Join Our Team



Are you a current law student? Interested in podcasting, or just want to explore some creative extracurriculars? Want to get a boost to your legal career through incredible networking opportunities and first-hand advice from legal professionals?

If you answered “Yes” to the above, then apply now to join The Law School Show!

We have a range of positions to fit your interests and availability! Current openings include:

  • Hosts

  • Ambassadors

  • Associate Producers

  • Producer

Applications have already been extended from their original deadline, so don’t delay!

 

Hosts

Hosts are the lifeblood of the show. Our host team is comprised of students from across the country, in all years of law school. Our listenership has grown in Canada and around the world, and we are always looking for hosts with a fresh take or a new project in mind.

Time Commitment: ~1 hour/month
No, that’s not a typo — it’s a very light time commitment — but you are always encouraged to submit more episodes if you enjoy the process / meeting new people!

Responsibilities: Submit one episode to the podcast each semester (i.e. every four months). This means contacting your guest, interviewing them, and then editing the episode (no editing experience required; we offer training to all our hosts). After submission, your episode will be scheduled for release in the upcoming semester; you’ll then have a new episode to promote on your social media, a new connection with a legal professional, and a great extracurricular to talk about in interviews!

Application Process: Send an email to TheLawSchoolShow@gmail.com, from your student email account, containing:

  1. A brief statement of interest (included in the body of the email is fine);

  2. A copy of your résumé (so we can learn more about you); and

  3. An idea for your first episode!

We are now hiring Hosts for Season 9.

 

Ambassadors

Our Ambassadors connect the podcast’s production team with hosts and listeners at a variety of other schools. As our listenership continues to grow, they help us diversify our team, produce more relevant content, and promote our podcast to new listeners.

Time Commitment: ~1.5 hours/month
Note: This is an estimate, as different schools will have different numbers of hosts and different needs in terms of promotion. Ambassadors are also Hosts, so this estimate includes hosting duties.

Responsibilities: Serve as the liaison between hosts at the relevant school and the production team. Promote opportunities and share new content within school channels (e.g. social media groups, posters, word-of-mouth). In collaboration with the Associate Producer (Human Resources) and the Producer, support school hosts who are struggling with their hosting responsibilities. Recommend school-relevant content to the production team to help guide the strategic direction of the podcast. Fulfil normal Host responsibilities (see above). Attend monthly (virtual) production team meetings as needed.

Application Process: Send an email to TheLawSchoolShow@gmail.com, from your student email account, containing:

  1. A brief statement of interest (included in the body of the email is fine);

  2. A copy of your résumé (so we can learn more about you);

  3. At least one idea for how you will help to promote The Law School Show within your school; and

  4. At least one idea for an episode that may be of particular interest to your school (even if it may also be of interest to other schools; the point is that it’s particularly relevant to yours).

We are now hiring Ambassadors for Season 9.

 

Associate Producers

Our Associate Producers each hold a portfolio which is critical to the success of the podcast. Working with the Producer and with each other, they help to develop exciting new content, support our hosts, and help the LSS continue to grow!

Time Commitment: ~1 hour/week
Note: This is an estimate, as different positions (and people) will distribute work differently.

Responsibilities: Each Associate Producer is responsible for a specific portfolio, and will attend regular (Zoom) meetings of the national Production Team. They may also serve as a host, if they wish, though they are not required to do so (except for Special Projects and Video, who must host episodes as part of their portfolios).

  • AP (Advancement): Responsible for sponsorship and alumni. Secure sponsorship for the podcast from reputable sources (including, historically, LexisNexis) and coordinate with hosts to ensure content is included. Oversee and build connections with our alumni network, including planning special alumni episodes.

  • AP (Communications): Responsible for the podcast’s online presence. Post about new episodes, engage followers, and grow our presence on social media (including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram). Finish website redevelopment, including the project of uploading our catalogue of episodes to the new website.

  • AP (Human Resources): Responsible for the hosts. Oversee the hiring of new hosts, and of the Season 9 Production Team during the Winter 2022 semester. Liaise with hosts for episode submissions. Train new hosts in Audacity, Garageband, and Zencastr (assisted by the Producer as necessary) and support hosts throughout the outreach, recording, and editing stages of episode production.

  • AP (Special Projects): Responsible for special episodes, events, and initiatives (including milestone episodes, collaborations with other podcasts, or other projects that the AP (Special Projects) believes will contribute to the podcast’s reputation and be of interest to our listeners). Arrange and produce authorized recordings of relevant events (e.g., career panels, speeches, symposia) in coordination with the AP (Video).

  • AP (Video): Responsible for the production of video content. This portfolio includes significant collaboration with other portfolios, including HR (guiding hosts who wish to record their episodes in video format), Communications (creating promotional videos and trailers), and Special Projects (producing authorized video recordings of relevant events, especially once COVID restrictions lift and events move back offline). The AP (Video) will have primary responsibility over our YouTube channel, and will be tasked with expanding The Law School Show’s video content and presence.

Application Process: Send an email to TheLawSchoolShow@gmail.com, from your student email account, containing:

  1. A brief statement of interest (included in the body of the email is fine);

  2. A copy of your résumé (so we can learn more about you); and

  3. An idea for an item in your portfolio.

We are now hiring Associate Producers for Season 9.

Producer

Hold the ultimate strategic, creative, and administrative control of the podcast. At the end of the day, the Producer is responsible for The Law School Show. Don’t be intimidated by any of the tasks described in this section; the incoming Producer will receive training on all of it during the transition window, which will begin as soon as they are selected.

Time Commitment: ~ 10 hour/month
Note: This is an estimate, as different positions (and people) will distribute work differently.

Responsibilities:

Lead the Production Team. Organize and chair meetings of the Production Team (at least once per month). Train, support, and oversee the work of the members of that team. Ensure coordination between members of the team. Be responsible for the work of any vacant Associate Producer (AP) portfolio(s).

Distribute the podcast. Upload the episodes to Podbean (our distribution platform), and then upload those published episodes to the website. Communicate newly published content to the relevant host (for notification to the guest), to the AP (Communications) for promotion on LSS social media, and to the AP (Human Resources) for record-keeping purposes. In collaboration with AP (Video), ensure video episodes are uploaded to the LSS YouTube channel.

Oversee content. Review episode proposals, and approve or reject the proposal while providing feedback to hosts (e.g., ideas for questions, suggestions for contacting guests, overlap with other upcoming episodes). In collaboration with the AP (Human Resources), review submitted episodes, both for technical elements and for content. Recommend (or, where necessary, make) any required changes to episodes before publication.

Represent the show publicly. Actively support the show via your own social media channels and personal interactions. When necessary, assist APs and Hosts with outreach to stakeholders, sponsors, and (potential) guests.

Think strategically. Stay on the lookout for new opportunities for engagement, promotion, or the creation of impactful content — including collaborations with other podcasts, ideas for episodes based on recent events, and distribution through new platforms (e.g., Amazon Podcasts). For strategic content, identify interested hosts and oversee progress.

Hire and support personnel. Hire the new Production Team in collaboration with the outgoing Producer. In collaboration with the AP (Human Resources), provide support to Hosts in contacting guests, conducting interviews, and editing content, and make hireback decisions for Season 9. Delegate tasks, as appropriate, to the Associate Producers, or create portfolios or re-distribute responsibilities as necessary to optimize the Production Team.

Note: When making alterations to the production structure, care should be taken to ensure that no existing APs are negatively impacted. Similarly, in creating new portfolios, the view should be to creating opportunities for meaningful experience in the production of a podcast, not simply to have more positions for its own sake.

Manage relationship with our Executive Producers. Our EPs, Chris Deschenes and Rishi Dhir, have historically been responsible for the financial stability of the show. As co-founders, they also offer a form of long-term institutional memory, especially relating to the early seasons. Complete miscellaneous tasks that do not fall into any portfolio.

Application Process: Send an email to TheLawSchoolShow@gmail.com, from your student email account, including the following:

  1. Your resume,

  2. A written proposal (in PDF) outlining the following:

    1. What you view as the strength(s) and, more importantly, weakness(es) of the show;

    2. How, as the Producer, you plan to develop the show in Season 9;

    3. At least one project for each of your APs in Season 9; and

    4. Why you think that you would be a strong candidate for Producer.

    You can address these questions in any order. You do not need a separate cover letter.


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