Legal Speak
360 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsLegal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what's happening in the legal industry. Each episode tackles a subject that's worthy of a deep dive—from law firm profit hacks to Supreme Court showdowns to the most promising plays in legal tech. Hosted by Senior Litigation Reporter of the Daily Report Cedra Mayfield and Senior Staff Writer for the American Lawyer Patrick Smith, Legal Speak offers straight talk from experts, plus an inside-the-newsroom perspective on market-shaping stories.
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Finding Your Voice: Two Prominent Litigators Discuss the Importance of Vocal Power and How It Isn't All in the Genes
June 14, 2024 20:15 - 41 minutes - 75.3 MBMorrison & Forester's James Brosnahan and Latham & Watkins' Sean Berkowitz discuss how they use their voices as effective professional tools and how, yes, you likely can too.
Legal Speak's "Sidebar with Saul" Part V: Strange Days of Trump Trial Culminate in Historic Verdict
June 07, 2024 22:47 - 22 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this week's Legal Speak episode, ALM litigation reporter Emily Saul joins producers Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith for a roundup discussion of the first Trump criminal trial.
Mental Health in the Legal Industry: How to Mitigate Systemic Challenges and Boost Individual Resilience
May 31, 2024 18:24 - 53 minutes - 97.5 MBIn this week's Legal Speak episode, O'Melveny COO George Demos, Christina McCarthy of One Mind at Work and Stephanie Hildreth of ThirdHorizon speak with ALM Global Senior Vice President of Content Gina Passarella about mental health and how law firms and lawyers can mitigate systemic challenges and boost individual resilience to help create safer spaces for struggling individuals to get the help they need.
Legal Speak's 'Sidebar with Saul' Part IV: Deliberations Begin in First Trump Criminal Trial
May 29, 2024 18:15 - 9 minutes - 17 MBWhile it likely won't influence any of his political supporters, a guilty verdict would open many a can of worms on what comes next.
Josh Partington of Snell & Wilmer is in Fact a Rock Star in the Office (and Out of It)
May 24, 2024 19:33The former (and now current) guitarist for Something Corporate talks about a path less traveled when it comes to landing in the Big Law arena.
Morgan & Morgan Class Action Attorneys Detail Pathway to Success Within Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice
May 17, 2024 18:50 - 22 minutes - 41.2 MBIn this week's Legal Speak episode, Florida class action attorneys Jean Martin and John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan in Tampa open up about how they have leveraged their nearly 60 years of combined legal experience to help build their firm's cybersecurity and data privacy practice.
Legal Speak's "Sidebar with Saul" Part II: GOP Pols Push Misinformation, Cohen Keeps it Together
May 15, 2024 18:58 - 13 minutes - 25.4 MBALM litigation reporter Emily Saul gets us up to date on the happenings at the first Trump criminal trial, including reaction to testimony from Michael Cohen and the bizarre behavior of several Republican politicians.
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg Partners Leverage 'Hostile' Witnesses to Secure $101 Million Verdict Against Walmart
May 10, 2024 19:21 - 24 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this week's Legal Speak episode, James Whittle with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association dives into the impact of what the organization has dubbed "legal system abuse" as social inflation—the belief that large corporations are "bad actors with deep pockets"—helps fuel "nuclear" verdicts.
Legal Speak's "Sidebar with Saul: The First Trump Criminal Trial"
May 09, 2024 17:01 - 12 minutes - 22.9 MBALM litigation reporter Emily Saul details the events of the first Trump criminal trial inside the courtroom in Lower Manhattan.
Legal Speak: Aaron Sorkin This Is Not - Trump Trial with Emily Saul (Part 1)
May 03, 2024 19:21 - 23 minutes - 42.6 MBPatrick Smith interview's ALM litigation reporter Emily Saul as she details the happenings of the first Trump criminal trial from inside the courtroom in Lower Manhattan.
Live from the GCC MidWest with John Albright
April 26, 2024 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBFor over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE. But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live! Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers f...
Live from the GCC MidWest with Mike Andolina
April 26, 2024 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBFor over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE. But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live! Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers f...
Live from the GCC MidWest with Vaishali Rao
April 24, 2024 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.5 MBFor over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE. But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live! Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers f...
Live from the GCC MidWest with Carolyn Burbrink
April 24, 2024 04:00 - 6 minutes - 5.85 MBFor over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE. But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live! Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers f...
Live from the GC MidWest with Andy Goldberg
April 22, 2024 04:00 - 8 minutes - 7.32 MBFor over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE. But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live! Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers f...
Live from the GC MidWest with Liz Davis
April 22, 2024 04:00 - 6 minutes - 5.88 MBFor over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE. But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live! Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers f...
Live from the GC MidWest with John Meyer
April 17, 2024 14:36 - 15 minutes - 14 MBFor over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE. But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live! Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers f...
Live from the GC MidWest with LouWee Guevarra
April 17, 2024 14:28 - 8 minutes - 7.49 MBFor over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE. But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live! Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers f...
Live from the GC MidWest with Betty Jang
April 16, 2024 21:32 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MBFor over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE. But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live! Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers f...
Live from the GC MidWest with Lakeshia Ekeigwe
April 16, 2024 20:55 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBFor over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE. But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live! Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers f...
Big Law Better, Explained
April 15, 2024 21:30 - 28 minutes - 52.7 MBIn this week's Legal Speak episode, McDermott Will & Emery chair Ira Coleman explains "Big Law Better", his idea on where the legal sector is moving and what elements of previous iterations the industry should be looking to maintain and which it should perhaps relegate to times gone by.
As 'Social Inflation' Helps Fuel 'Nuclear' Verdicts, Insurers Address 'Legal System Abuse'
April 05, 2024 21:32 - 19 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this week's Legal Speak episode, James Whittle with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association dives into the impact of what the organization has dubbed "legal system abuse" as social inflation—the belief that large corporations are "bad actors with deep pockets"—helps fuel "nuclear" verdicts.
Promoting 'Comfortable Diversity' Can Impact Firms Bottom Lines
March 29, 2024 20:44 - 21 minutes - 39.4 MBIn this week's Legal Speak episode, Chanel T. Rowe, of Johnson & Johnson, shares why she thinks promoting "comfortable diversity" can improve firms' bottom lines and how she's helping level the legal playing field.
Womble Bond Dickinson US CEO Betty Temple on All That Lateral Growth and How to Control It.
March 25, 2024 17:44 - 32 minutes - 59.3 MBIn this week's Legal Speak episode, ALM reporter Justin Henry chats with Womble Bond Dickinson U.S. CEO Betty Temple on how the firm is going about integrating its heavy in-flow of laterals since the merger.
Why a Lack of Black Representation in the Legal Industry Should Concern the Entire Profession
March 06, 2024 00:32 - 26 minutes - 49.2 MBIn this week's Legal Speak episode, Marlon Hill, of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman, shares why he thinks Black History Month can be an opportunity to learn about how we can do better and make better policy.
LegalWeek Live with Jerry Levine
February 22, 2024 00:09 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with Adam Muzika
February 21, 2024 23:48 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with James Lasson and Chris Kruse
February 21, 2024 23:15 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Alaina sits down with Ca...
LegalWeek Live with Bill Piwonka
February 21, 2024 21:59 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack sits down with Bill...
LegalWeek Live with Mathew Rasmussen
February 20, 2024 22:51 - 5 minutes - 4.69 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with Nicole Giantonio
February 20, 2024 22:43 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with Joey Seeber & David Greetham
February 12, 2024 21:08 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with Karl Harris
February 12, 2024 21:01 - 8 minutes - 7.67 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with Julie Haiber
February 12, 2024 20:54 - 9 minutes - 8.28 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with Mark Noel
February 12, 2024 20:49 - 9 minutes - 8.49 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with Jeff Reihl
February 08, 2024 20:26 - 9 minutes - 9.06 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit dow...
LegalWeek Live with John Wilson
February 08, 2024 20:23 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with Patrick Oot
February 08, 2024 19:37 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with Basha Rubin
February 08, 2024 19:33 - 8 minutes - 7.63 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Alaina sits down with Ba...
LegalWeek Live with John Meyer
February 07, 2024 20:58 - 8 minutes - 7.39 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit dow...
LegalWeek Live with Cristin Traylor
February 07, 2024 20:46 - 6 minutes - 6 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with Joshua Schnoll
February 06, 2024 02:44 - 13 minutes - 12 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with Marla Crawford
February 06, 2024 01:52 - 9 minutes - 9.03 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with Chief Justice Bridget McCormack
February 02, 2024 22:39 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek Live with a Preview of the AI Workshop
February 02, 2024 22:31 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina give a p...
LegalWeek Live with a Preview of the AI Workshop
February 02, 2024 22:31It’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina give a p...
LegalWeek Live with Stephen Stewart of Nuix
February 02, 2024 22:19 - 8 minutes - 8.1 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down...
LegalWeek - Our 300th Episode!
January 31, 2024 01:21 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBIt’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek! ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done. The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry. But wait .. as if that wasn't enough ... ...
Here's What to Do When Your Firm Is Mulling a Merger
January 29, 2024 04:03 - 17 minutes - 31.5 MBIn this week’s episode, Law.com Editor-in-Chief Zack Needles chats with Melinda Wallman, a London-based partner at recruiting firm Macrae about how mergers impact legal professionals’—and particularly diverse legal professionals’—careers.
'Just Scratching the Surface': The Next Evolution of Generative AI in Legal
January 23, 2024 00:35 - 27 minutes - 51.1 MBIn this week’s episode, Baker McKenzie's Danielle Benecke returns to the podcast discuss where the legal industry stands with generative artificial intelligence as the technology matures.