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If you are a regular Heels in the Courtroom listener, you know Amy Gunn is one busy woman. She also hosts the American College of Trial Lawyer’s podcast Trial Tested and recently spoke with journalist, human rights activist, and author Kati Marton about her book; The Chancellor, the Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel. We’re sharing Amy’s ACTL podcast so you can learn from Angela Merkel’s example of steely composure and refusal to “take the bait”…..good tips for every trial attorney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a holiday special, Conrad and Gyi share a festive song – about legal marketing. A great recap of 2022’s biggest lessons.-----The holidays: a time when everybody (hopefully) takes a little time off for themselves and their families; a time to turn off the email, to sit and relax and suffer the endless stream of Christmas music. Speaking of which…Lunch Hour Legal Marketing™️ proudly presents: “The 12 Days of Legal Marketing.” The guys use this once in a lifetime opportunity to share their impressive singing skills, along with a fun reminder of some legal marketing tips we’ve shared over the past year. And be sure to stick around for a special fireside retelling of the tale of Zippy the Chicken.From dark social to pay-per-clicks a-clicking, here’s a look at some of the biggest topics Conrad and Gyi covered in 2022. Thank you for joining us at Lunch Hour Legal Marketing! Happy New Year, and may your 2023 be filled with fat stacks.The News: China is banning A.I. generated content without watermarks, or are they? Ken White, at The Popehat Report, bails on Twitter. Techshow registration is open, as are applications for Startup Alley (deadline is Jan. 6, people). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Tashea, founding director of Georgetown Law’s new Judicial Innovation Fellowship (JIF), joins Talk Justice to discuss how placing technologists and designers in courts can improve access to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode: Law is intense, and you love your business. But are you trying to do everything? Trust the team you’ve hired. You can do too much, and you’re not that special. Make the best use of your time, don’t micromanage. It’s not sustainable and it’s not profitable. Learn about “calendar blocking,” building space for success. The habit you must learn. Guest Corine Rogers, a Clio systems and efficiency master, has a vital message: You can’t do everything, and you aren’t that important. Help your law firm build business operations systems, then trust your team.“Systems” are the repeatable ways you delegate tasks to others you trust. You selected your team, but do you let them do what you hired them to do? Do they believe that you believe in you? Get out of the way.Start with the tasks that you simply don’t like. Baby steps. Don’t fall victim to drowning in the mundane and the things that aren’t the best use of your time.You can’t create more hours in a day. So free yourself to do more of what you are best at and let others inside your business do the other tasks. In this important episode of The Un-Billable Hour, we hold up a mirror to help you see what you are doing to yourself if you can’t let your team shoulder some of the load. Plus, what doing your laundry can teach you about your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the myths when it comes to being published? Do you need to be in every big media outlet to build credibility? How can you become a regular contributor? What do outlets look for when it comes to running a story? Joining me for this conversation is Cindy Constable. Cindy is a strategist, writer, and speaker. She is a Business Transformation Strategist, founder of Women Breaking The Mold, and co-founder of Results Global Impact Consulting Agency. Cindy specializes in communication by helping Vision-driven business leaders to create an equitable and inclusive workplace culture that respects and embraces each other’s humanity while continuing to multiply profitability. Cindy gives listeners actionable tips on: [2:30] What ‘being published’ means [7:15] Where public relations and marketing tie together  [9:00] How to become a regular contributor  [11:15] Self publishing through Forbes  [15:00] Why contributors get banned from publishing [16:40] Different publications and how they align  [19:55] How to determine what to write about [23:30] Storytelling and speech writing [30:35] Myths around having a different opinion than someone else when it comes to publishing  [39:00] Cindy’s book review [45:50] The importance of brand management and carefully choosing the words you use Resources mentioned in this episode:The Antiracist Business Book by Trudi LebronConnect with Cindy here: Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Facebook https://cindyrconstable.com/  Connect with me Instagram Pinterest Facebook Twitter Karin on Twitter Karin on LinkedIn Conroy Creative Counsel on Facebook https://conroycreativecounsel.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Attorneys often expect incarcerated clients to lie and vice versa, says Derrick Hamilton, who served more than 20 years of a second-degree murder sentence. Those outlooks don’t help build good attorney-client relationships, according to Hamilton, who now works with students at the Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law’s Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originalism is a type of judicial interpretation of a constitution (especially the U.S. Constitution) that aims to follow how it would have been understood or was intended to be understood at the time it was written. With the addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the High Court, there are now 4 avowed originalists on the Supreme Court including: Justices Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh.Originalism has been cited in recent landmark decisions including Dobbs & Bruen, but are these justices abiding by the true definition of the word? Are they truly originalists? Or are they picking and choosing their history based on their ideology?In this episode, host Craig Williams joins guest David H. Gans, Director of the Human Rights, Civil Rights & Citizenship Program at the Constitutional Accountability Center to discuss SCOTUS' move toward originalism, the impact, and the conflict between Justice Thomas' and Justice Jackson's views. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A year-end farewell as co-host Carl Morrison steps away from the mic. It’s been a great ride for the past five years, and Carl closes with a look back at 2022. Have no fear, co-host Jill Francisco stays with the podcast and will continue to deliver important insights in 2023.We’re watching so many changes to the role of paralegal professionals: more responsibilities, better tools, improved processes, and more options than ever.How can we make the legal profession more efficient and deliver more value? Think of paralegal professionals as “revenue protectors” not a “cost center.” By adding value, paralegals let firms keep more of what they earn. Process management remains key.Carl also revisits “DEI,” diversity, equity, and inclusion. How are we doing in the legal profession? And then there’s ALSP, alternative legal service providers. Did that turn out well for paralegals? The creativity of paralegal professionals continues to improve the process and drive the profession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Attorneys have a unique opportunity to use their skills for the good of others. And Sateesh Nori, Executive Director of JustFix, has worked his entire career doing just that. Sateesh spent 20 years with New York City’s Legal Aid societies, defending the tenants’ rights of everyday people in housing court. He pivoted from practicing law on the front lines to join JustFix, a housing justice technology non-profit company. Now, he’s helping to bridge the gap of access to housing justice and help tenants exercise their rights to a livable home through technology.If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free!Thanks to Posh Virtual Receptionists, Berkshire Receptionists, & Lawyerist Lab for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TECHSHOW 2023 is right around the corner! Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway chat with co-chairs Jeannine Lambert and Gyi Tsakalakis about the offerings at the upcoming conference. This year, the conference will be an entirely in-person event, so don’t miss the return of Taste of TECHSHOW, crowd favorite Start-Up Alley, the new Visionaries of Legal Tech panel discussion, and much more. Find out more and register (and snag the early bird discount before January 18th!) at: techshow.com.Jeannine Lambert is the executive director of Centers & Programming at Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law.Gyi Tsakalakis is a former lawyer and the founder of AttorneySync, an online legal marketing agency, to help lawyers be where their clients are looking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices