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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Jul 7, 2015 • 50min
#24: Ed Walters on Robot Lawyers and the Law of Robots (Replay)
This episode we're trying something a bit different. One of our favorite interviews to date was Sam's conversation with Ed Walters about law and robots, so this week we are replaying it. If you missed it the first time around, you'll want to tune in now.
Jun 30, 2015 • 43min
#23: Bob Young on Being a Plaintiff's Lawyer in a Defense Firm
In today's show, ABA Law Practice Division chair Bob Young talks about being a plaintiff's lawyer in a defense firm, and explains what the ABA LPD is doing to help lawyers with marketing, management, finances, and technology.
But first, is solo practice a shitty economic proposition for most people?
Jun 23, 2015 • 54min
#22: Allison Shields on Doing More in Less Time
In today's show, Allison Shields talks about how to be more productive, also the subject of her new book, How to Do More in Less Time.
But first, Sam and Aaron talk about Lee Rosen's advice to block your firm website from your firm computer.
Jun 16, 2015 • 52min
#21: Todd Hendrickson's Tech-Powered Trial Practice
Today Todd Hendrickson talks about how he uses technology to give him an edge against better-funded opponents in his solo med-mal and personal injury practice.
But first, Sam and Aaron explain why a shredding service is better than throwing your clients’ files in the trash.
Jun 9, 2015 • 49min
#20: David Colarusso, Hacking for Justice
In today’s podcast, David Colarusso, a lawyer and data scientist for the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services, talks about what a legal hacker is, how he incorporates hacking into lawyering, and why lawyers should learn to code.
But first, Sam and Aaron try to figure out whether lawyers who bill after working 55 hours in a week are just padding their hours.
May 26, 2015 • 54min
#19: Ernie Svenson on Going Paperless
According to Ernie Svenson, either you already are paperless or you just haven't committed to it, yet. If you haven't committed, you are just wasting resources maintaining two systems: one for your paper files and and one for your digital clients files.
This week Sam and Aaron also talk about why you should never use hotel Wi-Fi without a VPN.
May 12, 2015 • 51min
#18: Shannon Hoagland's Creative Remedy for Boring Networking Events
If you are tired of drinking wine with strangers in conference rooms, you're going to appreciate this podcast. Shannon Hoagland's creative approach to entertaining clients is virtually guaranteed never to bore you.
This week Sam and Aaron also talk about a brand-new guide to increasing your computer security.
May 5, 2015 • 47min
#17: Ken White on Popehat, Censorious Douchebags, and Building a Successful Law Firm
Ken White and his partner started his firm with rented desks and unreliable phones and built their firm to around a dozen lawyers today. Meanwhile, he became a champion of free speech by defending bloggers threatened by censorious douchebags. He also reveals the secret of the name Popehat.
Sam & Aaron start out today's show by talking about legal hacking, about which Aaron is a little confused and Sam is pretty interested.
Apr 28, 2015 • 1h 3min
#16: Daniel Gershburg on the Future of SoloSmall Practice, Plus ABA TECHSHOW 2015 Wrap-Up
Daniel Gershburg has a real estate and bankruptcy practice in transition, so he is trying to figure out what the future of law practice looks like for solo and small-firm lawyers. As he puts it “I wanted to see who was going to eat my lunch.”
Plus, Aaron and Sam talk about their 2015 ABA TECHSHOW experience.
Note: Sam sounds a little different in the intro because he forgot to plug in his fancy mic. It’s not terrible, but you’ll probably notice. He’s sorry.
Apr 21, 2015 • 58min
#15: Karin Conroy's 5-Step Basic Law Firm Marketing Plan
Don’t build your marketing plan around the strategies you want to employ. That’s step 4. First, you need to do a little background work to figure out which strategies make sense for your practice. This week, Karin and Sam talk through her 5-step marketing plan.
Plus, Sam and Aaron talk about a BigLaw April Fools prank that was in very poor taste but turns out to be a really good idea.
