We just completed a co-produced three part series of podcasts with FOX TV and our media partner Above The Law. Each of these episodes orbits around FOX TV’s new show titled ‘Proven Innocent’. Set in Chicago, the production follows main character Madeline Scott (played by Rachelle Lefevre), an exonerated-murderer turned innocence lawyer who helps others wrongfully incarcerated for...
When most of us think about technology, we tend to fixate on our magical products today or dream about the wonders of tomorrow. So often we forget the development steps along the way or how we got things done in the past. Seriously… how did we ever find cheap five-star cuisine two blocks from our...
The Global Legal Hackathon, now in its second year, just completed the first round of its latest competition. Over the course of last week and through the weekend, 6,000 participants from around the world in 46 cities across 24 countries engaged in a focused “sprint” to create new products and services for the legal profession....
It’s been several years but we finally returned to Legalweek to check out the new format of the conference formerly known as Legaltech. In addition to subdividing what had been one conference into five, Legalweek has gone through a lot of changes to appeal to a wider interest within the big firm space. Among the...
We recently attended the Inspire.Legal conference at New York Law School in New York City. Billed as a crowdsourced problem-solving gathering of lawyers, clients, and technologists, this meeting-of-the-minds was founded by our good friend Christian Lang. Christian is the Head of Strategy at Reynen Court LLC as well as the author of the Blacklines &...
Recently the American Bar Association held its 2019 Midyear Meeting at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The trappings and energy of the venue were spectacular with the lights, noise, and hustle on the strip, making it a distracting but fun place to catch up with colleagues. Per the usual, there was a lot more...
On January 10th 2019, Clio launched their ‘Matters’ podcast in conjunction with Legal Talk Network. Aptly named, this new show focuses on key topics that matter to practicing attorneys. Hosted by Teresa Matich, Derek Bolen, and Andrew Booth, this new show uses a narrative tone to navigate through a masterfully selected series of interview and...
On October 11th 2018, the Oklahoma Access to Justice Summit was held at the Oklahoma Bar Association in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Supported and hosted by civic-minded attorneys across the country, this event was designed to raise awareness and address for the “justice gap” defined by the Legal Services Corporation as the difference between the civil...
We recently caught up with our friends at the ABA Section of Antitrust Law for a 6 part series of podcasts featuring 24 participants talking about antitrust’s role in sports, food, international regulations, price fixing, and cartels. These fireside conversations were light, fun, and very educational. Whether you’re a seasoned antitrust practitioner or someone looking to...
This year’s ABA Annual Meeting was quite an affair. In addition to top caliber speakers like Eric Holder, Rod Rosenstein, and Rahm Emanuel stopping by to present, major issues like #MeToo, immigration, the 14th Amendment, the opioid epidemic, the student loan bubble, bias at SCOTUS, the death penalty, the future of the Legal Services Corporation,...
On June 20th 2018, the State Bar of Texas, in conjunction with Legal Talk Network, relaunched the State Bar of Texas Podcast. The show was originally created for state bar members but the naturally engaging and relatable nature of the host, Rocky Dhir, makes the production enjoyable for everyone, whether a lawyer or not. If...
Legal Talk Network returned to record podcasts at this year’s Spring Meeting put on by the ABA Section of Antitrust Law. Akin to last year’s event, the finest and sharpest minds from the antitrust field met in one place to share their experiences and learn from one another. Attendees included leaders of the Federal Trade...
Cast against the majestic topography of Vancouver Canada, this year’s ABA Midyear Meeting clearly indicated that the American Bar Association is carrying out its numerous missions as quickly as ever. This largest voluntary professional organization in the world remains at the crossroads of the today’s most pressing social issues like women leaving the profession, homeless...
Dear Listeners, Podcasting Partners, and Hosts, Before we say goodbye to 2017, we wanted to close things out on a note of gratitude. First of all to our listeners, thank you so much for tuning in. Without your support, we could not do what we love doing best. We very much appreciate and value your...
On October 30th and 31st, Legal Talk Network attended and covered the inaugural MIT Legal Forum on AI and Blockchain at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab. This two-day event in Cambridge featured big names in legal technology from MIT, IBM Watson, Baker & Hostetler, CodeX, blockchain startups, and Cryptocurrency organizations. The presentations, breakout...
