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The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond
Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess - Law School Toolbox, LLC
504: Listen and Learn -- Motions for Judgment as a Matter of Law and Motions for New Trial (Civ Pro)
16 minutes Posted May 19, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this week's episode, we're focusing on a topic from Civil Procedure -- specifically, motions for judgment as a matter of law and motions for new trial, where the moving party is asking the court to take certain issues away from the jury.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The two types of motions for judgment as a matter of law
  • The standard for granting a motion for judgment as a matter of law
  • Filing and granting motions for new trial
  • Analyzing a hypo encompassing the above concepts

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