The Lawyerist Podcast is a show about lawyering and law practice hosted by Stephanie Everett of Lawyerist. Every week we feature conversations with successful lawyers, innovative thought leaders, and other creative people helping to shape the future of legal practice.
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Kristin LaMont, lawyer and adjunct professor, talks about how to maintain your work-life balance when your firm goes mobile.
Michele DeStefano, law professor and founder of LawWithoutWalls, talks about how to be a creative problem solver.
Shemia Fagan talks about how she juggles being a litigator, legislator, legal hacker, podcaster, and more.
Sam Glover talks with several attendees of the inaugural edition of TBD Law, a first-of-its-kind gathering of innovation-minded lawyers.
Sam Glover talks with Jamie Sutton, a third-year law student who has already started his own sliding-scale nonprofit law firm.
Computer forensics expert Mark Lanterman talks about the dark web and the latest trends in law firm security breaches.
Will Harrelson from CuroLegal talks about how to overcome resistance when your law firm needs to upgrade its technology, systems, or processes.
Nicolle Schippers talks about what legal insurance is and how it can help to bridge the access to justice gap.
Solo practitioner Randall Ryder talks about what it is like to go out on your own when you have no safety net.
Janine Sickmeyer, CEO and founder of NextChapter, talks about how she went from being frustrated with her practice management software to building her own.
On this legal podcast, Jamie Whitney talks about how to make choices about fee-setting when starting a new law firm.
Jeena Cho discusses her new book, The Anxious Lawyer, and how to build a mindful law practice.
Eric Cooperstein, an ethics attorney, expands on how to approach law practice in a way that avoids ethics trouble.
Paul Floyd, an advisor for solosmall attorneys, talks about how an attorney can leave a small firm in a small town and do so on good terms.
Joshua Lenon, a lawyer at Clio, speaks about how to assess legal technology through price, user base, the interactivity of the company, and responsiveness.
Filament and Lawyerist are collaborating on TBD Law, a conference/retreat/summit/workshop about the future of law for solosmall firms.
Sam Harden, developer of My Court Case, speaks about his solosmall firm and how to balance having a newborn at home with a burgeoning law practice.
This legal podcast features Dean Strang, the attorney who represented Steven Avery in the case that Netflix’s Making a Murderer documentary is based on.
Adam Ziegler talks about the future of law and the challenges it faces through the lens of the Harvard Library Innovation Lab.
Jared Corella discusses the impact of smartphones on our daily lives and why it may be best for you to give it up in favor of being in the moment.
Julie Tolek chats about what it means to be a solo lawyer and how to create a brand experience that doesn’t intimidate clients.
David Tollen tells us what we should do about data security and what we should look out for when subscribing to a new cloud service.
Andy Mergendahl chats about the ever-increasing prevalence of Internet-enabled devices and the impact it will have on your practice and your daily life.
Tom Mighell talks about how to keep your information—client data, finance documents, and other records—preserved, orderly, and accessible using a data map.
Sofia Lingos discusses how her firm provides outside counsel services to startups and small businesses, and the challenges of doing so.
Chad Burton discusses how bar associations can help lawyers run their practices—and whether bar associations need to rebrand.
Greg McLawsen expands on how he went about building an agile, virtual immigration law practice.
David Zvenyach dives into the reasons lawyers should consider learning to code.
Jordan Furlong talks about the changes in store for the legal industry over the next 5-15 years, and what those changes mean for lawyers.
Megan Zavieh explains what’s at stake in the FBI’s quest to force Apple to build a backdoor to the iPhone.
Matt Homann explains how the needs of conference-goers have changed, which is an opportunity to do better CLE.
Mike Vraa lists some of his best tips for helping people represent themselves.
Sarah Glassmeyer and Ed Walters both share their frustrations and wishes for open access on today’s podcast.
Billie Tarascio built a firm that furthers access to justice via legal services at every price point - but it didn't work. Here's why.
Gyi Tsakalakis on what local marketing is, why it matters, and how to do it effectively.
Bob Ambrogi has had his finger on the pulse of legal technology for a long time, and in this episode he talks about the ten trends that defined 2015.
Adriana Linares trains lawyers to use technology. In this episode, she goes over some basic skills and how to master them.
In Karin Conroy’s last podcast, we talked about her 5-step marketing plan. In today’s podcast, we talk about best practices for law-firm websites.
Security experts Sharon Nelson and John Simek explain how hard it is to hack into someone’s email.
Barron Henley talks about how to get started automating your documents without purchasing a thing.
Dan Weeks talks about what goes into the score and shares free tools you can use to figure out how your own website performs relative to your competition.
John Suh, CEO of LegalZoom, explains why lawyers should learn to love his company.
Matthew Butterick talks about typography and addresses some common typographical controversies.
According to Peter Carayiannis, an innovative law firm is less about technology and more about clients.
Law partners Jayne Sykora and Jennifer Santini have great advice on figuring out if you want a partner to start your practice, and how to choose one.
Josh Camson reflects on nearly six years of law practice and the column he wrote when he was just starting out: “The Shingle Life.”
As a well-known lawyer and (former) law professor, Alan Dershowitz gives advice to young lawyers.
Martha Delaney explains common misconceptions about representing low-income clients, barriers to representing clients, and discusses good client service.
This week’s episode is a replay of one of our favorite conversations about lawyering and law practice, with Brian Tannebaum.
Carole Levitt and Mark Rosch discuss the Internet and how to effectively use it.
Stephanie Everett leads the Lawyerist community and Lawyerist Lab. She is the co-author of Lawyerist’s new book...
Zack Glaser is the Lawyerist Legal Tech Advisor. He’s an attorney, technologist, and blogger.
Jennifer Whigham is the Community Director at Lawyerist.
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