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Editor’s Picks: Prodigal Podcast Host Returns | Win Clients for Free | Banned from Parler

There are anniversary shows, and then there are grinding of gears, prodigal-son-returns-in-all-his-explicit-glory shows.  Like a blast from the past, former Above the Law editor Eli Mystal joins Thinking Like A Lawyer co-hosts...

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Editor’s Picks: Can Defamation Suits Save the Media? | SolarWinds Lessons for Lawyers | How Families are Erased

As a longtime journalist, defamation suits tend to make me cringe. Yet as I write this, I am struck by a recent interview of Erik Connolly and the $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit...

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#OTR Roundup: News Bar Leaders Can Use to Connect, Engage & Assess

On the Road took a virtual trip to the National Conference of Bar Presidents midyear meeting to highlight signature programs on innovation, ideas worth stealing, best uses of data, and rooting out...

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Editor’s Picks: Red Notices & INTERPOL | Virtual Onboarding | Spoiling ‘Reptile Theory’

Researching something completely different, I stumbled upon a blog and niche area of practice that sent me down a rabbit hole for more info. Michelle Estlund’s blog Red Notice Law Journal introduced...

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Executive Orders Reviewed | Fashion & the Law Explored | How Highlight Reels Can Energize & Humanize

Executive orders are flying out of the Oval Office faster than the news cycle. The orders cover a wide variety of issues: mask mandates, the Keystone XL pipeline, and travel bans. Are...

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Legal Tech Talk: Journey to the Cloud | Maturity Level Guide | and the Future of Work

Amid devastating headlines about the devastation and disruption of the pandemic,  there are robust conversations about the role technology is playing in keeping legal professionals connected and in business. So it’s no...

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Editor’s Picks: Make Common Sense Prevail | Redefine the Hub at Firms, Conferences

Thanks to Lawyerist Podcast host Stephanie Everett for tips on simples ways to start the day with a positive outlook. Everett tells co-host Laura Briggs how she thoughtfully picks three things she’s...

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History of Lynch Mobs | A Chaotic News Cycle Rundown | LIBOR Under the Radar | Best/Worst in Legal Marketing?

A breadth of topics captured my interests this week at Legal Talk Network. One more for my Goodreads wish list comes from The Modern Law Library. Host Lee Rawles speaks with historian...

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Editor’s Picks: Creating a Will for Your Practice | SCOTUS Practice Amid Covid-19 | Back to Georgia

Events over the last year and past week have many thinking about the end of days. And during the pandemic, estate planning became an urgent matter for individuals and families. Just like...

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Top Legal News | What’s Next for Firms? | Plus… Chucking it All to Follow a Dream

In a year that felt like a decade, some of the biggest legal news seems years away at this point. On Thinking Like a Lawyer, hosts Joe Patrice and Kathryn Rubino discuss...

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Santa in the House | Best Books to Read | Recapping 2020’s Top Tech Advances

Show hosts spent the last days of 2020 reviewing a year that was deadly, tumultuous, and at the same time threaded with bursts of innovation and layers of human kindness. And an...

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Professional Growth Tactics for the New Year | Numbers to Know | Law on Screen

As we close out a, um, memorable 2020, there’s no shortage of wishes for a happier and healthier New Year.  Helping us look ahead is legal industry analyst Ari Kaplan. He reviews...

Editor’s Picks: Can vaccines be mandated? | Marketing speak decoded | Pandemic-era holiday shopping from bizarre to trendy

Vaccines for COVID-19 are headed to the market at lightning speed. The quicker the better for those eager to return to some sort of normal. That’s not to say there isn’t anxiety...

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Editor’s Picks: Inside story on Joseph Pilates | Military paralegals | Bonus season in full swing

Large Thanksgiving gatherings may have been fewer in number, but one thing is certain, the focus remained on food. Lots of it, whether families substituted turkey with lobster or the ham with...

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