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 84 - How to Lose Like a Champion
Introduction (0:00:00). Spencer and Justin discuss how they conduct tryouts, and it leads to a broader conversation about how they structure their respective programs at Berkeley and UCLA. The Break (0:14:45). Oops. Losing Graciously (0:17:08). Stetson's Liz Boals and Cumberland's Sara Williams discuss how coaches can teach their students to handle competition losses with professionalism and grace -- and how coaches can model that behavior themselves. Main Interview: Jessica Falkenstein (0:50:45). Drexel's alumni coach clarifies the difference between North and South Jersey, wonders if her father was in the mob, lets Justin test her memory of mock trial opening statements, tells the adoooorable story of how her parents met, acknowledges the photographic evidence that she's shorter than RBG, explains her love of Disney, and repeatedly roasts her husband.