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.

'Culture' Is Not Just a Buzzword—It's Your Key to Attracting and Keeping Talent

Jan 27, 2023

In this week's episode of Law.com's Legal Speak podcast, Tamara Buie, chief people officer at Level Legal, a Dallas-based consulting, eDiscovery, and managed services company, explains how to cultivate and foster a professional environment that attracts and retains top-notch talent.

Why Lawyers Should Dig Deep With Their Mentees

Jan 19, 2023

In this week's episode, Natasha Cortes of Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen shares how to prioritize mentorship, even with mounting workloads and pressures from economic uncertainty.

Is Artificially Intelligent Copyright Authorship a 'Red Herring?'

Jan 12, 2023

In this week's episode, Amir Ghavi of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson discusses the copyright concerns involved in AI-generated art.

Don't Be Fooled by the Crypto Crash: Blockchain Still Matters For Lawyers

Jan 6, 2023

Cryptocurrency's recent woes have given blockchain a bit of a black eye, so we're revisiting this episode from November, in which Michael Kasdan, partner in the IP Group and co-chair of the Blockchain & Digital Assets Group at Wiggin and Dana in New York City, cuts through the hype to explain exactly why...