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The Digital Edge : The Southern Poverty Law Center: A View From the Inside Jun 24, 2021

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Known nationwide for her technology and legal management expertise, Natalie Kelly has recently brought her skills to the Southern Poverty Law Center to help them modernize their legal department operations. Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway talk with Natalie about her new role and the work done by the center to advance civil rights and racial justice. Natalie discusses the technology used to help the center refresh its operations, highlights her focus on promoting collaboration, and gives an overview of how the center’s practice areas work to advance human rights.

Natalie Kelly is the director of legal management for the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Special thanks to our sponsors, Scorpion, Blackletter Podcast, Alert Communications and Nota.

New Solo : A Listener's Guide to the New Solo Back Catalog Jun 24, 2021

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Guest: Dean Blachford just hanged his solo shingle eight weeks ago. But he didn’t jump into solo practice blind. Instead, he reviewed New Solo’s back catalog and sought advice from host Adriana Linares.

He joins Linares to share his crash course on striking out on his own.

Five Categories of Must-Listen Episodes:

5) Inspirations from famous people

4) Building a marketing plan

3) Planning for proper financial management

2) Nailing down a collections strategy

Marco Brown’s Eight Commandments for Getting Paid

1) Best of New Solos

Blachford’s Tech Stack:

Microsoft Teams for team meetings and video conferencing
Microsoft Word and Excel for planning and collaboration
Hubspot for contact relationship management
RingCentral to manage business calls
Clio for ease of clerk and client use
LawPay for client payment flexibility

New Insights (brought to you by Nota):

Veteran practitioner Starlett Massey answers litigation associate Melanie Kalmanson’s question:
Question 2 of 4: "What is the most underutilized tool in litigation?"

Special thanks to our sponsors, Lawclerk, Alert Communications, Abby Connect, and Clio.

Lawyerist Podcast : #334: Carrying your Client’s Trauma, with Sherry Walling Jun 24, 2021

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Lab coach Kelly Street is talking with therapist Sherry Walling about what it looks like to carry your client’s trauma.

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Thanks to DK Global, Rankings.io, TextExpander, and Postali for sponsoring this episode.

Legal Talk Today : Elder Fraud on the Rise Jun 23, 2021

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COVID’s isolation plus reliance on new technology left our senior citizens more vulnerable to fraudsters. But how can we stop these criminals? Josh Jones from Bressler Aimery & Ross gives us tips and information.

Special thanks to our sponsor Nota.

Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer : Supreme Court Treats NCAA Like Amateurs Jun 23, 2021

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The NCAA's amateurism model got obliterated 9-0 by the Supreme Court, with a concurrence inviting more lawsuits to tear the whole thing down. Meanwhile raises continue throughout the legal world and we grapple with whether or not we're contributing to a culture of greed. Finally, the Kraken lawyers face a reckoning not seen since Perseus pulled out Medusa's head.

Special thanks to our sponsors, Lexicon and Nota.

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Summer reading and a book coming to the silver screen Jun 23, 2021

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Summer is upon us, vaccinations are making travel safer, and you may be looking forward to getting some leisure reading done. In this episode of the Modern Law Library, host Lee Rawles shares some of the books she’s read since our favorites reads of 2020 episode. We are also re-airing a 2017 interview we did with David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. A film adaptation of the book is currently in production, with Martin Scorsese directing and Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemmons and Lily Gladstone featured as actors. Check out the interview before the movie's expected release in 2022.

Mentioned in this episode:

The Premonition, by Michael Lewis

https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881554 In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox, by Carol Burnett https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/259024/in-such-good-company-by-carol-burnett/ The Second World War, by Anthony Beevor https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/antony-beevor/the-second-world-war/9780316084079/ D-Day: The Battle for Normandy, by Anthony Beevor https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/288959/d-day/ A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: A Cultural History of Murder in Ancient Rome, by Emma Southon https://www.emmasouthon.com/a-fatal-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum The Pacific War Trilogy by Ian W. Toll - Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 https://wwnorton.com/books/pacific-crucible - The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 https://wwnorton.com/books/the-conquering-tide - Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393080650 The Romanovs: 1613-1918, by Simon Sebag Montefiore https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/116185/the-romanovs-by-simon-sebag-montefiore/ 500 Miles from You, by Jenny Colgan https://www.harpercollins.com/products/500-miles-from-you-jenny-colgan?variant=32128904626210 Scottish Bookshop series by Jenny Colgan https://www.goodreads.com/series/263886-scottish-bookshop Practical Magic, by Alice Hoffman https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/287086/practical-magic-by-alice-hoffman-with-a-new-introduction-by-the-author/

Lunch Hour Legal Marketing : Pricing to Get Hired: Bridging the Gap Between Lawyers & Clients Jun 23, 2021

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The latest news about Google’s update to Core Web Vitals has led to a flurry of opportunistic emails from SEO companies offering their services to “fix” problem points for firms. Gyi and Conrad offer some reassurance, buyer beware tips, and what to focus on with this latest Google rollout.

Their predictions for further market consolidations hit the mark again, this time with news of the acquisition of SEO industry leader Moz by IContact Marketing Corp. Rounding out the news, they explain what’s new about Google’s new tool, Search Console Insights.

Diving deeper into Clio’s information-rich Legal Trends Report, Gyi and Conrad welcome Friend of the Podcast George Psiharis to talk about lawyer hireability and the disconnect between what lawyers think clients want and what clients say they want from their lawyers.

The three discuss how the disconnect makes sense but how fixing the issues isn’t necessarily so simple.

Special thanks to our sponsors Alert Communications, LexisNexis® InterAction®, LawYaw and Clio.

Legal Talk Today : Is Google a Public Utility? Jun 21, 2021

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Ohio’s Attorney General Dave Yost filed a lawsuit to turn Google into a public utility so it can be regulated as a common carrier. This might sound far out but Ohio’s unique law gives them legal grounds to try it. But what does all this mean? Harold Feld from Public Knowledge gives us the skinny.

Special thanks to our sponsor Nota.

ABA Law Student Podcast : Mental Health in the Legal Profession Jun 21, 2021

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Mental health problems have long been a prevalent issue amongst both law students and practicing lawyers, but have things gotten better as the profession has sought to increase awareness and reduce the stigma surrounding these concerns? Meg Steenburgh welcomes Patrick Krill for a broad discussion on legal field mental health and his extensive research and work in this area. Patrick offers invaluable perspectives on how to be in tune with your own mental health and how to seek help when you need it.

Patrick Krill is an attorney, licensed and board-certified alcohol and drug counselor, author, researcher, and advocate who has spearheaded numerous groundbreaking efforts to improve mental health in the legal profession.

Thank you to our sponsor NBI.

Legal Talk Today : The Northwest Angle Jun 18, 2021

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What happens when you are surrounded by Canada and water during COVID-19? If you’re an American living in Minnesota’s Northwest Angle, you get cut off from civilization. So how did everyone survive? Brad Dokken from the Grand Forks Herald tells us about this true-life "Tale of Two Lakes".

Special thanks to our sponsor Nota.

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