female rap, the social movements, and the athleisure. Beyoncé deservingly got her own segment. We also say goodbye to H2SI Season 1. This season has b...
EP106: What happened this decade?
Hate 2 See It - December 31, 2019 07:16 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis episode we discuss the most defining legal, political, and cultural events of the 2010s. TL;DR we really loved to see the resurgence of female rap, the social movements, and the athleisure. Beyoncé deservingly got her own segment. We also say goodbye to H2SI Season 1. This season has b...
EP105: What would reparations look like?
Hate 2 See It - December 04, 2019 17:50 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsBack from the break, we are discussing reparations' significance, what reparations would look like today, and why certain opposing views are inherently problematic. We also answer listener questions during the show and discuss police brutality in our "hate to see it" segment.
EP104: Do we know the vibes?
Hate 2 See It - November 07, 2019 05:06 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday, we have a special guest. The three of us discuss Gen Z, debate which generation is more woke, and decide if we really "know the vibes." We also give some side-eye to the Harvard Crimson and briefly revisit the topic of cancel culture.
EP103: How did we get into Harvard?
Hate 2 See It - October 25, 2019 04:14 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday we discuss affirmative action, the SFFA v. Harvard case, and our own admissions stories. We also answer listeners' questions related to applying to law school in our "As your attorney" segment.
Learning to Mind Map Quickly & Easily for Lawyers with ADHD
JDHD | A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD - October 17, 2019 10:12 - 11 minutesGet this episode's show notes (https://TheJDHD.com/4) and watch the video on YouTube (https://youtu.be/ukaxL4enuwU) Mind mapping is a powerful productivity habit for lawyers with ADHD. In this video, we walk through through mind mapping for productivity, including the basics, when and how to u...