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 24 - The Two Bigs
Major news from one of the two largest competitions. And an inside story from the other.
(0:00:33) Report Card: STAC Regionals. We celebrate the huge improvement in AAJ's tournament! Justin checks in with South Carolina's Brett Bayne. Spencer tries to explain why he was the only host to need a ghost ballot (and explains how he avoids confrontation in everyday life). And we discuss whether AAJ's 2022 success is sustainable. (0:27:37) The Break. We congratulate the 20 teams headed to STAC Nationals! (0:30:07) NTC Nationals. We go inside one of the most heartening stories of the season -- the 72 hours that changed NTC Nationals. It's a victory for community collaboration and TYLA responsiveness. Case Western's Bradley Oaumbo joins us. (1:02:00) Motion in Limine with South Dakota's Laura Rose. Laura tells us how she built a huge program at a school with such a small student body, introduces us to chislic, and reveals how she will defeat her father when South Dakota and Ohio Northern eventually face. Then she judges a motion in limine. We entered 4-4; who will take the lead? (1:26:30) Since this episode was already lengthy, we are saving the Main Interview for Episode 25. But we finish with a few hints about next week's illustrious guest...