Albany Law School Podcast

Tai White is doing it all this year and that includes serving on the Board of Trustees! Listen to her on this week’s podcast! Read more about Tai and all of our Student Ambassadors: https://www.albanylaw.edu/applications-admissions/student-ambassadors

Albany Law School honored five distinguished alumni and friends at the 2022 Grand Honors Awards on Thursday, September 15. The ceremony was presented by the National Alumni Association.  Trustees Gold Medal - James E. Kelly ’83 Trustee Emeritus, Albany Law School Board of Trustees Founding donor, Albany Law School Wellness Initiative Distinguished Alumni Award - Renee Z. Merges ’83 Retired As...

We may have set the record for the tallest podcast guest this week as Editor-in-Chief of Albany Law Review Keenan Loder ‘23 drops in to talk about the storied publication. The Albany Law Review is a quarterly law review edited by students at Albany Law School. The Albany Law Review is one of three student-edited law journals published by the school. Albany Law Review: https://www.albanylawreview.o...

We need you to judge moot court! Rebecca Novick ‘23, Executive Director of our Anthony V. Cardona ’70 Moot Court Program, tells us all about the upcoming year for the program and how you can be part of the fun! Be a Moot Court Judge: https://www.albanylaw.edu/programs-centers/webform/judging-fall-moot-court-competitions Moot Court at Albany Law School: https://www.albanylaw.edu/programs-centers/an...

Tina Thermadam '23 is just a lovely young person and a wonderful example of the quality of the students here at Albany Law School. Join her on this week's podcast! Student Ambassadors: https://www.albanylaw.edu/applications-admissions/student-ambassadors Moot Court at Albany Law School: https://www.albanylaw.edu/programs-centers/anthony-v-cardona-70-moot-court-program Student Organizations: https:...

Mark Chieco ‘02 is, as far as we can verify, the strongest lawyer on the planet. The New President of the National Alumni Association talks about how literal that is along with his excitement about the future of Albany Law. Reunion 2022: https://alumni.albanylaw.edu/s/977/21/interior.aspx?sid=977&gid=1&pgid=2102 President and Dean Alicia Ouellette to Complete Final Year of Contract, Step D...

The first podcast of the new academic year is with Rebekah Carson ‘23 who has one of the most unique journeys of any student at Albany Law School. She talks about her daughter, her emancipation, her experiences with financial aid here at Albany Law, and her internship with the New York State Office of General Services this past summer. That is only the start too! Financial Aid at Albany Law School...

Data shows women lawyers have long been paid less for performing the same work as male counterparts. This provided historical perspective as well as an overview of the federal and state laws that protect women from pay inequity. This program provided tips for effective salary discussions using both the legal framework as well as critical negotiation strategies. More about speaker Sheryl Galler and...

Part of the WLI 2022 Summer Series Program recorded July 14, 2022. Have your ever watch a television show, movie, or YouTube video and recognized a song from your favorite musician? Did you wonder how it was possible for the producer to use the copyrighted music? This presentation reviewed the basics of licensing an existing song for use in production which may be shown at a movie theater, on TV,...

Mike Quinn '11 is serving as a front line attorney in the fight against the Opioid Crisis. And he is doing that work pro bono. More about Mike: https://newrepublic.com/article/162614/sackler-family-oxycontin-purdue-bankruptcy More about his proposal and first date: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/style/michael-quinn-lea-richard-nagle-wedding.html More about the Sackler Family: https://www.youtu...

Being a first-generation law student may at times feel overwhelming as you navigate your career, and at times it may feel as though everyone else knows what they are doing but you (that’s not true)! This is an opportunity to hear from alumni who are also first-generation college and law students and to learn how they successfully navigated the interview process. Recorded: June 9, 2022

What are employers really looking for during the interview process? Representatives from Phillips Lytle LLP will be on hand to discuss the reality and the myths when it comes to interviewing.   Recorded: June 8, 2022

Panelists will be tackling pressing questions law students are often afraid to ask, including what it means to show up authentically to an interview and the challenges of implicit bias and discrimination in the legal field. Panelists include recent graduates and well-established attorneys each from a different background with varying career paths. Recorded June 7, 2022

Hear from alumni about working in the private sector and learn the differences between “BigLaw” and small to medium size law firms. Come and learn what it is like to work in a bigger city, versus a smaller community. Begin to explore the options available to you now! Recorded: Monday, June 6, 2022

On the final podcast of the academic year, we are taking a look back and forward with President and Dean Alicia Ouellette '94. President and Dean Alicia Ouellette to Complete Final Year of Contract, Step Down - https://www.albanylaw.edu/about/news/president-and-dean-alicia-ouellette-complete-final-year-contract-step-down 171st Commencement - https://www.albanylaw.edu/commencement Women's Leadershi...

Albany Law School celebrated the tremendous life of Peter M. Pryor ’54 and officially announced a scholarship that will perpetuate his legacy with future lawyers of color on May 25, 2022. Pryor, a prominent civil rights attorney and public affairs leader in the Capital Region, died on January 17, 2022—Martin Luther King Jr. Day—at age 95. On May 25, 2022, Pryor’s son Marcus and his family, friends...

A Vice President at Goldman Sachs for over 19 years, Jordan Fruchter made a big impact when he returned to school here at Albany Law with his H.A.R.M. calculator. (We are pretty sure he has told his chickens about it, but we can’t confirm or deny that!) Jordan Fruchter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jf758989/ The Justice Center at Albany Law School - https://www.albanylaw.edu/the-justic...

Recorded May 17, 2022 The Warren M. Anderson Seminar Series session focused on a growing wave of state laws designed to target constitutional rights while limiting judicial review.  Last December, the United States Supreme Court left in place Texas S.B.8, an anti-abortion statute. The legal mechanism S.B.8 used to avoid early judicial review may be applied to a wide range of individual rights...

Gabrielle Popielarski ‘23 and Kelsey A. Shaffer ‘23 walk us through their time in the Health Law Clinic within the Justice Center here at Albany Law School. They also share with us the Albany Law School Health Law Society, Moot Court, being a law student in the time of COVID, and their summer plans! Student organizations at Albany Law School: https://www.albanylaw.edu/student-organizations More ab...

Jenna DiBenedetto ‘22 is a Legal Intern in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Chair of a Moot Court Program, a Student Ambassador and a grateful daughter and sister. Listen to her on this week’s podcast! More about Anthony V. Cardona '70 Moot Court Program at Albany Law School: https://www.albanylaw.edu/programs-centers/anthony-v-cardona-70-moot-court-program More about the Domenick L. Gabrielli Appellat...

Co-presented by Albany Law School's Online Graduate Programs and Western Governors University on April 27, 2022, panelists include: Jermaine Cruz - Assistant Dean for Diversity & Inclusion, Albany Law School Jason Thompson - VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Western Governors University Cheng Yu Hou - Vice Chancellor of Human Resources, Rancho Santiago Community College District; Adjunc...

For those interested in journal writing, editing, and leadership at the law school. Recorded on May 3, 2022 Albany Government Review: https://www.albanygovernmentlawreview.org/ Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology: https://www.albanylawscitech.org/ Albany Law Review: http://www.albanylawreview.org/Pages/home.aspx

More about Liberty, N.Y.: https://www.townofliberty.org/ More about Troy: https://www.rourkelaw.com/newpage Combined Degree Programs at Albany Law School: https://www.albanylaw.edu/applications-admissions/combined-degree-programs More about Prof. Pratt: https://www.albanylaw.edu/faculty/faculty-directory/david-pratt More about Rose Mary Bailey: https://www.albanylaw.edu/government-law-center/gover...

Jenkins is the current Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, a position she assumed in July 2021.   She is the first African American to ever serve as an Under Secretary of State at the U.S. Department of State. Previously, she served in the Obama Administration from 2009-2017 as Special Envoy and Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs in the Bureau of International...

The Government Law Center at Albany Law School hosted the third installment of the 2022 Warren M. Anderson Legislative Seminar Series, “New York's New Green Amendment: Mountain or Molehill?” on April 26. The session focused on the recently added New York State Constitutional Amendment that guarantees, “Each person shall have a right to clean air and water, and a healthful environment.” Albany Law...