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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 Law.com Editor-in-Chief Zack Needles and Newsroom Innovation Director Vanessa Blum, Legal Speak offers straight talk from experts, plus an inside-the-newsroom perspective on market-shaping stories.

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    • 4.6 • 36 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 Law.com Editor-in-Chief Zack Needles and Newsroom Innovation Director Vanessa Blum, Legal Speak offers straight talk from experts, plus an inside-the-newsroom perspective on market-shaping stories.

    Why Law Firms Are Hosting Poker Nights for Attorneys

    Why Law Firms Are Hosting Poker Nights for Attorneys

    In this week's episode, PokerDiva's Ellen Leikind shared what lawyers can learn from the game to advance their careers and skill sets.

    • 20 min
    Legalweek 2023 Preview: Chatting About ChatGPT and How Generative AI Will Transform Legal

    Legalweek 2023 Preview: Chatting About ChatGPT and How Generative AI Will Transform Legal

    This week's episode features a conversation with Foster Sayers and Ilona Logvinova, who will both be participating in a workshop at Legalweek New York 2023 titled, “Reshaping the Legal Profession: Thriving in the Age of Generative AI & ChatGPT,” on March 20. Sayers is General Counsel and Chief Evangelist at Pramata and Logvinova is Associate General Counsel of McKinsey Digital and Head of Innovation for McKinsey Legal. In this interview, they give us a sneak peek of what to expect from the three-hour workshop, which will address, among other topics, what the future holds for AI’s application in the legal industry.

    • 13 min
    Why This Mayer Brown Attorney Refuses to Focus on the Negatives of the Legal Profession

    Why This Mayer Brown Attorney Refuses to Focus on the Negatives of the Legal Profession

    In this week’s episode, Mayer Brown litigator Brandon Renken talks about his “Unlawful” podcast, which focuses on attorneys’ “un awful” moments on the job.

    • 28 min
    Here's How Clients Can Push Back on Law Firm Rate Hikes

    Here's How Clients Can Push Back on Law Firm Rate Hikes

    In this week's episode of Law.com's Legal Speak podcast, Nathan Cemenska, director of legal operations and industry insights for Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions, explains that clients have more leverage than they might think when it comes to negotiating law firm rate increases.

    • 19 min
    Crypto's Down, but It's Far From Dead

    Crypto's Down, but It's Far From Dead

    This week's episode of Law.com's Legal Speak was recorded live on location in New York City following Law.com's recent webinar, "The Crypto Landscape: Post-FTX." It features a chat with Blockchain Legal LLP partner Aaron Krowne and counsel Ali Derie, along with veteran entertainment industry lawyer Eric S. Goldman, about cryptocurrency's rocky recent past (and present) as well as its still-promising, if uncertain, future.

    • 21 min
    How Edelson Plans to Pave 'a Way Forward' for Holding Gun Makers Accountable

    How Edelson Plans to Pave 'a Way Forward' for Holding Gun Makers Accountable

    In this week's episode of Legal Speak, Law.com legal technology reporter Isha Marathe speaks with Edelson attorney Ari Scharg about the lawsuit his firm has filed on behalf of one of the Highland Park, Illinois mass shooting victims against Smith & Wesson, the maker of the assault rifle used that day.

    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
36 Ratings

36 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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