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The Law School Toolbox podcast is an engaging show for law students about law school, the bar exam, legal careers, and life. Each week, we offer practical tips and advice on academic matters, careers, and more.
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574: Law Every 1L Should Know -- Contracts (Expectation Damages - Common Law) (opens the original)
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our series presenting law that 1Ls should know, we cover contract expectation damages under the common law -- the standard putting the non-breaching party in the position they would have been in had the contract been performed. We look at what damages may be claimed as direct, consequential, and incidental, and analyze a hypo where we calculate the damages. In this episode we discuss: Expectation damages overview and formula What
573: Can AI Be Your Law School Tutor? (opens the original)
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about the widely varying AI policies at law schools, highlighting the productive, permissible uses of AI tools and cautioning against possible pitfalls and honor code violations. In this episode we discuss: The varying AI policies at law schools Knowing the ground rules for your school and courses Prioritizing AI use for your life, not your coursework How AI can actually help you study AI uses that may backfire Resources: Tutor
572: Listen and Learn -- Felony Murder and Causation (Criminal Law) (opens the original)
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're exploring some complex aspects of criminal law that frequently appear on exams -- the felony murder rule and causation in homicide cases. We have included an analysis of two hypothetical scenarios to illustrate these legal principles. In this episode we discuss: Review of the felony murder rule Which felonies are considered inherently dangerous? The death of a co-felon rule Causation in homicide cases, and when is the chain of causation
571: Listen and Learn -- Crimes Against the Person (Part 2) (opens the original)
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! We're continuing the discussion from last week on crimes against the person. In the previous episode, we covered the basic elements of assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping, and walked through a scenario involving these crimes. Today, we'll build on that foundation by analyzing more complex hypotheticals that test the boundaries of these offenses. In this episode we discuss: A review of the elements of assault, battery, false impriso
570: Listen and Learn -- Crimes Against the Person (Part 1) (opens the original)
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing four crimes against the person – assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping. We'll walk through the elements of each crime and see an example of how they may appear and interact on a law school exam. In this episode we discuss: The elements of assault, battery, false imprisonment, and kidnapping Analysis of a hypothetical scenario involving crimes against the person Resources: "Listen and Learn" series (https://law
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