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AJ Shankar, the founder and CEO of e-discovery platform Everlaw, likes to say his company’s technology is designed to help clients find needles in a haystack. But he notes that the haystacks that law firms and corporate in-house teams have to confront have grown in size and complexity in recent years. This has prompted cloud-based Everlaw to enhance and broaden its e-discovery offerings.Special thanks to our sponsors, Alert Communications and Smokeball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experts discuss how the pandemic and natural disasters affect domestic violence survivors on the latest episode of Talk Justice. Their conversation highlights how the legal system is responding to the increased threat.Host: LSC President Ronald S. Flagg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Beatles, beloved by the world and quite possibly the greatest band of all time, had a break-up that left fans reeling for years. So, what went wrong? Jared analyzes the “Get Back” sessions, glories in the creativity and genius therein, and shares his take on who was really responsible for the band’s demise.Next up, Jared brings on Jason Chan to chat about the shift to online networking brought about by the pandemic. Jason offers tips and tactics for fostering authentic connections and seeking out diverse contacts.Finally, this time on the Rump Roast, Jared lays out a variety of team-building exercises tried by offices around the globe, and Jason must rate whether they’re worth trying… or giving a hard pass.Jason Chan is the Principal of the Law Offices of Jason Chan. -----In honor of the new Beatles 'Get Back' documentary on Disney+, here's a collection of some of my favorite Beatles songs, from the White Album onward.https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7dlZ7JiC541b1g2MXVt0ZR?si=3d2c8f82a0c44233-----Our opening track is Two Cigarettes by Major Label Interest.The music for the Legal Trends Report Minute is I See You by Sounds Like Sander.Our closing track is New Girl by Noah Smith. Special thanks to our sponsors TimeSolv, Clio, Scorpion, and Alert Communications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do we as women shy away from creating social media content? Perhaps our perfectionism creeps in, our fears and doubts about being seen in a big way show up, or worse, making a mistake and worrying about how we will recover.These are all things we talk about in today’s episode, and I wanted to bring on Davina Frederick as she has real-life examples of how she has navigated through some of these hard moments herself.When it comes to creating content, there’s no “right” or “wrong” way, it’s about the way that feels best to you. And we do need to show up, we need to take up that space, because our clients are waiting for us to do so.Davina is a Florida-licensed attorney, law firm growth strategist, and founder of Wealthy Woman Lawyer, LLC®. Wealthy Woman Lawyer® helps women law firm owners scale their law firm business to and through a million dollars in annual revenue with total ease. We talk about: The mistakes women lawyers are making when it comes to content marketing Why you can’t and shouldn’t do it all on your own The fears around showing up and being a perfectionist Overestimating how widely-seen your content is Why you should take inventory of your content and remove what is no longer relevant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Collaboration tools, technologies that people use in order to work with each other, are useful for law firms of all sizes, and they don’t need to break the bank! Helping attorneys to communicate, meet, create and work on documents, share files, and other activities, these tools help lawyers collaborate with all the people they work with – co-workers, clients, opposing counsel, the courts – anyone with whom a lawyer interacts as part of a law practice.Collaboration tools can include Zoom and Microsoft Teams for meeting, Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat to work on documents together, or tools like Box, Dropbox, or OneDrive for file sharing.On Balance hosts Molly Ranns and JoAnn Hathaway welcome Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell to hear their many insights on collaborative technologies. They offer tips on assessing needs, selecting the right tools, and thoughtfully introducing new technology into your law firm’s processes.Check out Dennis and Tom’s book: The Lawyer's Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies: Smart Ways to Work Together and their podcast: The Kennedy-Mighell Report. Dennis Kennedy is an information technology lawyer and legal technology pioneer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.Tom Mighell is currently senior consultant for Contoural, Inc., working with corporations to improve their records management and e-discovery practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In many recent high profile cases, the courtroom conduct of judges has been in the spotlight. In 2020, Reuters journalists Michael Berens and John Shiffman did an investigative series on judicial misconduct titled The Teflon Robe. In this series, Berens and Shiffman reviewed 1,509 cases from 2008 through 2019 in which judges resigned, retired or were publicly disciplined following accusations of misconduct.In Tennessee, juvenile court Judge Donna Scott Davenport has come under fire after a ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio investigation revealed that she allegedly oversaw a juvenile justice system which disproportionately and illegally jailed Black children for the crime of “criminal responsibility,” a crime that doesn't exist. Judge Donna Scott Davenport remains on the bench. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Dean James J. Alfini, professor of law from South Texas College of Law Houston to discuss the ethical guidelines judges need to abide by, what should happen to these judges if these guidelines are violated, and whether there should be some type of reform to prevent future misconduct.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking to Cat Moon this week about innovation & design in the legal field and how COVID has helped shape new trends/issues since rearing its head over the past 18+ months. 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 TextExpander, Litera, and Rankings.io for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After more than a week of wondering when firms would start playing follow the leader with Biglaw bonuses, Davis Polk finally set a standard that the rest of the industry felt comfortable following. In unrelated large firm news, Cravath announces a change to its partnership model... could this be the final nail in the lockstep compensation coffin? Joe, Kathryn, Chris also talk about a salty exchange between Ninth Circuit judges and holiday gifts for lawyers.Special thanks to our sponsors, Lexicon and Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our annual year-in-review episode, Lee Rawles speaks to her ABA Journal colleagues Blair Chavis, Matt Reynolds and Amanda Robert to find out how they spent their free time in 2021. Like many people, we've found it more difficult during the pandemic to read for pleasure, so this year we're also sharing what TV shows, movies and podcasts we would recommend, in addition to our favorite books and audiobooks. We also share what we're adding to our to-read and to-watch lists in 2022. Have your own favorites? Email them to us at books@abajournal.com, and you may hear them featured in a future episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen for a preview of what's in store for CBAs @theBar in the coming months and to learn how you can submit your ideas for upcoming mailbag episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices