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Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what's happening in the legal industry. Each episode tackles a subject that's worthy of a deep dive—from law firm profit hacks to Supreme Court showdowns to the most promising plays in legal tech. Hosted by Senior Litigation Reporter of the Daily Report Cedra Mayfield and Senior Staff Writer for the American Lawyer Patrick Smith, Legal Speak offers straight talk from experts, plus an inside-the-newsroom perspective on market-shaping stories.

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Promoting 'Comfortable Diversity' Can Impact Firms Bottom Lines

Mar 29, 2024

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Chanel T. Rowe, of Johnson & Johnson, shares why she thinks promoting "comfortable diversity" can improve firms' bottom lines and how she's helping level the legal playing field.

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Womble Bond Dickinson US CEO Betty Temple on All That Lateral Growth and How to Control It.

Mar 25, 2024

In this week's Legal Speak episode, ALM reporter Justin Henry chats with Womble Bond Dickinson U.S. CEO Betty Temple on how the firm is going about integrating its heavy in-flow of laterals since the merger.

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Why a Lack of Black Representation in the Legal Industry Should Concern the Entire Profession

Mar 6, 2024

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Marlon Hill, of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman, shares why he thinks Black History Month can be an opportunity to learn about how we can do better and make better policy.

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