Podcasts

Podcast: Managing Millennials

Wednesday 14th May 2014

Do so-called “Millennials” have different career expectations? Do law firms have to make adjustments in how they manage today’s associates? Or do the associates need to adjust their expectations? In the podcast linked below, Patricia Trendacosta, managing shareholder at Frandzel Robins Bloom & Csato, discusses her experience in managing today’s crop of associates to find what’s ...

April podcast: Jewish Center shooting, NSA surveillance and male strippers

Monday 28th Apr 2014

In this month’s Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal news: Was Jewish Center shooting a hate crime? Legal trends & insights: The controversy over the National Security Agency’s surveillance program News from Thomson Reuters: Peer Monitor releases Mid-Size Law Firm Report On the legal blogs: Male strippers caused emotional distress to nursing home resident You can listen to ...

March podcast: Facebook bragging, contraception mandating and teddy bear stabbing

Monday 31st Mar 2014

In this month’s Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal news: Daughter’s Facebook brag costs her family $80,000 Legal trends & insights: Contraception mandate in the Affordable Care Act News from Thomson Reuters: Thomson Reuters creates Solutions suites On the legal blogs: Woman stabs teddy bear, faces felony assault charge You can listen to the episode now by clicking the play button on the ...

Why most law firm websites are designed to fail

Thursday 13th Mar 2014

Most law firm websites are designed to fail. That’s a bold statement, and the theme of a new white paper from FindLaw. The white paper discusses how many law firms’ websites may be generating less business impact than they could. Why? Because they don’t focus enough on conversion – the process of getting visitors to ...

5 Hour Energy = Secret recipe?

Tuesday 11th Mar 2014

The maker of 5 Hour Energy is under investigation by attorneys general in Oregon and other states because of reports of consumer health problems. But the real battle may be over the popular energy shots’ proprietary formula, which the company is refusing to turn over to investigators. Eric Hagen with McDermott Will & Emery discusses the ...

Podcast: Business Law Center on WestlawNext

Thursday 6th Mar 2014

Transactional law often involves pulling together information from a wide variety of sources, including the SEC and public and private deal data. A new resource, Business Law Center on WestlawNext, provides access from one easy-to-use source to several key information sources, including up-to-date SEC and global filings and disclosures, EDGAR precedent agreements, Thomson Reuters proprietary deal ...

February podcast: Marriage killers, creepy pranks and cyberbullying

Thursday 27th Feb 2014

In the February 2014 edition of the Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal news: Is Facebook a marriage killer? Legal trends & insights: Judge Thomas Jacobs on the nature of cyberbullying and what parents can do to protect their kids. News from Thomson Reuters: Jason Thomas keynote at LegalTech New York last month and the Digital Economy Task Force report coming soon. On ...

Podcast: Bigger is not always better – the 2014 State of the Law Firm Market

Friday 31st Jan 2014

A new report from Georgetown University Law Center and Peer Monitor warns that unless law firms re-examine their traditional business models and embrace change in how legal services are delivered, they will not be able to successfully adjust to the significant outside forces that are reordering the industry. The “2014 Report on the State of ...

January podcast: Emoji death threats, privacy class action lawsuits and Satanic statues

Wednesday 29th Jan 2014

In the January 2014 edition of the Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal news: Is emoji death threat a criminal defense? One law professor says that it just may be. Legal trends & insights: Are privacy class action suits the next big practice areas? News from Thomson Reuters: Jim Jones, a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of the Legal Profession ...

Podcast: BYOD, IP and legal holds

Tuesday 7th Jan 2014

iPhone and Android lovers are rejoicing the increasing adoption of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies that permit them to use their own smartphones on corporate networks. But Fabio Marino with McDermott Will & Emery says BYOD policies can create tremendous headaches for companies in dealing with legal holds and trying to prevent theft of intellectual ...

December podcast: Recent NSA decision, law firm challenges in 2014, and judge Orcus, Lord of the Undead

Thursday 26th Dec 2013

In the December 2013 edition of the Legal Current podcast, we cover: Legal news: District Court Judge Richard Leon ruled in Klayman v. Obama to require the government to cease telephone metadata collection. Legal trends & insights: Mark Medice, program director for Peer Monitor, talks about some of the challenges facing law firms in the year ahead. News from ...

Podcast: Crowdsource funding – the pitfalls & promise

Thursday 19th Dec 2013

Crowdsource funding is the hot new buzzword among startups.  The 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act was intended to open up crowdsource funding and other social media as a means for startups to raise capital. Tom Murphy of McDermott Will & Emery says the reality is somewhat muted compared with buzz, but says the ...

Podcast: How to get the most from your online marketing

Wednesday 4th Dec 2013

Many law firms believe top search engine rankings are a silver bullet for their online marketing — a magic tool that will deliver a steady flow of business. But are specific keyword phrases such as “Boston personal injury attorney” or “Miami DUI lawyer” really the key to online marketing success? A new FindLaw study analyzed ...

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