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Jake Villarreal

Jake Villarreal

Jake Villarreal is a third-year law student at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. He is interested in consumer protection law and white collar crime and will be working at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after graduation. He likes yoga, jazz, and reptiles. You can find him on Twitter at @FromAnimalFarm.

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Recent Episodes
March 28, 2022

Understanding the Weaponization of Social Media with P.W. Singer

Information and disinformation campaigns are centuries old, but our social media era has given new and rapid thrust to the sharing of ideas, both for good and ill intent. Meg Steenburgh and...

March 8, 2022

Russia v. Ukraine: The Policy and Legal Considerations of an Unprovoked Attack on a Sovereign Nation

Judge James E. Baker scrutinizes Russia’s aggression in Ukraine through the lens of international law.

September 29, 2021

Career Shift: How Krystal Williams Pivoted from Business to Law

Krystal Williams shares insights on her unique path from business professional to lawyer.

May 7, 2020

Richard Freer: Insights on Bar Review and Civil Procedure

Professor Richard Freer discusses his career and passion for helping students reach their potential.

March 12, 2020

Dean Rodney Smolla: How Experiential Learning Makes Better Future Lawyers

Rodney Smolla, dean of the Delaware Law School of Widener University, discusses his career and offers practical advice for law students.

February 6, 2020

Erwin Chemerinsky: Litigator, Educator, Scholar

Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California Berkeley School of Law, shares insights from his career and offers guidance to today’s law students.