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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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'More Heads Chasing Less Work': What Will Happen When Law Firm Demand Dips?

Nov 19, 2021

In this week’s episode, Law.com business of law reporter Andrew Maloney speaks with Bill Josten, manager of enterprise content for Thomson Reuters, which earlier this week released its “2021 Law Firm Business Leaders Report.”
Josten and Maloney discuss the survey’s findings and, more broadly, how firms should be...

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'Honest Critique From Mom': Litigators' Families Helped Hone Virtual Technique in Drug Companies' Major Opioid Trial Win

Nov 13, 2021

In this week’s episode, Morgan Lewis partners Collie James and Wendy West Feinstein discuss the significance of the first trial win for drug companies facing nationwide litigation over their roles in the opioid crisis and the benefits of virtual litigating.

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How the Charlottesville Trial Could Forecast the Capitol Riot Conspiracy Claims Against Trump and His Allies

Nov 5, 2021

Law.com reporter Jacqueline Thomsen reported on the first days of the civil trial against the alleged organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as the potential parallels with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot claims against Trump and his associates.
 

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