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The Podvocate by Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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The Podvocate

Law students at Loyola University Chicago School of Law explore legal topics and engage in the intentional infliction of emotional discourse.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    What's Next After Incarceration: St. Leonard’s Ministries and the Power of Community

    Associate Editor Mary Bandstra sits down with two members of the Saint Leonard’s Ministries leadership, Executive Director Zack Schrantz and Intake & Housing Manager David Harris, to discuss the work they do with people who have been impacted by incarceration. Zack, David, and Mary discuss collateral consequences of criminal convictions, strategies to reduce recidivism, and the healing power of community. Saint Leonard’s Ministries is a social service agency in Chicago that has been providing holistic services to people who have been impacted by incarceration for seventy years. Recently, Loyola University Chicago School of law has partnered with Saint Leonard’s to provide a legal referral service to the Saint Leonard’s community. Research & Sources: To learn more about collateral consequences of criminal convictions, see The National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction: https://niccc.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/ For a Podvocate primer on collateral consequences, listen to Casey Callahan’s Collateral Consequences episode: https://soundcloud.com/thepodvocate/collateral-consequences To learn more about the City of Chicago’s initiatives to address challenges of re-entry, see the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor Re-entry resources: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/reentry/home.html Resources: To learn more about St. Leonard’s Ministries: visit https://slministries.org/about/about-saint-leonards/

    53 min

  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    Moot Court 101

    In this archive episode recorded last year, former editors Maris and Karan chat with Susi Guerrero and Arjan Grover, two outgoing members of the Loyola Moot Court Program’s Executive Board. They discuss what Moot Court is like at Loyola, the special community it has cultivated for its members, and the value of appellate advocacy skills in law school and beyond.

    37 min

  3. SEP 25

    Let's Talk Jobs - Best Strategies For Summer Associates

    Congratulations! You have done all the work to get great grades and networked successfully, and now, you have accepted an offer to be a Summer Associate. I remember the feeling myself, and after the excitement wore off, I was only left with overwhelming questions. What can I do to be the best summer associate possible and receive an offer to come back to the firm? What strategies should I follow, and what are some things I should avoid? Especially as a first-generation law student, these questions remained unanswered. Now, having completed Summer Associate positions at two AM Law 100 firms, this episode seeks to answer these questions, as Johannes Alvarez-Rivero runs through the best tips and tricks for summer associates to leave a great impression on the firm they work at and easy to miss mistakes that should be avoided. The discussion is a aggregation of advice provided by a number of students inside and outside of Chicago law schools, all who have completed Summer Associate positions at a vast variety of law firms.

    40 min

  4. SEP 14

    Guilding Part 2

    In the follow up to Guilding pt. 1, Ben sits down with People’s Law Office Attorney Brad Thompson, to further discuss the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and it’s work in Chicago. In doing so, we discussed the history of the guild, some of the key movements it has helped support, as well as some of the influential projects and programs it takes part in now. Specifically, we explored the work of the Chicago Chapter’s Mass Defense Committee as well as the NLG’s Legal Observer Program.

    48 min

  5. SEP 5

    Guilding Part One

    In an episode recorded last semester (Spring of 2024), Ben sits down with fellow Podvocate Co-Editor in Chief, Casey Callahan, to talk about the history of the National Lawyers Guild both nationally and internationally over the course of the 20th and early 21st century. In doing so, they discuss what brought them both to the guild while students at Loyola as well as key historical events that led to the Guild’s founding in the late 1930s. They further explore key social movements that the Guild was a part of throughout the decades with the help of future guest, People’s Law Office attorney Brad Thompson.

    49 min

  6. AUG 28

    Un-Siloing the Law with Aisha Cornelius Edwards and Breanna Kantor

    Casey sat down in May to talk with the Executive Director of Cabrini Green Legal Aid, Aisha Cornelius Edwards, and the Director of Legal Programs at Cabrini Green Legal Aid, Breanna Kantor about how criminal and civil law are siloed. They discuss the importance of both criminal and civil attorneys being versed in the criminal and civil consequences of what legal actions they take on behalf of their clients.

    60 min

  7. AUG 21

    Meet the Team! 2024-2025 Podvocate Editorial Board

    The incoming editorial board members for The Podvocate introduce themselves. We are looking forward to a great year!

    7 min

  8. MAY 1

    Antitrust For Dummies - Episode 1 - A Primer In American Antitrust

    Podvocate Associate Editor, Johannes Alvarez-Rivero, sits down to give the listeners a primer on the field of antitrust within the United States of America. First, Johannes discusses what antitrust laws are and what they are meant to protect. Johannes briefly discusses the governmental regulatory bodies that enforce antitrust laws, then turns to discussing the history of antitrust laws in the nation, taking time to discuss some of the most seminal case rulings in this field's history. Finally, Johannes touches on the state of antitrust law today and some of the hot topic areas of interest being discussed by legal scholars pertaining to antitrust laws.

    47 min
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Law students at Loyola University Chicago School of Law explore legal topics and engage in the intentional infliction of emotional discourse.

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    The Podvocate by Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    156
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