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 87 - Hijacked
Introduction (00:00). Spencer visits New York. Justin revisits a past mistake.
The Break (06:23). Results from STAC Nationals, NTC Nationals, and the San Fernando Valley Competition.
Recap from Both Nationals (09:36). How balanced were the AAJ and NTC nationals cases? Did the new coaches review committee make a difference? What did we think of NTC's new fourth preliminary round? Did the new "objections" category make a difference? Will AAJ have in-person or Zoom regionals next year?
Predictions Contest (20:02). AJ Bellido de Luna and Brett Bayne join the show ... and hijack the show.
US News Analysis (30:13). Justin interviews ONU's Charlie Rose about the recently announced US News rankings in trial advocacy. Then Spencer and Justin offer their thoughts: Why was there so much movement this year? Why do these rankings appear to be more affected by competition results? And what school made the biggest jump?