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Clio recently published its report showing specific trends for mid-sized law firms. Karolina Sikorska welcomes Joshua Lenon to get an overview of the findings of this latest report as outlined in his Legalweek session. Joshua explains challenges for mid-size firms and tips for overcoming them, including revenue lockup, billing and payments, technology adoption, AI, and more. Links:clio.com/enterprise clio.com/ltrKarolina Sikorska is a sales manager at InfoTrack.Joshua Lenon is Clio’s Lawyer in Residence, and has worked on the front lines of legal technology innovation for more than a decade, helping to educate legal professionals on how they can better use technology to run their firms more efficiently and effectively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you ready to ditch the billable hour? Join Stephanie and Shaun Jardin as they unpack the secret to value-based pricing for law firms. They'll break down the essential tools and mindset you need to transform your pricing strategy.  Also listen as Zack chats with Emily Brady from Omizant, a full-service law firm marketing agency, as they discuss how to tackle the unique SEO challenges faced by law firms. Links from the episode:   Check out Omnizant  Ditch the Billable Hour! By Shaun Jardine   If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap Revisited yet, get the first chapter right now for free!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Texas legislature recently enacted the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, which goes into effect on July 1, 2024. Lawyers have an urgent need to understand this new legislation and its coming impacts on their practice and clients. Rocky Dhir talks with Shawn Tuma, a widely recognized expert in cybersecurity and data privacy law, to help Texas attorneys understand the elements of this act and best practices in security for compliance with new regulations. Shawn Tuma is a partner at Spencer Fane LLP in Cyber Risk Management, Cyber Incident Response, and Cyber Security, Hacking and Data Breach Litigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking ahead, Dan Lear talks with Stephanie Wilkins about what evolutions the next 5-10 years may bring to the legal profession. Stephanie explains the focus of her panel discussion, particularly discussing AI’s current and potential applications in the legal world as it moves from theoretical to practical uses. Dan Lear is vice president of partnerships at InfoTrack.Stephanie Wilkins is the Editor-in-Chief of Legaltech News at ALM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes you can't actually fake being smart._________________________________________________Alina Habba may soon be replaced in the Trump legal team constellation, but we'll always have memories of her crackerjack legal analysis and the stupid swimsuit debate. There are four justices who don't seem to care about the Supremacy Clause. And Davis Polk faced -- and successfully beat -- a discrimination suit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our latest trial win involved a sexual assault case between a woman, her supervisor, and what really happened after he knocked on her hotel room door. We’ll share the facts of the case in part one and take you to trial in part two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 50 years as a professor at Yale Law School, Owen Fiss says his students are still idealistic and passionate about the rights won in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. As a young lawyer in the late 1960s, Fiss worked with the Department of Justice to implement those laws. A classroom discussion in the spring of 2020 prompted him to draw upon his legal expertise and decades of experience to produce his new book, Why We Vote.In this episode of The Modern Law Library podcast, Fiss speaks with the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles about the paradox of the court system–the least democratic branch of government–having the responsibility of safeguarding the right to vote. He looks back on his work with the DOJ in southern states, and his time as a clerk for Justice Thurgood Marshall (then on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York) and Justice William Brennan. Rawles and Fiss also discuss recent threats to the electoral system and right to vote, including the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. Fiss shares his thoughts about Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, and whether former President Donald Trump should be removed from the ballot on that basis.While every book he writes is for his students, Fiss says, he hopes Why We Vote can impress upon a broader audience the privilege and duty of voting and participating in a democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Expert Service Provider Dan Finn from Finn Financial Group, LLC discusses the benefits of structured settlements in resolving claims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

100 episodes! Thanks for listening, LHLMers. This time, we’re focusing on the business and community benefits of expanding into new language markets for your law firm. Plus, what should be accomplished in the first 30 days of a new marketing year?_____________________________________________What should diversity look like in your legal marketing? The ever-growing Spanish-speaking market has made attorneys realize there are many underserved populations in need of greater access to legal services. Whether it be Spanish or another language, what is the best way to reach out to new client populations in your area? Gyi and Conrad share what they’ve learned thus far about inclusive marketing strategies that serve communities more broadly and effectively. Later on, what progress should lawyers and marketers expect to see after the first thirty days of their engagement/campaign/strategy/whatever? The guys talk through potential benchmarks in a variety of circumstances and the data-gathering frenzy that should eventually become measurable, meaningful metrics for your firm. The News: LSA Reporting – you can now see more about your local service ads through Google’s interface, but it still kinda sucks. Google Business Profile Websites will be turned off on March 1st. Are they quietly sneaking off into the night?   Google is laying off hundreds from their advertising teams. What gives? The Stafford Jersey Swap was quite a thing.  Mentioned in this Episode:Hreflang: The Easy Guide for BeginnersUS Hispanic Population StatsLHLM Episode: The Anatomy of an Annual Plan || Top KPIs for Law Firm Growth 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

AI, artificial intelligence, is super cool. But it’s not perfect, and it can get you into trouble. Start by reading the terms of service. Understand if you’re getting something for free, you get what you pay for. And finally, be careful.ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and all the new, exciting versions of artificial intelligence, AI, are exciting. But have you read the “terms of service?” Guest Daniel Whitehouse is a lawyer who practices in the areas of IT and digital security. He says even lawyers forget to read (really read) the terms. And that’s a mistake.Do you know who owns the data you input? Is it being absorbed into the AI’s own machine learning and shared with the public? Broadcasting your information into the world, for everyone to see, can be as easy as a checkbox you clicked on.Not to make you paranoid, but … be a bit paranoid. Even if you’re using Microsoft 365 and OneDrive, do you know if you’re using the professional or personal version (hint: there is a difference).Got questions or ideas about solo and small practices? Drop us a line at NewSolo@legaltalknetwork.com Topics: AI is a miracle but remember, it’s a “continuous learning model.” What is it learning from you? What are you sharing with these products? If you can’t find something you’re looking for in the terms of service, ask why that information is so hard to find. Be suspicious. Terms and service provisions should be clear and easy to read. Understanding how AI uses information, and how accurate it is, is especially vital in the legal world.  Mentioned in this Episode:Previous appearance on New Solo: “Did You Really Read Those Terms of Service?” Previous appearance on New Solo: “Data Security and Florida Breach Notification Law” Bob Ambrogi, LawNext.ComDamien Riehl, LinkedIn Carolyn Elefant, My Shingle Microsoft 365Microsoft OneDriveMicrosoft Copilot, “Announcing Microsoft Copilot, Your Everyday AI Companion”Copilot for Microsoft EdgeMicrosoft CopilotWindows Security CenterMicrosoft Defender XDR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices