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...
“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” – President John Fitzgerald Kennedy President Kennedy uttered those words during his famous “We Choose to Go to the Moon” speech from Rice University in Houston, Texas on September 12,...
This year’s ABA Annual Meeting was held in the “Big Apple,” New York City. With approximately 5,000 registrants, 1,000 educational sessions, and 28 bar associations involved, there was certainly a lot to see and experience. We did our best to cover this year’s annual meeting with our 22 episodes and barrage of social media, but...
After eight years behind the mic and 87 episodes published, Vicki Voisin announced her retirement as host of the Paralegal Voice on August 2nd, 2017. We at Legal Talk Network knew she couldn’t be with us forever, so we begrudgingly accepted that she was leaving. Along with many others, we will miss Vicki and her...
The 67th Annual Florida Bar Convention returned to Boca Raton, Florida. Like previous years, the beautiful Boca Raton Resort & Club was paired with The Florida Bar’s accoutrements de jure which include informative sessions, numerous networking opportunities, social media sharing, and plenty to talk about. Of particular mention, were the CLEs directly aimed at Florida’s...
We recently attended the ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting 2017 which was a first for our network. One of the largest gatherings for the American Bar Association, this meeting’s participants represent some of the highest caliber minds in the legal profession. Hailing from the biggest U.S. firms, government agencies, international tribunals, and corporations...
In terms of legal conferences, Evolve Law’s Summit was a first for us. It quickly became clear that this exclusive by-invite-only event was not to be measured by quantity of people but rather by who was there and what they were doing. In terms of attendees, they fell into two primary categories: entreprepreneur and investor....
It was very apropos that Miami became the backdrop for this year’s ABA Midyear meeting. The word of the week was immigration and it was used with zealous amplitude. Unless you were buried under your desk at work and separated from your mobile, it was impossible to escape the nonstop media coverage of sanctuary cities,...
Some say that lawyers and numbers don’t mix. Well, perhaps that’s because they never seem to be in the same place at the same time… at least until now. At this year’s Clio Cloud Conference, my third, the dominant dialogue focused around key performance indicators. You know, those figures that CEOs, CFOs, and COOs typically...
“When our justice system fails these people, we must answer their call and fight on their behalf.” – Linda Klein, President of the American Bar Assocation 2016-2017 The 2016 ABA Annual Meeting took place in San Francisco, California. Like previous annual meetings, the venue was large and spread out amongst multiple hotels and establishments. The...
Landing in Orlando to catch an evening Uber to the hotel marked the beginning of our time with The Florida Bar at their 2016 annual convention. In true form to their association, I didn’t make it 20 feet inside the lobby before I was greeted by Florida public interest attorney Kimberly Sanchez. Despite over 100,000...
During our recent trip to Chicago for ABA TECHSHOW, we “crashed” the Beer for Bloggers party with our portable gear and two mics in hand. We found a nice corner in the Chicago Hilton’s swanky 720 South Bar & Grill and once we set up and settled in, our team (Adam Camras, Kimberly Faber, Jabarie...
Dear Listeners, Sponsors, Hosts and Guests, For my last blog entry of 2015, I want to thank everyone who’s made this a superb year in podcasting. During the course of the year we traveled all over the country, met lots of wonderful people, and watched our listener base grow. We are so grateful for the...
