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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Art of Dispute Resolution (with the Hon. Barbara Lea Veldhuis) | 18 nov. 2024 | 00:35:04 | |
Dylan interviews the Honourable Barbara Lea Veldhuis, a former Alberta judge who recently hung up her judicial robes to open a mediation practice. Book a mediation with Barb: https://www.oneroundresolution.com/ Sign up for the Hearsay newsletter: https://readhearsay.ca/subscribe 00:00 Introduction 01:10 Dropping “Justice” as a title 02:21 Highlights from a storied career 05:21 Mentoring judicial law clerks 07:06 The weight of judicial decision making 08:55 Making a mark as a dissenting judge 12:38 Transitioning to a mediation practice 20:10 Advocacy tips for litigators 26:33 Resolving disputes early in the process 30:05 Writing in plain language 33:12 Getting in touch | |||
| How to Land a Dream Clerkship | 21 août 2024 | 01:01:21 | |
Dylan Gibbs and Chiara Concini talk about the strategies that made their judicial clerkship applications successful. Dylan clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada for the Honourable Russell Brown and the Alberta Court of Appeal. Chiara is clerking at the Supreme Court of Canada for Chief Justice Richard Wagner in 2025. --- Subscribe to the Hearsay newsletter: https://hearsaydaily.ca --- Show notes: (0:00) A rare feat--securing an SCC clerkship in 2L (4:08) How to choose your references (14:41) Helping your references write strong letters (17:57) When to start your writing sample (22:12) Selecting a writing sample (27:01) Being strategic about course selection (31:14) How to prepare for interviews (39:32) Dylan and Chiara talk about mock interviews and the cases they prepared (52:33) How to write a compelling cover letter (1:00:46) Concluding remarks | |||