Future Law Podcast

When will shifts to remote working bring changes to legal education as well? St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas recently received American Bar Association (ABA) approval to host a cohort of its JD students in a fully online environment. Even before the arrival of the COVID pandemic in early 2020, other US law schools had moved bits and pieces of their programs online. St. Mary's is the first school to receive accreditation for online delivery of a complete JD. In this episode of The Future Law Podcast, host Mike Madison talks with Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary's Law, about that school's plans and about how she and her colleagues navigated their proposal through design and accreditation processes. Links Dean Patricia Roberts at St. Mary's University St. Mary's University School of LawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TechLaw.Fest is a signature production by the Singapore Academy of Law, and the Future Law Podcast is pleased to continue the conversations hosted there with this podcast series on the future of law and technology. This third episode in the series dives into law and technology at the heart of the technology industry, with a conversation about contemporary law practice in Silicon Valley. How are the needs and interests of the tech industry - and the needs and interests of everyone else - affecting the present and future of law practice? Host Michael Madison talks with Ashlie Beringer, partner in the Palo Alto office of global law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, as she reflects on how she keeps pace with the complexity of law in the age of technology. Links TechLaw.Fest Singapore Academy of Law Ashlie Beringer at Gibson, Dunn Gibson, Dunn & CrutcherSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TechLaw.Fest is a signature production by the Singapore Academy of Law, and the Future Law Podcast is pleased to continue the conversations hosted there with this podcast series on the future of law and technology. This second episode in the series features a conversation about judging and the role of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) in courts. Will robots replace judges? Hear from two senior lawyers with very different backgrounds:  Ken Hwee Tan, Chief Transformation and Innovation Officer for the Singapore Judiciary, and Bridget Mary McCormack, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan. They were interviewed by Future Law Podcast host Michael Madison, of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.  Can they find common ground? Links TechLaw.Fest Singapore Academy of Law Ken Hwee Tan Chief Justice McCormak’s official biography Chief Justice McCormack’s Twitter accountSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The future of law brings urgency to long-standing questions about diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. This episode looks that those questions at ground level, in a complex business law firm.  It features an interview with Ellen McGinnis, a senior partner at the Haynes & Boone, a global firm with its roots in Texas.    Ellen works in financial markets as co-chair of the firm's Fund Finance Practice Group.  She has been a leader in the firm and beyond on questions of diversity and inclusion. Links Ellen McGinnis at Haynes & Boone Article: "Changing Hallway Behavior: How to Interrupt Implicit Bias," by Ellen McGinnis and Jennifer Reddien Ellen McGinnis is also co-founder of YaleWomen, an organization for and by graduates of Yale University that is committed to advancing women's voices in the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TechLaw.Fest is a signature production by the Singapore Academy of Law, and the Future Law Podcast is pleased to continue the conversations hosted there with this podcast series on the future of law and technology. This episode features a conversation with Joyce A. Tan, a leading Singapore-based technology law, on innovation and technology and the challenges of staying one step ahead of the legal curve - or more. She is interviewed by Future Law Podcast host Michael Madison, of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Links TechLaw.Fest Singapore Academy of Law Joyce A. Tan and Partners See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Orrick, one of the world's best-known law firms, partners with The Future Law Podcast for a 4-episode look around the organization, taking stock of its people, its innovation practices, its organizational design, and its industry partnerships.   This fourth episode in The Orrick series features a talk about Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs) and related law and legal industry providers.  Are they law firm competitors? Clients? Partners?  What are the big picture drivers and the functioning nuts and bolts of the legal services ecology?    Daryl Shetterly, Director of Orrick Analytics; Liam Brown, CEO of Elevate Services; and Basha Rubin, CEO of Priori Legal join host Michael Madison for this episode. Links Orrick Elevate Services Priori Legal Daryl Shetterly at Orrick Liam Brown, CEO of Elevate Services Basha Rubin, CEO of Priori LegalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridget Mary McCormack, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan, has been aggressively pursuing court reform in that state's courts.  But "court reform" doesn't begin to describe the scope, ambition, and impact of what Michigan has been able to accomplish. Nor does the phrase "access to justice."  Listen to Chief Justice McCormack's provocative tour of the future of law, in conversation with Mike Madison Links Chief Justice McCormack's official biography Her Twitter accountSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Orrick, one of the world's best-known law firms, partners with The Future Law Podcast for a 4-episode look around the organization, taking stock of its people, its innovation practices, its organizational design, and its industry partnerships.   This third episode in The Orrick series features a talk about global operations and specifically about Orrick's Global Operations and Innovation Center (GOIC), its facility in Wheeling, West Virginia. How has the GOIC evolved over time, and what roles do the GOIC and the GOIC play in Orrick's practice today?      The Director of Orrick's GOIC, Kelly Cullen, and the firm's Director of Firmwide Office Administration Will Turani join host Michael Madison for this episode. Links Orrick Kelly Cullen at Orrick Will Turani at OrrickSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Orrick, one of the world's best-known law firms, partners with The Future Law Podcast for a 4-episode look around the organization, taking stock of its people, its innovation practices, its organizational design, and its industry partnerships.   This second episode in The Orrick series features a talk about innovation. What does innovation mean in a contemporary Big Law firm? How does the firm practice and prioritize innovation in the day to day?     Orrick's Chief Innovation Officer Wendy Butler Curtis and Senior Innovation Counsel Kate Orr join host Michael Madison for this episode. Links Orrick Wendy Butler Curtis at Orrick Kate Orr at OrrickSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Hamilton, founder and CEO of Radiant Law, left a Big Law partnership behind 10 years ago to start an organization that offers a different way to deliver commercial contracting services to clients.  He hasn't looked back. In this episode of The Future Law Podcast, he sits down with host Michael Madison for a frank assessment of the Radiant Law story so far and what lies ahead.  Alex Hamilton at Radiant Law LinkedIn Book:  "Sign Here: The Enterprise Guide to Closing Contracts Quickly"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.