In the second of our podcasts on autonomous vehicles, Joe Racyznski, a legal technologist and futurist for Thompson Reuters Legal, speaks to Phil Yannella, the co-practice leader of Ballard Spahr's Privacy and Data Security Group, about security and regulatory issues around driverless vehicles.
Feb 04, 2018•16 min
We’re discussing the new Tax Reform Act that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump at the end of December, with Steve Looney, the chair of the Tax & Corporate department at the law firm of Dean Mead in Orlando, Fla.
Jan 30, 2018•41 min
In preparation for the upcoming Marketing Partner Forum, we recently sat down with Jill Weber, Chief Marketing Officer of Stinson Leonard Street, to talk with her about “metrics that matter,” the title of the session she will be co-hosting as part of that event.
Jan 21, 2018•10 min
In our latest podcast, we speak to Perry Teicher, a corporate attorney that serves on the leadership of the Global Impact Finance and Investment Group at the law firm of Orrick, Herrington, and Sutcliffe. Teicher explains Impact Finance, which involves working with investors or companies that are particularly concerned about environmental and social impact as a core part of their investment strategy. Impact Finance projects intentionally try to create a positive environmental or social impact, i...
Jan 11, 2018•11 min
Neal Walters, the practice leader of Ballard Spahr's Product Liability and Mass Tort group, speaks with Joe Racyznski, a legal technologist and futurist for Thompson Reuters Legal, about the legal impact of the connectivity issues involving autonomous vehicles.
Dec 14, 2017•13 min
In our latest Legal Executive Institute podcast, we feature Charlotte Rushton, Managing Director for Large & Medium Law Firms at Thomson Reuters, speaking with Bill Caraher, Chief Information Officer at the Wisconsin-based law firm von Briesen & Roper. Mr. Caraher recently participated in a panel at the Legal Executive Institute’s Emerging Legal Technology Forum, titled “The Pace of Progress: Assessing Innovative Design, Technology & Process in Law Firms & Corporate Legal Departm...
Dec 06, 2017•14 min
Listen now to final panel of the recent "Future of Law Schools" conference, held by Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute. The panel, "A Law School Performance Report Card: A Conversation about Education, Rankings, and What Matters in Entry-Level Hiring" was moderated by William D. Henderson, Professor of Law & Stephen F. Burns Chair on the Legal Profession, Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Nov 14, 2017•1 hr 21 min
In our latest Legal Executive Institute podcast, we feature Charlotte Rushton, Managing Director for Large & Medium Law Firms at Thomson Reuters, speaking to Theo Ling, a partner in the Toronto office of Baker McKenzie. Mr. Ling recently participated in a panel at the Emerging Legal Technology Forum, held in Toronto. The panel was titled “Leading Change: Defining Strategic Investments in Legal Technology” and focused on the broad range of considerations law firms need to think about as they ...
Nov 09, 2017•15 min
In a new Legal Executive Institute podcast, Tom Vidal, a partner at Pryor Cashman, talks about “Lawyering Beyond the Desk” — How getting up from your desk can help you better engage with clients, promote business development and improve your own career satisfaction.
Oct 25, 2017•12 min
In this new podcast, we speak to Patrick R. Krill about addiction in the legal industry & the new report from the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being.
Sep 07, 2017•16 min
In the second of a two-part podcast, Thomson Reuters' Joe Raczynski discusses the legal impact of driverless car technology with Akerman's Gail Gottehrer.
Aug 23, 2017•17 min
In a new two-part podcast, Thomson Reuters' Joe Raczynski discusses the legal impact of driverless car technology with Akerman partner Gail Gottehrer. This is Part 1.
Aug 17, 2017•17 min
In a new Legal Executive Institute podcast, we feature a discussion about career trajectories that occurred at the 2017 Women's Transformative Leadership Forum, which was held in Toronto in late-June. The podcast features Charlotte Rushton, the Managing Director for U.S. large law firms at Thomson Reuters, speaking to Shanin Lott, Managing Director for Talent and Professional Resources at the law firm of Stikeman Elliott, and a co-chair of the Women's Transformative Leadership Forum.
Aug 09, 2017•17 min
Thomson Reuters' Sharon Sayles Belton interviews Renee Livingston of the Livingston Law Firm for the Legal Executive Institute blog and the Transforming Women's Leadership in the Law spotlight page.
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In a new podcast, Stuart Dodds, Director of Global Pricing and Legal Project Management at Baker McKenzie and author of "Smarter Pricing, Smarter Profit", speaks about how clients and law firms are approaching the use of alternative fee arrangements (AFAs).
Jul 20, 2017•16 min
In the second in a series of podcasts focused on NAMWOLF, the National Association of Women and Minority Owned Law Firms, Sharon Sayles Belton, Thomson Reuter's Vice President of Government Affairs and Community relations, interviews Janice Brown of the Brown Law Group in San Diego. Janice is also vice chair of NAMWOLF.
Jul 10, 2017•18 min
In the first of a new series of podcasts focused on NAMWOLF, the National Association of Women and Minority Owned Law Firms, Sharon Sayles Belton, Thomson Reuter's Vice President of Government Affairs and Community relations, interviews Sheryl Axelrod, the head of the Axelrod Firm. Sheryl was recently honored with NAMWOLF's 2017 Yolanda Coly Advocacy Award.
Jun 17, 2017•17 min
In a new Thomson Reuters' Legal Executive Institute podcast, attorneys Jim Dering and Sandy Jensen, both partners at the law firm of Garfunkel Wild, discuss the hot topic of medical marijuana and its legal status.
Jun 13, 2017•13 min
In a new podcast, Stuart Dodds, Director of Global Pricing and Legal Project Management at Baker McKenzie and author of "Smarter Pricing, Smarter Profit", speaks about the increasing importance of pricing directors within a law firm and how that role is key to competitiveness and profitability.
Apr 23, 2017•14 min
David Richman, the head of Rivkin Radler’s Complex Tort & Product Liability and Medical Malpractice Defense Practice Groups, and Michael Versichelli, a partner who focuses his practice on commercial and insurance coverage litigation, continue the conversation about the impact Telemedicine — the intersection of technology and medical care — is having on legal issues such as privacy, patient care and medical malpractice insurance.
Apr 09, 2017•14 min
In a new podcast, David Richman, the head of Rivkin Radler’s Complex Tort & Product Liability and Medical Malpractice Defense Practice Groups, talks about the impact Telemedicine — the intersection of technology and medical care — is having on legal issues such as privacy and patient care.
Feb 04, 2017•12 min
Katia Bloom, Associate General Counsel for ForgeRock, talks about SunLaw, a group for women In-House attorneys, with Natalie Runyon, of Thomson Reuters' Transforming Women's Leadership in the Law initiative.
Nov 07, 2016•16 min
Dr. Larry Richard, Founder & Principal Consultant at LawyerBrain LLC, is an expert in lawyer personality, managing change and how to build up lawyers' resilience to today’s legal environment. In this second installment of his discussion with Legal Executive Institute, Dr. Richard analyzes how law firms and corporate legal departments can best deal with the outcome and ease the stress surrounding the systemic change occurring in the legal marketplace.
Sep 20, 2016•19 min
Katherine Brown, president of the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations, discusses the group's GOOD Guys program, which was created out of the desire to engage all attorneys — men and women alike — to be one of the “GOOD Guys” in the fight for gender equity.
Jul 25, 2016•22 min
Dr. Larry Richard, Founder & Principal Consultant at LawyerBrain LLC, is an expert in lawyer personality, managing change and how to build up lawyers' resilience to today’s legal environment. Dr. Richard discusses with the Legal Executive Institute how this stress around change manifests itself in lawyers’ performance and how law firms and corporate legal departments can best deal with the outcome.
Jul 09, 2016•22 min
In this podcast, Jane Pigott of R3 Group, discusses mentoring circles, and how mentoring programs can help break down barriers to women’s advancement.
Jun 27, 2016•27 min