The Legal Underground Podcast

On Episode #51: It's the last of a 3-part series on Advanced Deposition Techniques. On Part 3: Miscellaneous Tips for Expert Depositions. Includes the world's shortest expert deposition outline, preparing for an expert's deposition by looking ahead to the cross-examination at trial, and 5 ways to hit a home run with an expert's CV. Running time: 10 minutes.

On Episode #50: It's the second of a 3-part series on Advanced Deposition Techniques. On Part 2: 4 Tips for Using Psychology at Your Next Deposition. Running time: 11 minutes.

On Episode #49: It's the first of a 3-part series on Advanced Deposition Techniques. On Part 1: 5 Tips for Asserting Control at Depositions. Running time: 12 minutes.

On Episode #48: About ten days ago, en route between Ruston, Louisiana and Miami, I had a chance to spend a day in New Orleans. This is my blow-by-blow account of what I saw of the damage done seven months ago by Hurricane Katrina. Running time: 15 minutes.

On Episode #47: It's the un-anniversary show. Over a year of podcasting! Unfortunately, I don't have much to say about this "significant" event--only that it's not very significant! Anyone who is looking for podcasting boosterism has come to the wrong place. Running time: 8.5 minutes.

On Episode #46: It's a short podcast with some updates about my weblog, Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground. I talk about my two correspondents, both young lawyers from civil defense firms, as well as the return of the Weekly Law School Round-Up. Plus a bonus topic: my long-term plan for the weblog. Running time: 8 minutes.

On Episode #45: Fun with metadata at the Florida Bar; how to become famous all over the world; and real-life people I'm angry with, at least for today. Running time: 17 minutes.

On Episode #44: Infringements on civil liberties in a time of war. Justified or not? It's a debate dating back at least to 1861, when President Lincoln first suspended the writ of habeas corpus. And it's a debate that's still raging today, as President Bush urges Congress to make most of the Patriot Act permanent. Running time: 6 minutes.

On Episode #43: It's Litigation Radio #2. Topics: Oral argument meltdowns (with a real-life example!); litigating with Gmail; keeping up with law-related tech; and an interview with John Carey of Carey and Danis LLC. John has some advice for anyone thinking about going to law school, as well as some tips for new associates who want to get ahead. You can learn more about Carey and Danis at www.careydanis.com. The litigation tip is courtesy of my Illinois Trial Practice Weblog at www.illinoistrialpractice.com. Finally, at the end of the show, I appended the amazing Christmas song "Podsafe for Peace: If Every Day Were Christmas," on which independent, podcast-friendly artists from around the world sing and perform. Any royalties that are generated from the song will go to UNICEF. Running time: 24 minutes.

On Episode #42: The Florida Supreme Court sanctions a law firm for comparing itself to a pit bull; the weblog Underneath Their Robes disappears; and the best of law-student weblogs. Running time: 14 minutes.

On Episode #41: It's a return to Law-Related Things That Suck. Today: the 18th Amendment. Running time: 5 minutes.

On Episode #40: It's a new format called "Litigation Radio." Topics today include Vioxx litigation, the Supreme Court, and a recommended weblog about trial practice. Plus an interview with my wife and law partner, Andrea Lamere. Running time: 23 minutes.

On Episode #39: An inside look at the 1999 law drama "The Insider," with a focus on plaintiffs' lawyers Ron Motley and Dickie Scruggs. Running time: 17 minutes.

On Episode #38: A conference about legal blogging; Bush's next Supreme Court pick; and podcasting about movies.

On Episode #37: Supreme Court nomination failures from 1789 to 1987.