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Happy New Year, and what a year that was. Host Montana Funk sits down with Tamara Nash, chair of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, to review 2023 and share stories from listeners about the past year.For listeners, it was a year of lessons learned. Learning how to separate work and life is difficult, but in one case, a young lawyer reported that an unexpected health issue forced her to learn what life’s about and that it’s OK to ask for help. Hear how she learned that being a good lawyer means being a healthy lawyer. Take care of yourself.In another letter, a listener shares how, like our host, they moved to the United States and took on a career in law. Leaning on the resources of the American Bar Association and the state bar has proven crucial to success in a challenging field.And it was a year of “back to normal” after those crazy COVID years. For young lawyers who worked through the pandemic, 2023 was a time to catch up on the training and mentoring they missed. Hear how a senior lawyer recognized that gap and redoubled efforts to help younger attorneys. Rebuild connections, professional and personal.Young Lawyer Rising is more than a podcast; it’s a community. Draw inspiration from how others overcame life’s bumps during the past year. Embrace your professional colleagues and know that you’re never alone. Support is all around you. Blair Hlinka served as the associate producer on this episode of Young Lawyer Rising. Resources:Thinking Like a Lawyer to Navigate the Challenges of Long COVIDPushing Yourself Too Hard? Your Health and Wellness MattersHow to Make Your Law Firm See the Benefits of Bar Involvement5 Tips for Mentoring and Managing Legal InternsThe Importance of Mentorship and Sponsorship in the Legal ProfessionUniversity of South Dakota Knudson School of LawAmerican Bar AssociationAmerican Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is it that law firms are a frequent target for data breaches? Make no mistake, attorneys, you’ve got a lot of sensitive, valuable data that a threat actor would love to get their hands on. If your cybersecurity isn’t effective, you’re opening yourself up to a whole lot of ethical and legal issues. Jared chats with David Aaron about preventative measures lawyers should employ, what to do if you suffer a breach, and current cybersecurity trends.Later on in the Rump Roast, the guys play “Doubling Up”––where Jared quizzes David on trivia devoted to people blessed with a first-name first name and first-name last name. You get it, right?And, is anything more annoying than email? Not in Jared’s estimation. He shares his thoughts (read: rants) on the vexing email follow-ups people tend to send with irritating regularity.-----This episode, we covered some annoying email tactics, so we made the playlist all about the proper messaging.-----Our opening track is Two Cigarettes by Major Label Interest.Our closing track is Christmas Time is Lambs Farm by Sam Barsh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'The only rules are there are no rules' apparently doesn't fly in Judge Kaplan's courtroom.____________________________________We don't even talk about Alina Habba's weird swimsuit thing on the show because it broke after we wrapped recording (next week, I guess!), but we have more than enough material discussing Trump's lawyer bumble through basic courtroom procedure and lodge motions for bad court thingies in the proud tradition of the Simpsons' greatest character. We also discuss a racial discrimination lawsuit against Troutman Pepper and whether "the partner is always a jerk" is a defense. And it looks like the federal courts have opened an investigation into Clarence Thomas... which will probably go nowhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Management expert Angela Louis discusses the unique challenges facing plaintiff’s firms and suggests key traits every successful office administrator should have. She also offers tips on how to continuously support the firm’s “brand” of excellent work by putting long and short-term processes in place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As generative AI continues to dominate headlines, social media posts and conversations around legal technology, legal tech experts discuss other significant innovations taking place in the legal field on LSC’s Talk Justice podcast. Also—a sneak peak of the content at this year’s Innovations in Technology Conference (ITC). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colin Levy, an author, speaker, and leader in the world of legal tech, discusses the impact of emerging tech trends on law firms. Buying tech packages won't deliver value - understanding and actually using tech tools is key. Technology is redefining what it means to be a lawyer. The podcast explores the role of technology in the legal profession, the impact of AI on dispute resolution and contract drafting, digital transformation in legal departments, and leveraging digital data in the legal field.

Administrative law, abortion, guns, presidential immunity, & ballot access. These are just some of the upcoming cases that will come before the High Court in 2024. How will the justices rule? And how could their rulings change the course of our legal system for years to come?In this episode, host Craig Williams joins returning guest Steven D. Schwinn from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, as they spotlight the standout SCOTUS cases of 2024 and the potential impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Anoh, Affinity Consulting’s IT Coordinator, discusses integrating AI into your legal tech stack, including questions to ask providers and security concerns. Also, Mike Perez from iLawyer Marketing discusses the elements of a successful marketing campaign. Topics covered include AI providers, law firm marketing campaigns, AI tools in the legal profession, and Power BI for automation and streamlining tasks.

Who needs a judge's approval to start ranting in court? Every other person ever, you say?___________________________________________________Donald Trump's legal team informed Justice Arthur Engoron that their client would deliver closing remarks in violation of basic New York rules, setting off a series of decreasingly coherent emails with the judge over Trump's willingness to abide by the constraints of a closing argument. He was not willing to... but he went ahead and did it anyway. Meanwhile, Slaughter & May joined the ranks of firms trying to crack down on lawyers ducking the office using all its surveillance powers and another firm that announced matching bonuses has instituted a retroactive hours requirement to bait and switch its attorneys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The impact for people clearing their criminal records can be life-changing, leading to long-term employment and financial security. And research shows that it also helps prevent recidivism. But the path to expungement is not always easy, requiring people with criminal records to navigate an unfamiliar, costly and drawn-out process. That’s where lawyer Noella Sudbury comes in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices