Lawyerist Podcast
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The Lawyerist Podcast is your ultimate guide to building, managing, and growing a successful small or medium-sized law firm. Tailored for lawyers and attorneys who aspire to thrive in today’s fast-paced legal landscape, this podcast delivers actionable advice, proven strategies, and cutting-edge insights to help you run a modern law firm with confidence.Whether you're a solo attorney starting your practice, managing a growing firm, or looking to optimize your operations, The Lawyerist Podcast provides the tools you need. From mastering law firm marketing, streamlining workflows with legal technology, and improving client relationships to building sustainable firm culture, we cover everything that matters to entrepreneurial lawyers.Hosted by industry leaders and packed with interviews featuring top legal professionals, tech innovators, and law firm management experts, each episode dives deep into topics like law firm profitability, automation, time management, and future trends in legal services.If you’re searching for practical advice on how to run a law firm, grow your legal business, and stay ahead of the curve, The Lawyerist Podcast is the resource you’ve been waiting for. Subscribe now to elevate your practice and build the law firm of your dreams.
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May 10, 2016 • 26min
#67: How and Why You Need to Ditch Your Smartphone, with Jared Correia
Sam and Jared Corella discuss the impact of smartphones on our daily lives and why it may be best for you to give it up in favor of being in the moment. (And don't worry, you can give up your smartphone without being considered a luddite.)
May 3, 2016 • 34min
#66: What It Means to Have a "Human" Practice, with Julie Tolek
Sam and Julie Tolek chat about what it means to be a solo
lawyerand how to create a brand experience that doesn't
intimidateclients. Julie also tells us about how she manages her
client tasksand what it takes to maintain a work-life balance in
the legalfield.
Apr 26, 2016 • 42min
#65: What You Need to Know About the Cloud Services You Use, with David Tollen
As more law firms go paperless, using cloud services for
billing, timekeeping, and client files is common. But not all cloud
services, especially those that offer free packages, will promise
to keep your client data secure. Many of these services even
reserve the right to use the data you store with them in marketing
materials. David tells us what we should do about this and what we
should look out for when subscribing to a new cloud service.
Links:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/schoolboard/2016/03/17/which-top-law-school-will-close-follow-the-money/#7d3edcbf3457
Apr 19, 2016 • 38min
#64: What the Internet of Things Means for You and Your Clients, with Andy Mergendahl
Sam and Andy Mergendahl chat about the ever-increasing prevalance of Internet-enabled devices, otherwise known as the Internet of things, and what impact it will have on your practice and your daily life. The worst part of all this? You may now have to read the Terms of Service that comes with every new software packagae you buy.
Links:http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/07/x-ai-raises-23-million-for-its-ai-personal-assistant-plans-to-launch-this-fall/
https://lawyerist.com/103254/introduction-artificial-intelligence-lawyers/
Apr 12, 2016 • 38min
#63: Controlling Your Information in the Digital Age, with Tom Mighell
Sam and Tom Mighell talk about how to keep your information—client data, finance documents, and other records—preserved, orderly, and accessible using a data map. Tom also tells lawyers that even though abundant online storage gives you the ability to keep all of your client and business record data, that doesn’t mean you should.
Links:Meet Another Day
Apr 5, 2016 • 39min
#62: Outside Counsel and Access-to-Justice Incubator, with Sofia Lingos
Sofia Lingos talks with Sam about how her firm provides outside counsel services to startups and small businesses, and the challenges of doing so. Lingos and Sam also take a deep dive into the Access-to-Justice incubator program at the Northeastern University School of Law.
Mar 29, 2016 • 1h 1min
#61: The Future of Bar Associations, with Chad Burton
Chad Burton discusses how bar associations can help lawyers run their practices—and whether bar associations need to rebrand. Sam and Aaron also go over what practice management apps stood out to them at the ABA TECHSHOW.
Mar 22, 2016 • 38min
#60: Building an Agile, Virtual Immigration Law Practice, with Greg McLawsen
Greg McLawsen discusses how he went about building an agile, virtual immigration law practice. Sam and Aaron also discuss Deloitte's unique acquisition of Conduit Law.
Mar 15, 2016 • 43min
#59: Why Lawyers Should Learn to Code, with V. David Zvenyach
David Zvenyach discusses the reasons lawyers should consider learning to code. But first, Carolyn Elefant asks whether lawyers should shed bar association dues as an unnecessary expense?
Mar 8, 2016 • 37min
#58: Preparing for the Future of Law Practice, with Jordan Furlong
Jordan Furlong talks about the changes in store for the legal industry over the next 5-15 years, and what those changes mean for lawyers who will be practicing during (and after) them.
