Legal Speak
346 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days 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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Episodes
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 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 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 22:31It’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 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.
'I Lost Everything': An Anti-Corruption Judge on Her Escape From Afghanistan
January 13, 2024 00:34 - 27 minutes - 50.1 MBIn this week’s Legal Speak episode, Judge Lida Kharooti, who served as a judge on Afghanistan’s anti-corruption serious crimes court for 13 years, shares how she fled the country when the Taliban took over.
How Jurists Joined Forces to Help Women Judges Evacuate Afghanistan
December 15, 2023 22:24 - 31 minutes - 58.2 MBIn this week's episode, Judge Toni Clarke shared how international coalitions helped women judges escape Afghanistan when the Taliban took over.
How an Eight-Figure Verdict Helped Spur Transformation in This Legal Department
December 09, 2023 15:19 - 25 minutes - 46.4 MBIn this episode, Law.com Litigation Reporter Aleeza Furman talks with Temple University Health Network General Counsel John Ryan about how, in the wake of an eight-figure verdict, his legal department decided to revamp its approach to litigation.
Why Its Exciting to be a Defense Attorney During Polarizing Times
December 01, 2023 23:31 - 31 minutes - 57.3 MBIn this week’s episode of Legal Speak, Orrick's Meghan Kelly and Bill Oxley discuss the most surprising findings from their national jury research project.
Why the DiCello Levitt Trial Center Teaches Lawyers to Stop Spinning the Truth
November 18, 2023 00:01 - 45 minutes - 83.9 MBIn this week's Legal Speak episode, DiCello Levitt partners Bobby DiCello and Ken Abbarno share how they train attorneys at the firm's trial center, including helping lawyers learn how to look within.
How Sidley Austin Is Filling In Pandemic-Era Training Gaps
November 10, 2023 19:01 - 28 minutes - 51.6 MBIn this week's Legal Speak episode, Sidley's Dan Clivner and Sharon Flanagan share how the firm is leveraging its leadership and executive development model Built to Lead to ensure associates are not falling through the cracks.
Shipt CLO Linda Seal Explains How Flexibility and Mentorship Empower People to Do Their Best Work
November 06, 2023 21:13 - 16 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this episode, Linda Seal, chief legal officer of delivery service Shipt, talks about how she seeks to get the most out of her team.
Live from WIPL 2023 with Lakeshia Ekeigwe
October 20, 2023 18:59 - 8 minutes - 7.69 MBWomen, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This unique event gatherers 700+ female speakers and attendees to share their thoughts on hard-won leadership guidance and insights on risk management, the future of litigation, crafting an ESG strategy and the ever-changing role of legal leaders. This year the conference was held in New Orleans and Legal Speak was there. In this episode, Alaina Lancaster is join...
Live from WIPL 2023 with Leah Yadegar
October 20, 2023 18:35 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBWomen, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This unique event gatherers 700+ female speakers and attendees to share their thoughts on hard-won leadership guidance and insights on risk management, the future of litigation, crafting an ESG strategy and the ever-changing role of legal leaders. This year the conference was held in New Orleans and Legal Speak was there. In this episode, Alaina Lancaster is join...
Live from WIPL 2023 with Christina Liwski
October 20, 2023 18:19 - 4 minutes - 4.11 MBWomen, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This unique event gatherers 700+ female speakers and attendees to share their thoughts on hard-won leadership guidance and insights on risk management, the future of litigation, crafting an ESG strategy and the ever-changing role of legal leaders. This year the conference was held in New Orleans and Legal Speak was there. In this episode, Alaina Lancaster is join...
Live from WIPL 2023 with Denver Sheridan
October 19, 2023 20:06 - 5 minutes - 4.65 MBWomen, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This unique event gatherers 700+ female speakers and attendees to share their thoughts on hard-won leadership guidance and insights on risk management, the future of litigation, crafting an ESG strategy and the ever-changing role of legal leaders. This year the conference was held in New Orleans and Legal Speak was there. In this episode, Alaina Lancaster is join...
Live from WIPL 2023 with Aswathi Zachariah
October 18, 2023 22:18 - 7 minutes - 6.49 MBWomen, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This unique event gatherers 700+ female speakers and attendees to share their thoughts on hard-won leadership guidance and insights on risk management, the future of litigation, crafting an ESG strategy and the ever-changing role of legal leaders. This year the conference was held in New Orleans and Legal Speak was there. In this episode, Alaina Lancaster is join...
Live from WIPL 2023 with Betty Jang
October 18, 2023 20:32 - 4 minutes - 4.5 MBWomen, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This unique event gatherers 700+ female speakers and attendees to share their thoughts on hard-won leadership guidance and insights on risk management, the future of litigation, crafting an ESG strategy and the ever-changing role of legal leaders. This year the conference was held in New Orleans and Legal Speak was there. In this episode, Alaina Lancaster is join...
Live from WIPL 2023 with Laura Vega
October 18, 2023 20:10 - 6 minutes - 5.91 MBWomen, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This unique event gatherers 700+ female speakers and attendees to share their thoughts on hard-won leadership guidance and insights on risk management, the future of litigation, crafting an ESG strategy and the ever-changing role of legal leaders. This year the conference was held in New Orleans and Legal Speak was there. In this episode, Alaina Lancaster is join...