Five competitions, a four-word mantra, three guests, two underrated schools, and one question from the mailbag.
(0:00:44) Spencer and Justin chat about the new US News Trial Advocacy rankings -- and each pick one school that's under-ranked. (0:07:34) Tournament Spotlight: Carlos Concepcion shares the results of Interamerican's Puerto Rico Trial Advocacy Competition. (0:11:39) Tournament Spotlight: Judge Jim Roberts talks about what made STAC 2022 a success and then shares the results of STAC Nationals. (0:22:16) The Break! Spencer adds some absurd music, as we announce results from the South Texas Challenge, St. John's Civil Rights, and GW's Estrella. (0:24:14) Mailbag Question. Spencer forgets to book a judge for this week's motion in limine judge, so we turn to a question from Golden Gate's Rachel Brockl. What is the best method to get students off notes? (00:28:39) The Big Interview: Syracuse's Joanne Van Dyke. Joanne talks about her work as a plaintiff's attorney, her favorite phone calls from alums, her work on the TOC Committee, her program's mantra ("good luck, don't suck"), and more.