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Speakers discuss the importance of reflection and setting personal goals at the start of the New Year. They reflect on past resolutions and share stories of their successes and failures. They also emphasize the importance of reciprocating care in relationships and setting boundaries for personal time. Finally, they discuss their resolutions for the new year, including the need for relaxation and diverse travel experiences.

Our final episode with Ferne Wolf of Silverstein Wolf covers your ethical obligations during document discovery, how to respond to a document dump and when to ask for documents in native form. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bad math might be holding you back from your business goals, and, later, is it a good or bad idea to diversify your legal practice areas? _______________________________________________________________Lawyers aren’t known for their math skills, but those who are business owners need to understand how to budget their money for continued growth. In fact, if you’re not investing enough in your marketing, you might be moving backwards. Gyi and Conrad talk through strategies for effective marketing investments that will help you reach your business goals. To maximize your revenue, should you undertake multiple niches in your legal practice? It depends. Practice area diversification isn’t all bad—in some markets it might work well for you, but it can also be problematic. They guys break down the pros and cons of a multi-niche legal practice. The News: This video looks amazing: Hands-on with Gemini: Interacting with multimodal AI - YouTube. But now it’s looking like we’ve been misled: Google shares sink following reports that some of their AI demo was faked. Joy Hawkins has informed everyone that they basically don’t exist after hours on Google unless they run a 24/7 listing.  Mentioned in this Episode:Maximum LawyerAsk a question—get some swag!Leave Us an Apple Review Lunch Hour Legal Marketing now on YouTube Lunch Hour Legal Marketing on TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared Correia, a guest helping law firms understand available technology, discusses how to choose the right legal tech, importance of software security, essential software for law firms, and the rise of AI in the legal industry.

Experts discuss a new report on the causes and consequences of eviction in Montana, as well as the impact of eviction on U.S. children. The recently released “Montana Eviction Impact Report: Beyond Housing Affordability” surveyed evicted Montanans on the socioeconomic factors that led to their eviction and the impacts that it had on their household after the fact. Also, the author of a moving op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune discusses his childhood experience with eviction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did former President Trump’s rhetoric lead to an insurrection on January 6th, 2021? A court in Colorado has said it did. So, what constitutes rhetoric? And how powerful are words?In this episode, host Craig Williams is joined by guest Dr. Pete Simi, Professor of Sociology at Chapman University, to discuss the impact of rhetoric. Craig & Pete take a look at former President Trump's history of violent rhetoric, free speech and hate speech, and how extreme rhetoric can lead to political violence.Mentioned in this Episode:Out of Hiding (Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy) 1st EditionFormer President Trump 14th Amendment Hearing in Colorado Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Debbie Foster discusses strategic planning and goal setting for the new year, emphasizing simplicity and achievable goals. They explore creating a vivid vision for the company and the challenges of hiring the right people. The importance of setting realistic goals, prioritizing tasks, and leveraging resources is highlighted. They also discuss the significance of prioritizing tasks, staying focused on selected priorities, and eliminating distractions to make progress.

It’s been said there are only two things in life that are certain: death and taxes. Guest Anthony DeRiso can help with one of them. He’s a tax attorney.It may sound like a daunting career path, but it really isn’t, DeRiso says. It’s about helping people chart a course to a desired outcome. Being a transactional tax attorney makes you the “coach,” drawing up plans as teams of attorneys deal with contractual issues. Then, there are opportunities to help clients untangle IRS-related civil and criminal matters. And there are even opportunities to serve charitable, tax-exempt organizations.From individual clients to corporations to charities, it’s about solving puzzles and finding solutions.If you’ve never considered tax law as a specialty, what you hear from DeRiso might surprise you. Get some tips on how to get started, whether you’re in law school now or are already practicing.Carneil Wilson served as the associate producer on this episode of Young Lawyer Rising.RESOURCES:United States Tax Court circuit scheduleHave You Considered a Career in Tax Law?Do You Need Specialized Training to Practice Tax Law?The Advanced Degrees and Certifications That Help New Lawyers Move Their Careers ForwardTax Dispute Survival GuideAmerican Bar Association Section of TaxationAmerican Bar AssociationAmerican Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Law firms may hem and haw about raises, but they're still doing more than all right for themselves. Rudy's defamation trial did not go well. Before the latest development in the case, we talked about Michael Cohen's fake case brief and the implications of legal technology on criminal justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are lawyers who love the practice of law so much, they’ll only leave it feet first, in a box. But for those who’d prefer to exit the bar before closing time, Kevin McGoff has advice on planning that next chapter.In his book, Finding Your Landing Zone: Life Beyond the Bar, McGoff describes his dawning realization that he was missing out on experiences while his life was dominated by his legal practice. He approached his law firm management team with a proposal to gradually decrease his hours and hand off his client work to younger successors.A big believer in purposeful planning, McGoff offers a series of worksheets to help readers kickstart their own plans for what a life after the practice of law might look like. For McGoff, one of the big dreams of his life—which began while he was stationed in Europe with the U.S. Army—was to spend more time traveling, and to one day live in France. He studied French and even sponsored a club at his children’s school to promote the French language. He and his wife, Patty, loved their trips to France. So when they discussed what the next chapter of their lives would look like, they decided to finally make it happen. A major goal for McGoff in writing Finding Your Landing Zone is to help readers identify what their own equivalent dream would be, and how to find their own France.In this episode of the Modern Law Library, McGoff and the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles discuss his motivation to write the book, his advice for planning a financial future, the importance of mentoring younger attorneys, and how he and Patty finally made their dream of living in France happen. He shares tips on building a succession plan and getting your firm on board, and how to actually (mostly) cut down on your hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices