'Take Heart. Be Strong': David Lat On How COVID-19 Has Changed His Life and the Legal Profession

<> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">David Lat, founder of the blog Above the Law who's now a legal recruiter, spent 17 days in the hospital—six of those on a ventilator—battling COVID-19. </span><span style="font-weight: 400">He talks about how he’s changed by the experience and what life is like on the other side of a brush with death. </span></p></div> <div id="vert5" class="print:hidden flex justify-center items-center" data-v-ab69641e data-v-e97bc92c><div id="gpt-vert5" data-v-ab69641e></div></div>   <div data-v-e97bc92c><p>Lat also shares what he thinks lies ahead for the legal profession as it struggles to adjust to the economic impact from the pandemic and what lessons it’s learned from the 2008 recession. Following the interview, stay tuned for short takes on the new normal for some of the industry’s top professionals who share their audio diaries about working remotely in the coronavirus era.</p></div>    <div data-v-e97bc92c><p>Listen to the podcast above or subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-speak/id1286870904/?mt=2" target="_blank"><b>Apple Podcasts</b></a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iem4wml3eke4x2ou47tp2g3l5fi" target="_blank"><b>Google Play</b></a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7uvVQNW9EdCDkVdHuMl7x7" target="_blank"><b>Spotify</b></a> or <a href="http://legalspeak.libsyn.com/" target="_blank"><b>Libsyn</b></a>.</p> <hr /> <p><i>Legal Speak is brought to you by</i><em> <strong><a href="https://planetdepos.com/" target="_blank">Planet Depos</a>.</strong></em></p>

'Take Heart. Be Strong': David Lat On How COVID-19 Has Changed His Life and the Legal Profession

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