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Welcome to the Law.com Podcast Center, featuring ongoing discussions and professional insights on the latest trends impacting the industry.

National Law Journal | Podcast

Inside SCOTUS With NLJ's Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle: Census & Gerrymandering

U.S. Supreme Court reporters Tony Mauro and Marcia Coyle offer their quick take on Thursday's census and gerrymandering rulings.

Law.com | Podcast

Talking SCOTUS With Paul Weiss Partner Kannon Shanmugam. What to Watch as 2018-19 Term Wraps Up

Law.com Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro talks with Kannon Shanmugam about his lateral move to Paul Weiss, what it's like to argue before Justice Kavanaugh, and why it's been a 'meat and potatoes' term.

Law.com | Podcast

'We're All Individuals!' Big-Law Branding in a Cookie-Cutter World

How does one big law firm distinguish itself from the rest? Branding pro Siobhan Burns at Clarity in New York has worked with some of the biggest in Big Law to help create brands that convey individuality, in an industry rife with look-alikes.

Law.com | Podcast

Can You Hear the 'Heels of Justice'? This In-House Duo Is Turning Up the Volume

Sarita Venkat, a senior lawyer at ServiceNow, and Katherine Minarik, global GC of Cleverbridge, launched the podcast they wanted to listen to—one that would spotlight women attorneys.

Law.com | Podcast

The Law Firm Generation Gap: A Millennial and a Baby Boomer Talk It Out

We asked a lawyer six years out of law school and a veteran litigator to share perspectives on billable hours, work-life balance, professional development and what gets in the way of constructive mentoring between partners and associates.

Law.com | Podcast

Big Law's Nemesis: Meet the Lawyer Who's Driving a Gender Reckoning

David Sanford, who has brought gender bias cases against major firms on behalf of women partners, talks about leveling the playing field in Big Law and the changes necessary to make it happen.

Law.com | Podcast

Tips from the Top: 8 GCs Share How to Get Ahead

We asked the former general counsel of Starbucks, Delta Airlines, AIG and other major companies for their best career advice. Here's what they had to say.

Law.com | Podcast

Confronting the Mental Health Crisis in the Legal Profession

Law.com's Minds Over Matters project seeks to shed light on the mental health challenges in the legal profession. In this episode of Legal Speak, you'll hear from Law.com journalists who have covered news involving lawyers suffering from mental health problems and their takeaways from handling those stories.

Law.com | Podcast

Excerpts from webcast: 2018 Data Discovery Legal Year in Review

In their fourth annual review of the year in data discovery, Relativity's Legal Education Director David Horrigan leads a conversation with both retired U.S. Magistrate Judge and Distinguished Lecturer at the City University of New York School of Law James C. Francis IV and U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale (M.D. Fla.) to provide inside background on data discovery law in 2018.

Law.com | Podcast

A Big Law Cannabis Partner on Ethics, Clients and What It Takes to Build a Practice

Fox Rothschild partner Joshua Horn describes what it's been like getting in on the green rush and how he keeps up with regulatory change. His first rule for cannabis lawyers is "Don't dabble."

The American Lawyer | Podcast

Excerpts From Webcast: Deposition Evolution: How Litigators Are Re-Thinking What's Possible

In this episode of the Expert Perspectives podcast, we look at how technology continuously drives change in the legal industry.

Law.com | Podcast

Big Law's Worst-Kept Secret: Discounts

Reductions to the sticker price of legal services—whether taken off at the outset of an engagement or as write-downs when it comes time to collect the bill—end up costing Am Law 100 firms some $4.4 billion per year.

Law.com | Podcast

Get Ready to Rumble When Crisis Strikes Your Law Firm

Mike France, a former Big Law attorney-turned-partner at advisory firm Brunswick Group, talks about the fight—yes, fight—that he says law firms need to prepare for when reporters come calling.

Law.com | Podcast

Excerpts from webcast: Making Sense of Legal Tech: AI, Analytics and What It Means for Your Practice.

The impact of AI and analytics tools on the business and practice of law is undoubted. Gaining a deeper understanding of the important trends in legal technology is critical, as is separating hype from reality.

Law.com | Podcast

What Do GCs Really Want? Here's What They Say.

Law.com reporter Caroline Spiezio talks to former in-house leaders at top companies who pull no punches in saying what law firms need to do for their clients.

Law.com | Podcast

Excerpts from webcast: Leverage an Effective eDiscovery Tool You Already Have

The ability to find the data you need when you need it is more important than ever. Regulatory demands, like GDPR and FOIA, internal investigations and litigation are pushing organizations to become more effective at discovering the right information in a timely manner.

Law.com | Podcast

From Big-Law Practice to TV Justice: Tanya Acker's Path

A 1995 Yale Law School graduate, Acker was a litigator at a number of major law firms, but these days she's a judge on Hot Bench, created by Judge Judy Sheindlin.

Law.com | Podcast

'Witness to History': A Federal Judge on Growing Up White in the Segregated South

This week's Legal Speak podcast is a revealing interview with U.S. District Judge William Alsup, who says he refuses to "candy-coat" the past when examining the evolution of his attitudes about race.

Law.com | Podcast

Ex-Big Law CMO Wants Law Firms to Shake Up Their Marketing

What separates a successful communications strategy from a forgettable one? Former Cravath CMO Deborah Farone offers her tips for what works and what doesn't.

Law.com | Podcast

JD, Meh! Here's What It Really Takes to Make It as a GC

Being an effective GC requires more than being a skilled lawyer. It takes business savvy.

Law.com | Podcast

Big Law Associate Hiring is Static—And That's a Good Thing

In this week's podcast, we hear from Law.com legal education editor Karen Sloan about some surprises—and some market stability—gleaned from this year's Go-To Law Schools report, including changes to traditional on-campus interviewing.

Law.com | Podcast

A Year in the Life of a Law Firm Mega Merger

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner co-chairs Therese Pritchard and Lisa Mayhew discuss integration, innovation and whether their global combination is delivering on expectations.

Law.com | Podcast

GCs in Crisis! It's Never Quite What You Planned For

Take a peek in the in-house crisis playbook as veteran GCs recount intense and challenging moments of their careers and share lessons learned.

Corporate Counsel | Podcast

Excerpts From Webcast: 2018 eDiscovery Key Case Law Review

In this podcast, we're bringing you highlights from Epiq's presentation on the landscape of eDiscovery cases in 2018.

Law.com | Podcast

'All of You Naysayers Were Wrong:' An Associate with Autism Tells Her Story

In this episode, Law.com reporter Dylan Jackson talks with Florida lawyer Haley Moss about how she's managing her workload as a new associate and defying assumptions about autism.

Law.com | Podcast

Excerpts from webcast: Next Gen EDRM: Reworking the Ediscovery Model

In this episode of the Expert Perspectives podcast, sponsored by Zapproved and hosted on Corporate Counsel, we hear how an updated EDRM can facilitate more efficient process development and better business outcomes

Law.com | Podcast

Did You Always Want to be a GC? No, No, No and No.

These lawyers didn't expect their careers to go the in-house route. Turns out, it was a good fit.

Law.com | Podcast

Move Over Big Law. It's Time for an 'Alternative.'

This week, we explore how the $10.7 billion alternative legal services provider industry is disrupting the traditional client-law firm dynamic.

Law.com | Podcast

On the Scene at #Legalweek19

What's making waves at this year's event? Join the hosts of Law.com's Legal Speak podcast for interviews on new technologies, legal innovation trends and the industry's future.

Law.com | Podcast

'Treat Yourself Like a Client' … and Other Stress-Free Fitness Tips for Lawyers

Tired of New Year's resolutions that fade away come February? Law.com's Fit Counselor columnist offers his strategies for balancing work and fitness.

Law.com | Podcast

Shutdown Meltdown: What It Means for Law Firms and the Courts

The current stalemate is more severe than past standoffs and fallout across the legal industry is about to get worse.

Law.com | Podcast

The Modern Law Office: Can You Handle It?

This week we dive into the decision-making and planning required when law firms leave behind traditional office workspaces and redesign for more collaborative environments.

Law.com | Podcast

How I Learned 'Basically Everything': Top Lawyers Give Props to Their Mentors

We asked more than a dozen leaders in Big Law, small law, corporate legal departments and academia to tell us about the people who shaped their careers.

Law.com | Podcast

The Big Four Are Coming for Your Clients

The Big Four accounting giants are pushing into legal services. Are law firms doing enough to prepare?

Law.com | Podcast

Diversity Officers Move Into the Big Law C-Suite

Sandra Bang's new role at Shearman & Sterling is part of a trend in which large law firms are giving diversity officers a seat at the leadership table.

Law.com | Podcast

Ted Boutrous, CNN's Champion, Is Fired Up

Fresh off his court win for CNN reporter Jim Acosta, Gibson Dunn partner Theodore Boutrous Jr. talks about confronting President Trump, defending press freedom and balancing a busy practice.

Law.com | Podcast

Orrick Chair Mitch Zuklie on Law Firm Skunkworks, Talent Wars and What's Ahead

“If we're going to convince the best talent to choose and stay in Big Law … we need to change the model."

Law.com | Podcast

'Inhumane:' Big Law Dysfunction Through a Therapist's Lens

What factors drive high-achieving lawyers to the take their own lives and what needs to change inside law firms to address the problem? Sullivan & Cromwell associate-turned-therapist Will Meyerhofer provides his insight.

Law.com | Podcast

Judges Talk About Their Toughest Cases

A trio of judges discuss the difficult decisions that made them examine what it means to be a judge and that inspired them to compile a book with essays from jurists across the country.

Law.com | Podcast

Don't Delay! Here's How to Take Control of Your Legal Career

Ex-Skadden lawyer-turned-consultant Jay Harrington provides pointers to set associates' careers on the path to success. Caveat: Patience required.

Law.com | Podcast

Will an Ex-Big Law Associate Bring Legal Tech to Its Tipping Point?

If a dozen elite law firms are correct, Reynen Court could be a game changer for legal technology.

Law.com | Podcast

Attention Law Firms: This GC Wants to Transport You to the Future

Orix USA general counsel Ron Barger wants outside counsel to help him "see around the corners," and central to making that happen, he says, is technology.

Law.com | Podcast

One Big Law Attorney's Journey with Depression, One Firm's Response to the Profession's Problem

A Baker Hostetler lawyer discusses her depression, and Latham & Watkins' COO talks about what her firm is doing to dispel the stigma of mental health challenges.

Law.com | Podcast

From Federal Judge to Private Practice: Why This Debevoise Partner Left His Ultimate Dream Job

Serving as a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York was “the best job in the world,” says Debevoise partner John Gleeson. So why give it up?

Law.com | Podcast

Excerpts from webcast: Cannabis Legalization and The Waterfall Effect: Florida Joins the Medical Fray

Greenspoon Marder's Senior Counsel Matt Ginder breaks down one of cannabis legalizations newcomers, Florida, examining the legal and regulatory framework for the state.

Law.com | Podcast

Beyond the Buzzwords: Getting Real About Law Firm Innovation

Law.com senior reporter Karen Sloan talks with Michele DeStefano, author of  “Legal Upheaval: A Guide to Creativity, Collaboration, and Innovation in Law," about the ways that law firms need to evolve, and how they can get there.

Law.com | Podcast

Post Quinn Emanuel Split, Faith Gay Dishes on Boutique Ambitions

The Careerist Vivia Chen talks with the Selendy & Gay partner as part of a podcast series focused on the successes and struggles of prominent women lawyers.

Law.com | Podcast

Paul Clement Is Stoked for Brett Kavanaugh and the Term Ahead

The Kirkland & Ellis partner reflects on Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings, his judicial philosophy and what to expect in the coming Supreme Court term.

Law.com | Podcast

Stay Tuned! Your Weekend Lineup From Legal Speak

Legal Speak is on break but we'll be back next week with fresh podcasts. Is there an issue related to the legal industry that you think would make a great podcast? We want to hear from you.

Law.com | Podcast

Excerpts from webcast: Cannabis Legalization and The Waterfall Effect: Southern California's Urban Experience

Greenspoon Marder's Lance Rogers looks at Southern California's urban cannabis economy and the incoming regulatory changes as a result of “The Act.”
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