Legal Speak

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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.

ICYMI: Your Legal Writing Could Be Better. Here's How.

Aug 27, 2021

We’ll be back in two weeks with new episodes, but until then we’re highlighting an interview from June that you might have missed on a topic that never goes out of style. is your chance to get some pointers on legal writing from a sitting judge without worrying about having your motion tossed out. Am Law...

Is the Legal Profession Experiencing an Existential Crisis? McDermott Chairman Thinks There's a Better Way.

Aug 20, 2021

In this week’s episode, business of law reporter Patrick Smith and McDermott Will & Emery chairman Ira Coleman discuss how to change the current law firm model to emphasize personal and professional fulfillment. After conversations with organizational psychologists and behaviorists, Coleman has decided the pathway...

How Quinn Emanuel's Silicon Valley Office Leader Is Paving the Way for the Next Generation of Lawyers

Aug 13, 2021

In this week’s episode, Am Law Litigation Daily editor and columnist Ross Todd talks to Victoria Maroulis, an intellectual property litigator who has led the Silicon Valley office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan since 2012. Maroulis, who emigrated to the U.S. from the Soviet Union in the 1980s and worked her...