Unscripted Direct
Conversations with the law school trial advocacy community. Hosted by Spencer Pahlke (shareholder at Walkup Melodia and trial advocacy director at UC Berkeley School of Law) and Justin Bernstein (director of trial advocacy at UCLA School of Law).
Unscripted Direct
Episode 28 - Joanne Van Dyke
Five competitions, a four-word mantra, three guests, two underrated schools, and one question from the mailbag.
(0:00:44) Spencer and Justin chat about the new US News Trial Advocacy rankings -- and each pick one school that's under-ranked. (0:07:34) Tournament Spotlight: Carlos Concepcion shares the results of Interamerican's Puerto Rico Trial Advocacy Competition. (0:11:39) Tournament Spotlight: Judge Jim Roberts talks about what made STAC 2022 a success and then shares the results of STAC Nationals. (0:22:16) The Break! Spencer adds some absurd music, as we announce results from the South Texas Challenge, St. John's Civil Rights, and GW's Estrella. (0:24:14) Mailbag Question. Spencer forgets to book a judge for this week's motion in limine judge, so we turn to a question from Golden Gate's Rachel Brockl. What is the best method to get students off notes? (00:28:39) The Big Interview: Syracuse's Joanne Van Dyke. Joanne talks about her work as a plaintiff's attorney, her favorite phone calls from alums, her work on the TOC Committee, her program's mantra ("good luck, don't suck"), and more.