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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Nov 24, 2015 • 1h 13min
#44: Typography for Lawyers, with Matthew Butterick
Why should you care about typography? That’s like asking why you should practice for an oral argument or wear a tie to court. If you aren’t already using Matthew Butterick’s typography guide for lawyers, you’ll snap up a copy after you listen to this podcast.
Crowdfunding Lawsuits
Crowdfunding is all the rage, these days, and now it includes lawsuits. We’ve written about two crowdfunding efforts, LexShares and CrowdJustice, and now crowdfunding has hit the news. In Colorado, a court decided crowdfunders are subject to the same lending laws as payday lenders. And Wired wrote about the use of crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo to raise money to pay legal fees and fines.
So is this good or bad? We weigh in on today’s podcast.
Nov 17, 2015 • 43min
#43: What An Innovative Law Firm Really Looks Like, with Peter Carayiannis
What does an innovative law firm look like? According to Peter Carayiannis, whose firm, Conduit Law, has been twice nominated for an innovative law-firm award, it’s less about technology and more about clients. And you know what, it’s not your fault that you can’t encrypt your email. Stop trying and just use a secure portal.
Nov 9, 2015 • 48min
#42: How to Choose a Law Partner, with Jayne Sykora & Jen Santini
Law partners Jayne Sykora and Jennifer Santini have great advice on figuring out if you want a partner to start your practice, and how to choose one. Before that, Sam and Aaron discuss the security of If This Then That and Zapier.
Nov 3, 2015 • 39min
#41: Reflecting on the Shingle Life, with Josh Camson
Josh Camson reflects on nearly six years of law practice and the column he wrote when he was just starting out: "The Shingle Life." Plus, Sam and Aaron break down Net Promoter Score, the closest you'll get to a magic number for growing your law practice.
Oct 27, 2015 • 25min
#40: Alan Dershowitz’s Advice for Young Lawyers (Replay)
As a well-known lawyer and (former) law professor, Alan Dershowitz gives a lot of advice to young lawyers. At one point, he wrote it all down in Letters to a Young Lawyer. The book has been around for a while, but it is still full of good advice for young lawyers — and so is Dershowitz.
Oct 20, 2015 • 1h 4min
#39: Tips for Representing Low-Income Clients, with Martha Delaney
Representing low-income clients can present challenges for lawyers who are not used to it, but learning to meet those challenges is a good lesson in basic client service. While we're on the subject, what is the access-to-justice gap everyone is talking about, and can you really build a profitable law practice serving people who fall into that gap?
Oct 13, 2015 • 51min
#38: Brian Tannebaum’s Brutal Truths About Lawyers and Lawyering (Replay)
Brian Tannebaum’s book, The Practice: Brutal Truths About Lawyers and Lawyering, is a collection of tough-love letters to the new generation of lawyers. During our conversation with Brian about his book, we also talked about his criminal defense practice, the importance of a code of ethics, why some lawyers seem to leave ethics behind when they go online, and much more.
Oct 6, 2015 • 57min
#37: Internet Ninja Research Tricks with Carole Levitt & Mark Rosch
The Internet is a powerful tool for research that few people know how to use well. Carole Levitt and Mark Rosch are two of those people. They move through the Internet like ninjas through a moonless night. Before we talk to Carole and Mark, we argue about whether Nikki Black is right that 50% of lawyers will have an Apple Watch in 2 years.
Sep 29, 2015 • 45min
#36: Dennis Kennedy on How Technology Can Make Law Practice More Satisfying
Dennis Kennedy thinks the real promise of technology is taking away the tedious bits of law practice so lawyers can do more of what matters. And do the numbers show that law school crushed all our dreams?
Sep 22, 2015 • 44min
#35: Jodi Ettenberg's Never-Ending Vacation from Law Practice
Jodi Ettenberg left for a vacation, and never came back. On today's podcast, she talks about how to do the same (even if you've got a shorter timeline). But first, did Ohio just issue the dumbest ethics opinion ever?
