In this month’s Legal Current podcast, we cover: -Legal news: A South Carolina boy and his mother are suing the state’s DMV over his right to wear his “everyday” makeup in his driver’s license photo. -Legal trends & insights: A woman in North Dakota is facing negligent homicide charges after allegedly surfing Facebook while driving at …
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Podcast: Interview with ABA Liberty Award winner Okianer Christian Dark
Fueled by her witness to and personal experience with discrimination, Dean Okianer Christian Dark channeled her sorrow and anger into action serving as lifelong role model of, and champion for, justice and equal rights in the public sector, private sector, and today as a teacher, mentor and dean at Howard University School of Law. This …
- August 8, 2014
- Gretchen DeSutter
July podcast: watermelon stabbing, Firm Central and Yelp reviews gone wrong
In this month’s Legal Current podcast, we cover: -Legal news: The passive aggressive watermelon stabber -News from Thomson Reuters: Firm Central launches Deadline Assistant and enhances homepage -Legal trends & insights: Firm sues ex-client over Yelp review that claims firm will “take everything you’ve got” -On the legal blogs: Man eats his way through Lufthansa …
- July 31, 2014
- Susan Martin
June podcast: A courtroom brawl, Slenderman and technology trends
In this month’s Legal Current podcast, we cover: -Legal news: A courtroom brawl in Brevard County, Florida -Legal trends & insights: Can Eric Knudsen, the creator of the fictional character Slenderman, be held civilly liable for the recent violence suffered by the young victim of a stabbing attack in Waukesha, Wisconsin? -News from Thomson Reuters: …
- July 1, 2014
- Susan Martin
Podcast: Managing Millennials
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 …
- May 14, 2014
- Susan Martin
April podcast: Jewish Center shooting, NSA surveillance and male strippers
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 …
- April 28, 2014
- Susan Martin
March podcast: Facebook bragging, contraception mandating and teddy bear stabbing
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 …
- March 31, 2014
- Susan Martin
February podcast: Marriage killers, creepy pranks and cyberbullying
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 …
- February 27, 2014
- Susan Martin
Podcast: Bigger is not always better – the 2014 State of the Law Firm Market
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 31, 2014
- Leonard Lee
January podcast: Emoji death threats, privacy class action lawsuits and Satanic statues
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 …
- January 29, 2014
- Susan Martin