98 episodes

Legal 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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    • 4.6 • 38 Ratings

Legal 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.

    Legal Speak's "Sidebar with Saul" Part V: Strange Days of Trump Trial Culminate in Historic Verdict

    Legal Speak's "Sidebar with Saul" Part V: Strange Days of Trump Trial Culminate in Historic Verdict

    In 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.

    • 22 min
    Mental Health in the Legal Industry: How to Mitigate Systemic Challenges and Boost Individual Resilience

    Mental Health in the Legal Industry: How to Mitigate Systemic Challenges and Boost Individual Resilience

    In 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.

    • 53 min
    Legal Speak's 'Sidebar with Saul' Part IV: Deliberations Begin in First Trump Criminal Trial

    Legal Speak's 'Sidebar with Saul' Part IV: Deliberations Begin in First Trump Criminal Trial

    While it likely won't influence any of his political supporters, a guilty verdict would open many a can of worms on what comes next.

    • 9 min
    Morgan & Morgan Class Action Attorneys Detail Pathway to Success Within Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice

    Morgan & Morgan Class Action Attorneys Detail Pathway to Success Within Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice

    In 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.

    • 22 min
    Legal Speak's "Sidebar with Saul" Part II: GOP Pols Push Misinformation, Cohen Keeps it Together

    Legal Speak's "Sidebar with Saul" Part II: GOP Pols Push Misinformation, Cohen Keeps it Together

    ALM 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. 

    • 13 min
    Holwell Shuster & Goldberg Partners Leverage 'Hostile' Witnesses to Secure $101 Million Verdict Against Walmart

    Holwell Shuster & Goldberg Partners Leverage 'Hostile' Witnesses to Secure $101 Million Verdict Against Walmart

    In 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.

    • 24 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
38 Ratings

38 Ratings

obacker19 ,

Entertaining, insightful and actionable! 🙌

Whether you’re already a leader who enjoys wrestling with the shifting legal landscape of our modern world, or just getting started as a catalyst for change within your organization - this is a must-listen podcast for you! Vanessa and the entire ALM team do an incredible job leading conversations that cover a huge breadth of topics related to the ins and outs of successfully navigating an ever changing legal world, from leaders who are innovating in the field. Highly recommend listening and subscribing!

LegalFan101 ,

Legal Speak = Legal Genius

Thanks for making sense of the evolving legal landscape!

KOPelikan ,

Sound Quality is Bad!!!

I like the subject matter of this podcast but the reliance on poorly recorded telephone interviews is bad! I most often start listening and then stop after a few minutes when I can't really understand what the interviewee is saying. I expect more from a big player like law.com

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