Oklahoma City University School of Law

In the academic year’s first episode of the "Profiles in Success" podcast, we talk to the OCU LAW Department of Academic Achievement. Director Stephen Foster and Assistant Director Chelsea Baldwin discuss the programs they have put in place to help OCU LAW students make the most of their time in law school, from the "Foundational [...]

In this edition of the OCU LAW News Podcast, we speak to Instructor of Law C. Blue Clark, who has authored a new book detailing the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma. The book, published through the University of Oklahoma Press, is titled Indian Tribes of Oklahoma: A Guide.  "It always surprises me that Native peoples are [...]

In this month’s episode of the podcast, we talk to Professor Andrew Spiropoulos, who is the head of OCU LAW’s Center for the Study of State Constitutional Law and Government. Professor Spiropoulos talks about this year’s session of the Oklahoma Legislature and the potential effects of federal stimulus money on the future of the state’s [...]

In this month’s edition of the Profiles in Success Podcast, Assistant Dean for Admissions Bernard Jones talks about upcoming events at OCU LAW, including LawLawPalooza, which on June 20 will give prospective students the chance not only to meet with current OCU LAW students, faculty and staff but also to explore a bit of Oklahoma [...]

This edition of the podcast provides two in-depth interviews. Recent OCU LAW graduate Sean Spivey talks about his participation in Newsweek’s new group blogging project "Generation O." And Dean Lawrenece Hellman provides his perspective on the possibilities for President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination, following the announcement that U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter is retiring. Hellman was asked [...]

In this edition of the podcast, we speak to OCU LAW Professor Deborah Tussey, an expert in intellectual property and copyright law, as she discusses recent developments in user-generated content, social media and cloud computing on the Web - and how these new online applications intersect with intellectual property issues. Listen to the OCU LAW Podcast [...]

In this episode of the Profiles in Success podcast, Assistant Deans Gina Rowsam and Bernard Jones talk about the ways that OCU LAW is using online video and social networking tools to connect prospective and current students to successful alumni as well as to one another and to the offices of Admissions and Career Services. [...]

In this episode of the OCU LAW News Podcast, University General Counsel and Distinguished Lecturer in Law J. William Conger talks about how he became a lawyer, how he became a legal educator, his hopes for the next generation of lawyers and his work in increasing access to the legal profession among lower-income groups. Professor [...]

In this episode of the OCU LAW News Podcast, we talk to Associate Professor Marc J. Blitz about technological advances in public surveillance and virtual reality and how these advances affect First Amendment rights. Play the podcast in the player at left or subscribe through iTunes, Podcast Alley or Odeo, or by clicking the player below. 

In this month’s episode of the Profiles in Success podcast, we talk to Steven R. Foster, OCU LAW’s new Director of Academic Advancement and Gina Rowsam, Assistant Dean for Professional and Career Development, who talk about the Bar Exam and how students can prepare for the exam and their legal careers even in their first [...]

In this year-end edition of the OCU LAW News Podcast, we take a look back at our faculty spotlight features throughout the year, featuring discussions on everything from the second amendment, Roman law and its relevance to the modern-day American legal system, mediation efforts in tribal areas of Africa, this year’s session of the Oklahoma [...]

  This month’s episode of "Profiles in Success" features Jennifer Killman, OCU LAW’s Senior Loan Counselor, who talks about the availability of federal student aid to help students to pay for law school in today’s volatile economic climate, as well as ways to manage money throughout their law school experience.  "Be prepared to live like a student," [...]

  In this episode of the OCU LAW News Podcast, we talk with OCU LAW Professor Christina Misner-Pollard, Clinical Instructor of Law, who teaches and runs OCU LAW’s Immigration Law Clinic, which puts students "in the trenches of immigration law" at Catholic Charities in Oklahoma City, assisting clients with immigration law matters, while simultaneously providing a [...]

  In this month’s OCU LAW News Faculty Spotlight, we talk to Professor Laurie Jones about the Dean’s Public Interest and Pro Bono Fellowship Program. Prof. Jones discusses the activities that Fellowship recipients participate in, including helping homeless veterans research social services and benefits, and assisting pre-release inmates clear their records in order to help them re-integrate into [...]

In this episode of the "Profiles in Success" podcast, OCU LAW Dean of Admissions Bernard Jones discusses the steps that prospective law students should be taking now in their application process, while OCU LAW Professional and Career Development Dean Gina Rowsam discusses some of the opportunities that current students have to be as effective as [...]