Non-Eventcast Jared Correia

I talked with a practicing lawyer, who keeps himself busy with non-legal business interests. He explains how he does it, and how you can, too!
Episode Highlights
08:04 - Founding Cherry Tree Legal – Brendan’s journey from solo practice to partnership.
10:15 - Initiating Change – The spontaneous move to start a new firm.
17:51 - Overcoming Fear – Brendan’s acknowledgment of fear in solo practice and growth
after partnership.
22:10 - Estate Planning and Real Estate Practice – Incorporating new areas of law.
27:57 - Setting Up Ancillary Businesses – The structure and reasons behind establishing a
title company.
32:09 - Real Estate Investment – Diversifying into commercial real estate investments.
35:32 - Critique of Legal Market – Brendan’s insight on wealth creation limitations within law
practice.
38:32 - Non-Lawyer Ownership in Law Firms – Discussing the potential and necessity for
private equity in law firms.
50:33 - Importance of Tech in Law Practice – Tools and software Brendan uses to streamline
his practice.
Episode Resources
Connect with Jared Correia jared@redcavelegal.com https://redcavelegal.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia https://twitter.com/RedCaveLegal www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia/ Connect with Brendan Ward http://cherrytreelegal.com  

I spoke with an expert in the field about how voice technology is used today by law firms, as well as how it will develop in the future.
Episode Highlights
11:00 - Key Uses and Benefits of Voice Technology for Lawyers
18:10 - Cloud-Based Platforms for Remote Working
19:50 - Speech Recognition: From Dragon to Microsoft Integration
23:40 - Handling Security Concerns with Cloud Adoption
26:30 - Real-Time Collaboration through Voice Technology
31:40 - API Integrations with Other Legal Software
34:50 - The Role of Artificial Intelligence
36:40 - VIP Collaboration with Microsoft
38:15 - Future of Voice Technology
Episode Resources
Connect with Jared Correia jared@redcavelegal.com https://redcavelegal.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia https://twitter.com/RedCaveLegal www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia/ Connect with Caroline Cantelon caroline.cantelon@speech.com https://www.speechlive.com/gb/not-available/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-cantelon-20313631?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2F&originalSubdomain=ca  

I spoke with two trial lawyers, who recently joined forces to form a partnership, all about how they did it from the tech to the money to the logistics and more!
Episode Highlights
04:58 - Michael and Rob’s decision to partner
06:00 - First trial success story
09:49 - Strategy of focusing on trial cases and high-value settlements
12:04 - Importance of team dynamics and mentorship
14:10 - Discussing firm logistics and financial planning
15:49 - Trust and transparency in partnership decisions
18:22 - Marketing strategies - referrals and client trust
23:40 - Combining firm’s technologies and choosing common software
26:10 - Customizing Filevine software
27:53 - Challenges in implementing new technology
30:57 - Use of AI for preparing depositions and medical chronologies
33:14 - AI tools integrated in trial preparation
34:22 - Reporting and tracking key metrics in the firm
36:55 - Importance of delegation to focus on core strengths
 
Episode Resources
Connect with Jared Correia jared@redcavelegal.com https://redcavelegal.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia https://twitter.com/RedCaveLegal www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia/ Connect with Robert Welcenbach and Michael Karp robert@welcenbachlaw.com mdk@karplawfirm.com https://trialwi.com/ https://www.filevine.com/ https://openai.com/chatgpt/   https://otter.ai/   https://www.notion.so/   https://www.litsoftware.com/transcriptpad   https://www.litsoftware.com/trialpad   https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/   https://evermap.com/   https://ramp.com/  

I talked with law firm partners about how they have leveraged outsourced contract attorneys to manage their caseload.
Episode Highlights
04:32 - Discussion on Portuguese heritage and culture.
06:45 - Background of Garcia’s and Philips’; families.
10:07 - Shift to discussing legal topics.
10:22 - Introduction to outsourcing in a high-end litigation context.
11:04 - Explanation of the Law Clerk platform.
11:59 - Hits and misses using outsourced platforms.
14:48 - Example of a successful outsourced project.
20:00 - Discussing deadlines and issues with outsourced work.
22:36 - Potential pitfalls and challenges of outsourcing, including time zone differences.
24:49 - Impact of high-quality contractors leaving platforms.
25:45 - Debate on AI versus human contractors.
27:47 - Importance of law school interns and long-term benefits.
28:38 - The value of physical teams vs. remote contractors.
30:22 - Co-counseling as an alternative to scaling.
31:47 - Avoiding scale but leveraging varied talents.
32:52 - Discussion on using outsourcing to punch above firm weight.
35:30 - Summarizing benefits and challenges of outsourcing.
 
Episode Resources
Connect with Jared Correia jared@redcavelegal.com https://redcavelegal.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia https://twitter.com/RedCaveLegal www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia/ Connect with Carlin Phillips and Andrew Garcia cphillips@phillipsgarcia.com agarcia@phillipsgarcia.com https://www.phillipsgarcialaw.com/ https://southcoastestateplanning.com/  

I talked with the founder of a virtual staffing company, about the benefit that law firms can derive from working with remote personnel.
Episode Highlights
05:22 - Anecdote about Above the Law genesis and scandal coverage.
08:47 - First criminal defense trial experience involving a client with prosthetic arms.
11:24 - Founding story of Get Staffed Up.
14:47 - Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on remote work adoption.
17:24 - Offshore vs. US-based talent comparison.
21:15 - Addressing technology concerns in remote staffing with virtual desktops.
24:54 - Importance of cloud-based software for remote staffing.
26:18 - Discussion on AI adoption in law firms.
28:01 - Pricing and cost savings associated with offshoring staff.
29:54 - Importance and impact of offering employment in Latin America.
Episode Resources
Connect with Jared Correia jared@redcavelegal.com https://redcavelegal.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia https://twitter.com/RedCaveLegal www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia/ Connect with Brett Trembly brett@getstaffedup.com http://getstaffedup.com/abovethelaw/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretttrembly/  

For the fifth episode of our special series with ProfitSolv, we discuss how to create and launch workflows within your law, deployed via software, with buy-in from your staff, alongside ProfitSolv’s Joyce Brafford.
Episode Highlights
12:57 - Importance of legal project management.
18:32 -  Key components of effective workflows.
26:40 - Understanding variance in project management.
29:50 - Budgeting costs for project management.
35:15 - The necessity of follow-ups in workflows.
37:59 - Risk reduction through workflows.
40:02 - Ethical competencies in legal technology.
 
Episode Resources
Connect with Jared Correia jared@redcavelegal.com https://redcavelegal.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia https://twitter.com/RedCaveLegal www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia/ Connect with Joyce Brafford joyce.brafford@profitsolv.com http://comsolex.com/ https://www.profitsolv.com/