Latest Legalservices Podcast Episodes
41. Can offshore virtual staffing help you grow and scale your law firm? An interview with Brett Trembly from Get Staffted Up and Trembly Law Firm
Financially Legal - March 30, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutesWhat’s a lawyer doing running an offshore virtual staffing firm? Starting in 2011 Brett Trembly built a successful business law firm, Trembly Law Firm, in Miami, Florida. They now employ 30+ people and nearly a dozen lawyers. Along the way, Brett not only realized that there was a shortage of c...
Trauma-Informed Investigations, Part Two: The First Report
Business Better - March 29, 2022 12:44 - 50 minutesThis is episode two of the “Trauma Informed Investigations” series, where we follow a fictitious story to address the legal and human issues that arise in an organization when confronted with allegations of sexual abuse. In today’s episode, we discuss how a person who first receives a report of ...
New Privacy Litigation Targets Sharing of Consumer Personal Data
Business Better - March 22, 2022 12:53 - 22 minutesToday’s episode features a discussion on the growing trends in privacy litigation, particularly companies sharing and selling consumer data, plaintiffs’ liability theories, including the right of publicity, and some best business practices to consider in anticipation of privacy claims. Leading...
Trauma Informed Investigations, Part One: Setting Out the Hypothetical and Identifying Red Flags
Business Better - March 08, 2022 15:34 - 30 minutesThis is episode one of the “Trauma Informed Investigations” series, where we follow a fictitious story to address the legal and human issues that arise in an organization when confronted with allegations of sexual abuse. Today’s episode focuses on identifying red flags, and following your instin...
Trauma Informed Investigations: An Introduction
Business Better - March 08, 2022 15:28 - 10 minutesToday, we are introducing a mini-series titled “Trauma Informed Investigations”, in which we’ll follow a fictitious story to address the legal and human issues that arise in an organization when confronted with allegations of sexual abuse. Leading the discussion is Jill Steinberg, a Partner in...
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Moving Authority Into Projects, A Public and Private Perspective
Business Better - March 02, 2022 13:42 - 35 minutesToday’s episode features a discussion on how to engage with the Infrastructure and Jobs Act and moving authority into projects from a public and private perspective. Our experts will discuss opportunities presented by the new law, and how those opportunities encourage, even require, a partnershi...
40. What's a CRM? And what can a law firm do with it? Announcing the Gravity Legal/Lawmatics Integration with Matt Spiegel, CEO of Lawmatics
Financially Legal - March 01, 2022 16:00 - 43 minutesOn this special episode of Financially Legal we’re announcing the launch of our integration with Lawmatics. Lawmatics is a Legal Intake Solution, Marketing Automation, and Law Firm CRM software all in one. Today they are announcing the launch of their time and billing module with Lawmatics paymen...
39. Why do lawyers struggle to get paid for the work that they do? Julie Steinbacher from Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak and The Million Dollar Solution
Financially Legal - February 16, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutesWhy do lawyers struggle to get paid for the work that they do? Whether it’s the low collection rates that we see in the Clio Trends Report to lawyers offering too steep a discount, to lawyers refusing to sue their clients, and on and on, “Show me the money” is definitely not the #1 mantra for man...
Federal Vaccine Mandates: What’s Next for Employers?
Business Better - February 14, 2022 14:09 - 20 minutesIn today’s episode, our Ballard lawyers provide an update on the current status of the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and the steps employers should be taking as a result of the recent changes. Leading this discussion is Lila Sevener, an Associate in Ballard’s Philadelphia office. With Lila...
The Business of Cryptocurrency
Business Better - February 08, 2022 14:02 - 29 minutesThis episode features a discussion on Cryptocurrency. What is cryptocurrency, and what are the rules that apply to this increasingly popular, but complicated financial instrument? For those seeking to be in the business of exchanging crypto, what registrations and compliance programs are necessar...
Conversations with Women in Leadership, with Special Guest Selena Rezvani, Author and Consultant
Business Better - February 01, 2022 14:10 - 29 minutesBusiness leaders are striving to keep their workplaces healthy and productive, tackle issues of equity, and address unprecedented economic challenges. Succeeding in this ever-changing environment requires grit and ingenuity. Welcome to Business Better, a podcast that helps businesses navigate the...
Employee Leave Requests: ADA Considerations During COVID-19
Business Better - January 18, 2022 15:13 - 19 minutesToday’s episode features a discussion of how employers should handle leaves and requests for leave due to COVID-19 and “long COVID” under the FMLA (the Family and Medical Leave Act) and the ADA (the Americans with Disabilities Act). Participating in this discussion are Melissa Costello, Of Cou...
38. What are the roles of financial metrics and your physical workplace in the seven essential parts of a law firm? Interview #4 of 4 with RJon Robins
Financially Legal - December 08, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourIn this, the fourth and final installment of our discussions with RJon Robins on the seven essential parts of a law firm, we move to the 5th and 6th essential parts of a law firm: physical plant and financial metrics and controls. The topic of physical plant naturally brings up the question of “...
The Patchwork of Federal Vaccine Mandates
Business Better - December 06, 2021 13:50 - 30 minutesToday’s episode features a discussion of the current array of federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates: their effectiveness and requirements, the scope of their coverage, and what employers should consider in responding to them. Leading this discussion is Jessica Federico, an Associate in Ballard’s ...
37. What is the role of profit in your law firm? An interview with Brooke Lively from Cathedral Capital
Financially Legal - November 17, 2021 11:00 - 54 minutesHave you ever considered the role of profit in a law firm? No, I mean, really thought about what it is, why it exists, whether it should be a part of your firm, and/or how to grow it. If so, then this episode is for you. Brooke Lively is the founder and CEO of Cathedral Capital. Her mission is...
Kerry Benn - Director of Series, Surveys & Data at Law360 (part 2)
Evolve the Law Podcast - A Catalyst For Legal Innovation - November 15, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this episode, host Ian Connett (@QuantumJurist) talks with Kerry Benn, Director of Series, Surveys & Data at Law360. Kerry shares more information about the 2021 Diversity Snapshot. Kerry also expands on how firms are now making extra steps and effort in committing to hiring and keeping peopl...
36. What are the roles of people and production in the seven essential parts of a law firm? Interview #3 of 4 with RJon Robins
Financially Legal - November 10, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutesIn this, our third installment of our discussions with RJon Robins on the seven essential parts of a law firm, we explore the 3rd and 4th essential parts of a law firm: production and people. While we begin with production, we quickly veer into a conversation about people involved in production ...
35. What is the role of marketing and sales in the seven essential parts of a law firm? Interview #2 of 4 with RJon Robins
Financially Legal - October 27, 2021 16:06 - 55 minutesIn this, the second installment of our discussions with RJon Robins on the seven essential parts of a law firm, we dig in on the first and second essential parts (of the seven essential parts) of a law firm: sales and marketing. As a reminder, in interview #1 we discussed the eighth and final pa...
34. What is the role of the law firm owner as one of the seven essential parts of a law firm? Interview #1 of 4 with RJon Robins
Financially Legal - October 20, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutesRJon Robins is the CEO and Founder of How To Manage a Small Law Firm, the largest provider of fractional executive (CEO, CFO, COO) services for small law firms in the country. This episode is the first of a four-part series with RJon on the seven essential parts of a law firm. These seven parts ...
23. Can you build a law practice representing criminal defendants and abuse survivors? An interview with Judie Saunders
Financially Legal - October 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hourHow can a lawyer represent criminal defendants and abuse survivors? Judie Saunders represents children and families victimized by powerful systems *and* criminal defendants. Check out this week's episode of Financially Legal to find out how Judie built a practice representing the marginalized ag...
Episode 33. How can you test and deploy new technology inexpensively and securely at your small law firm? An interview with Christian Lang from Reynen Court
Financially Legal - October 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hourSmall law firm owners may not be familiar with the terms "docker," "container," or "Kubernetes." They may even be a bit fuzzy on the definition of “the cloud.” But most firms know that, along with significant opportunities, new technologies often present security risks, interoperability challeng...
15. How Law Firms Are Navigating Wellbeing at Work
NewLaw Academy - October 11, 2021 04:27 - 18 minutesThe International Bar Association (IBA) recently published a report on the impact of COVID-19 on the emotional health of lawyers. While it would be incredibly naive to think that everything was fine pre-pandemic, COVID-19 has accelerated the instance and intensity of workplace stress amongst leg...
A Conversation with Liz Bentley, Founder and President of Liz Bentley Associates
Business Better - October 07, 2021 13:27 - 35 minutesToday's episode features a conversation with Liz Bentley, founder and President of Liz Bentley Associates, a consulting firm specializing in leadership development programs. Ms. Bentley discusses her own background and career path, the role and importance of outside interests, dealing with fail...
Episode 32. How can you get started with financial management at your law firm? An interview with Chelsea Williams from Your Core Solution
Financially Legal - September 22, 2021 13:00 - 1 hourWe all know the cliches and the tropes: Lawyers are terrible business people, lawyers went to law school to avoid math, law firms aren’t businesses, etc . . . . Many of these statements are true in some pretty fundamental ways. But they’re also really damaging. Super accountant-to-law-firms-ex...
Martin Bricketto - Managing Editor of Business of Law at Law360
Evolve the Law Podcast - A Catalyst For Legal Innovation - September 22, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHost Ian Connett talks with Martin Bricketto, the Managing Editor of Business of Law at Law360. Martin offers his insights regarding the business of law and how the pandemic, especially after the curveball of Delta, changed the legal industry, and how lawyers and law firms adapt to the new norma...
Cultivating Innovation and Economic Development at Higher-Ed Institutions with Zach Miles from the Oklahoma State University Research Foundation
Business Better - September 21, 2021 15:36 - 50 minutesZach Miles, Senior Associate Vice President of Technology Economic Development and the Executive Director at Oklahoma State University Research Foundation, joins the show to discuss the role that OK State, and other universities, play in cultivating communities of innovation. The conversation to...
Conversations with Women Leaders in Finance, with Special Guest Mary DiMartino from J.P. Morgan
Business Better - September 16, 2021 14:24 - 28 minutesIn this series, we profile women in finance to learn about their leadership roles in financial services and capital markets. This episode features an interview with Mary DiMartino, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Securities, where she focuses on public finance. Ms. DiMartino talks about her ba...
14. LegalTech Funding Soars But Law Firms Aren't Investing
NewLaw Academy - September 12, 2021 21:00 - 8 minutesEarly-stage legaltech companies (pre-seed and seed) raised a combined US$73M globally in 12 months to 30 June 2021. According to Crunchase, there were 96 deals done during the period for an average deal size of US$760K per company, and an average funding rate of just under 2 startups per week. ...
A Roundtable Discussion on Environmental Justice
Business Better - September 09, 2021 15:31 - 44 minutesThis episode features a panel discussion on the topic of Environmental Justice – what it is, the concerns on which it focuses, current policy efforts to address it, and how stakeholders might be affected by regulatory efforts in this realm. Harry Weiss, leader of the firm’s Environment and Natur...
Congress Overrides the OCC’s True Lender Rule: What Are the Risks for Banks and Their Loan Program Nonbank Partners?
Business Better - September 09, 2021 13:07 - 1 hourThe OCC’s true lender rule was intended to create a bright line test for when a national bank or federal savings association should be considered the “true lender” in the context of third party partnerships but Congress overturned the rule. After reviewing the relevant background, we examine the...
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