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Vinyl RelicsBJ Cole’s The New Hovering Dog: A Forgotten Treasure | Vinyl RelicsEPYSODE 56: "The New Hovering Dog" by B.J. Cole.
Guest: B.J. Cole.
Additional commentary by my twin brother Maurice.
This week we explore the adventurous 1972 solo album from legendary pedal steel guitarist BJ Cole. Known for his groundbreaking work with artists like Elton John, David Gilmour, and John Cale, he fused progressive rock, country, and experimental textures into one of the most unique records of the early ’70s.
With exclusive commentary from BJ himself, we uncover the inspirations, studio sessions, and collaborations that brought this cult classic to l...
2025-10-091h 41
Pantheon - Podcasts for Music LoversVINYL RELICS//BJ Cole’s The New Hovering Dog: A Forgotten 1972 Prog-Country TreasureEPYSODE 56: "The New Hovering Dog" by B.J. Cole.
Guest: B.J. Cole.
Additional commentary by my twin brother Maurice.
This week we explore the adventurous 1972 solo album from legendary pedal steel guitarist BJ Cole. Known for his groundbreaking work with artists like Elton John, David Gilmour, and John Cale, BJ Cole fused progressive rock, country, and experimental textures into one of the most unique records of the early ’70s.
With exclusive commentary from BJ Cole himself, we uncover the inspirations, studio sessions, and collaborations that brought this cult...
2025-10-091h 41
The Geek In ReviewThe Models Are the Product: Gabe Pereyra on Building an AI Associate and Matter-Centric WorkflowsThis week, we talk with Gabe Pereyra, President and co-founder at Harvey, about his path from DeepMind and Google Brain to launching Harvey with Winston Weinberg; how a roommate’s real-world legal workflows met early GPT-4 access and OpenAI backing; why legal emerged as the right domain for large models; and how personal ties to the profession plus a desire to tackle big societal problems shaped a mission to apply advanced AI where language and law intersect.Gabe’s core thesis lands hard, “the models are the product.” Rather than narrow tools for single tasks, Harvey opted for a br...
2025-09-2238 min
The Geek In ReviewLove and Legal Tech: Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner of Gimbal ConsultingIn the latest episode of "The Geek in Review," hosts Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer sat down with Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner, the dynamic duo behind Gimbal Consulting. This episode, part of the "Love & Legal Tech" mini-series, explores the professional and personal journey of Karen and David, who have carved a niche in the legal tech industry by helping lawyers build practices they love, ensuring they also have time to enjoy life outside work.
Karen and David shared their fascinating backstory, from meeting in law school to their adventures in Budapest, Hungary, and beyond. These...
2024-03-2646 min
The Raised By Whoops Fake Radio Show!Jerry David DeCiccaInterview conducted by Glenn VanderkloetSongs featured in the episode:Hazlehurst - Pale CricketCoffee Black - Jerry David DeCiccaFirst And Last - Jerry David DeCiccaPhoto Credit - “Desert” - Eve Searlsjerrydaviddecicca.comjerrydaviddecicca.bandcamp.comworriedsongs.bandcamp.comtheblackswans.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-01-141h 27
The Geek In ReviewM.C. Sungaila and The Portia Project PodcastWe bring on a fellow legal industry podcaster this week to talk about the launching of her brand new podcast, The Portia Project. M.C. Sungaila is a shareholder at Buchalter in California and she noticed that while there were a number of female judges making it onto the trial court bench, there were still a small number at the appellate level. This motivated her to seek out a platform for those judges who were at the appellate level to share their stories and perhaps encourage others to seek out similar roles. M.C. discusses how her original idea...
2022-03-2341 min
The Geek In ReviewAxiom's David Pierce on Talent Recruitment and Flexible Working-Models Amid Shifting Industry Expectations“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”
― Yogi Berra
Yet that never stops us from asking our "crystal ball" questions to our guests like Axiom's Chief Commercial Officer, David Pierce. Some of the traits that David believes will make for successful businesses and people include:
Emphasis on creativity and great imaginations
Make it clear that everyone's health and safety are top priorities through clear communication and transparent efforts
Be flexible on work environments with clear policies
Lay out clear business missions and objectives and make it clear what role each person plays in hel...
2022-01-0656 min
The Marinade with Jason EarleJerry David DeCicca | The Marinade with Jason Earle Episode 91Jerry David DeCicca hops into The Marinade! Jerry is a singer, songwriter, and producer whose work includes five full length records and an EP with his band The Black Swans, production work for several talented artists including the great Larry Jon Wilson, and a handful of wonderful solo records including his most recent album The Unlikely Optimist and his Domestic Adventures.
2021-08-231h 07
Petal Motel PodcastPetal Motel : Jerry David DeCiccaI'm late to the game when it comes to the music of Jerry David DeCicca, but he's a true veteran of the modern music world, having lived on the road for many years with his band Black Swans before opting for a "Quiet Life" (get it? that's a song title) when he moved to Texas with his partner a few years back. In addition to making music, he's also produced a good handful of albums for the Numero Group and Tompkins Square Records, and authored liner notes and articles for Aquarium Drunkard.His most recent album, 2020's...
2021-03-0753 min
Set Lusting Bruce: The Bruce Springsteen Fan PodcastJerry David DeCiccaJerry David DeCicca is a singer-songwriter, a founder member of the indie band The Black Swans, and a passionate Springsteen fan. His new solo album, The Unlikely Optimist and His Domestic Adventures, comes out 10/16/20. He joins Jesse to share his musical journey and to talk about Bruce’s influence on his music. https://jerrydaviddecicca.bandcamp.com/album/the-unlikely-optimist-and-his-domestic-adventures Twitter - @blackswansband
2020-10-161h 09
The Geek In ReviewRichard Hsu on Why Law Firms Will Need Lawyers to Return to the OfficeWe all know that the hybrid workplace is coming to our law firms. That is, where some lawyers are working every day from their office spaces, while others continue to work remotely. Many believe that this will be the permanent workplace of the future, and there is a Pollyannish attitude from some in the industry who think that the past seven months prove that we can do as much remotely, as we can from the office. Richard Hsu of the recruiting firm Major Lindsey & Africa is not one of them.
While Hsu understands that there is a...
2020-10-1533 min
TransmissionsTransmissions :: Jerry David DeCicca Our guest this week is Jerry David DeCicca. Perhaps you know him best from Black Swans, or maybe some of the great albums he's produced by so called "outsider" songwriters like Ed Askew, Larry Jon Wilson, and Chris Gantry, among others. Since 2014, he's been putting out great records under his own name. His latest is called The Unlikely Optimist And His Domestic Adventures. Jerry describes it as “an anti-Hallmark ode to positivity." Who couldn’t use some positivity this year? In advance of its release on October 16th, Aquarium Drunkard correspondent Chad DePasquale joined Jerry to discuss Texas, his pets...
2020-09-231h 19
The Geek In ReviewUsing Data to Really Know Your Clients and Predict Their Needs - David KamienDavid Kamien is the CEO of Mind Alliance and is someone who understands that in order to truly collaborate with your clients, you have to understand their needs on a granular level. That means capturing the data in a way that proactively predicts legal and regulatory risks that companies like them are likely to face, but also list the probable impact that those risks are likely to impact them specifically. While this may sound like a pipe dream to some, and a delusion to others, Kamien thinks that improving the state of data in law firms through knowledge graphs...
2020-09-1049 min
The Geek In ReviewAndrea Markstrom and the i.WILL Forum. Women Empowering WomenThe i.WILL Foundation is a culmination of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP's CIO, Andrea Markstrom's passion for empowering women. i.WILL (Inspiring Women Igniting Leadership & Learning) works to connect, professional women across different industries and leverage this network to help give these women the guidance to build upon their leadership skills. i.WILL now has a foothold in New York, New Jersey, Minneapolis, Fort Lauderdale, and (with Marlene's help) soon coming to Houston. There are over 400 members within the network and growing. Andrea discusses the three pillars of the organization of Networking Events, Giving Back and Paying Forward, and...
2020-08-2733 min
In SeclusionThree Lessons We've Learned During the Pandemic - David LatWhen David Lat, Managing Partner of Lateral Link, contracted COVID-19 back in March, he made the pandemic real and personal for many of us in the legal industry. Three months later, I have him as my last guest on In Seclusion and ask him what lessons we've learned through it all. He gave me three.
We've learned to work successfully on a remote basis. This is no small deal for the legal industry who stressed the need to be in the office.
Lawyers and legal professionals have learned how to use more technology tools in a more effective...
2020-06-2614 minIn SeclusionBeing a Tech-Savvy Law Office Is No Longer Optional - Victoria HudginsVictoria Hudgins, Reporter at LegalTechNews, reports on the legal tech sector and noticed that some of the first cuts that major law firms made during the pandemic were related to their technology innovation teams. Lawyers and tech staff were subjected to layoffs, furloughs, and pay cuts almost immediately as firms feared a reduction in revenue and work. She wonders what that means for these legal innovation teams. Will firms take their foot off the gas on innovation? How long will law firms continue to invest in these teams? Will the resulting actions be that law firms will have to...
2020-06-2511 minIn SeclusionPrioritize the Things that Matter… Stop Doing the Things that Don't Matter - Jason BarnwellJason Barnwell, Assistant General Counsel of Modern Legal at Microsoft, does not like it when his outside legal counsel comes to him with traditional offerings during a crisis. If there is ever a time to package legal services in a way that helps in-house attorneys manage their limited resources, that time is now. Don't ask the client to define what services you can provide them, come to the client with the knowledge you've learned from all your other clients' needs, and provide insights, and options on how to address current and potential issues. Bring options to the client. The...
2020-06-2420 minIn SeclusionCrisis is the Father of Innovation - Patrick DiDomenicoPatrick DiDomenico, the Chief Innovation Officer at Jackson Lewis, says that while Necessity may be the Mother of Invention, Crisis may be the Father of Innovation. And this year is definitely filled with crisis events. While the remote nature of work is a challenge, it has also been a bit of a blessing in disguise. The need to be responsive also enables us to be proactive, and that has helped pull teams together to be innovative and do some really great things. Sometimes the need to respond to a crisis can break the paralysis that plagues some law firms...
2020-06-2314 minIn SeclusionShould We Even Reopen at this Time? - Joshua Lenon, CLIOJoshua Lenon, Lawyer in Residence at CLIO, works in a cloud-based environment where the idea is to operate consistently, regardless of physical location. And that’s exactly what they have done over the past three-plus months. For others in the legal field to follow this lead, he says that we need to invest more in technology for our staff, as well as shift more operations away from the physical office and more toward cloud systems. Having successful operations like that makes it a lot easier to continue remaining safe and productive remotely until it is safer for all of us...
2020-06-2215 minIn SeclusionAre These Changes Permanent, Or Just to Get Us Through the Moment? - Colin LevyColin Levy, Legal Technology, and Legal Innovation Thought Leader says that there are a lot of people in the legal industry who are truly trying to innovate, but that innovation does not equal technology, and technology does not equal innovation. There’s a holistic approach that needs to be taken, especially in the middle of a crisis like we have now, and the processes as well as the technology need to be evaluated in order to truly create an innovative environment that is built to last.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we’re in this...
2020-06-1912 minIn SeclusionVirtual Tactics By Design vs. Virtual Tactics By Necessity - Craig LevinsonCraig Levinson is President & Chief Client Developer at Levity Partners and the author of the recent articles “Top 20 Virtual Client Development Tactics Lawyers Can Begin Implementing Immediately,” and “What All Attorneys Can Learn From Female Rainmakers: Panel Recap.” The practice of establishing virtual tactics around client and business development should not be a brand new idea to rainmakers in the legal industry just because we’re in a pandemic. Craig discusses the great rainmakers who have already established virtual tactics around the business by design, and those who are finding themselves establishing virtual tactics by necessity.
Remember, we may all...
2020-06-1817 minIn SeclusionThe Expanding Role of IT Security in the New Hybrid Work Environment - Joel LytleAs many of us were rushing to work from home at the beginning of the pandemic, law firm security teams were scrambling to ensure that the networks and hardware were protected from possible attacks. Joel Lytle, Director of Information Security at Jackson Walker in Dallas, joins me to talk about the process he went through during the initial phase of remote work, how he handled the challenges of so many remote workers, and what the goals are for how we adjust to a hybrid of office and remote work going forward. Maintaining security protocols and updating software and hardware...
2020-06-1712 minIn SeclusionWe Need Better Shared Situational Awareness Between Law Firms and Clients Going Forward - David KamienDavid Kamien, CEO, and co-founder of Mind Alliance discusses how when COVID-19 began shutting down the economy, law firms opened up a firehose of thought leadership for their clients. While the clients’ inboxes were overflowing with information, and firms were establishing COVID-19 resource pages, the ability for the client to easily search and filter that information was very limited. David thinks that firms are honestly trying to help their clients through the distribution of relevant information, but the way the information is distributed, accessed and indexed is creating barriers for the client that needs to be corrected. The information ha...
2020-06-1617 minIn SeclusionWhat Do We Do After Summer Ends? - Danny NorrisDanny Norris, Attorney at Law and Trustee at the Harris County Texas Department of Education, discusses his experiences over the past few months of changing jobs, being busy with a full-time Intellectual Property law practice, and elected official. While businesses in Texas are reopening, it is the school system that has continued to find ways of helping students by continuing programs, including providing meals. Danny thinks that as we get closer to August, we will need to determine how we protect the most vulnerable in our society. Whether that is the students as we assess the risk in which...
2020-06-1516 minIn SeclusionGive People the Space to Step Back - Casandra LaskowskiCasandra Laskowski Technology & Research Services Librarian at Duke Law School has the responsibility of assisting law school students, staff, and faculty through some of the teaching and technology challenges of a remote classroom. In addition, she also chairs the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the American Association of Law Libraries. With the murder of George Floyd and the civil unrest to protest Police brutality and systemic racism, Cas says that people need the space to step back, access their personal situation, and to have time to think, speak, and hopefully heal.
Remember, we may all be In...
2020-06-1213 minIn SeclusionWill We Be The Same People When We Go Back? - Mike WhelanMike Whelan, author of “Lawyer Forward: Finding Your Place in the Future of Law” is a lawyer, author, legal innovator, and recently an Above the Law podcast host. As we begin to make our way back to our respective office or identify our more permanent workplaces, will we go back to the old habits and schedules, or will we take what we’ve learned over the past few months and apply it to create a new model of working going forward?
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together.
Host: Greg Lamber...
2020-06-1115 minIn SeclusionWe Need to Acknowledge What's Going On And Be Present - Alycia SutorAlycia Sutor, Managing Director at GrowthPlay, coaches lawyers, law firms, and other legal organizations on the need to get out of their comfort zones, and quickly embrace the changes as a new way of being. Those are just not skills that many in the legal industry are used to using. But those who find ways of quickly deploying these skills will be the ones who recover the fastest. For your colleagues who are struggling right now, especially with the issues of racial discrimination, she notes that it is important for you to acknowledge what is going on, be present...
2020-06-1012 minIn SeclusionAnd We Haven't Missed a Beat - Cornell WinstonFor Cornell H. Winston, Law Librarian at United States Attorney's Office in Southern California, there have been a number of small and large changes affecting his law library and records departments. While he is generally an optimist, he knows that change will happen. People who were never allowed to work from home will not accept that limitation any longer. Workers who once made hours-long commutes to and from work haven’t missed a beat while working from home. They will not be coming back to work the way they did pre-COVID. And while Cornell may have not experienced a gl...
2020-06-0914 minIn SeclusionWe Have to Learn and Do at the Same Time - Celeste SmithCeleste Smith, the Director of Education for the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), works on finding educational opportunities for those of us who consider ourselves life-long learners. While we are in an industry of very intelligent people, the current situation has taught us that we can not be tied to what we think we know based on our own history and experiences. She notes that just as we did when our physical workspaces closed, we do not have the luxury of taking our time to craft long-term strategies before we need to take action. We have to learn...
2020-06-0814 minIn SeclusionAccess to Justice in Puerto Rico in the Time of COVID-19 - Diego AlcalaDiego Alcala is an attorney and Legal Tech Founder based in Puerto Rico. The current COVID-19 and remote working conditions are just two more issues stacked upon existing challenges ranging from cuts in governmental programs, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural and man-made problems. Perhaps now is the time to challenge the legal tech community to find ways to assist with Access to Justice and Criminal Justice Reform.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together.
Host: Greg Lambert (@glambert)
Producer: Janice Anderson
Artwork: Dean Lambert
Music: Jerry David DeCicca
Twitter: @InSeclusionPod
2020-06-0517 minIn SeclusionThere Are Different Expectations When It Comes To Training And Learning - Ian NelsonIan Nelson of Hotshot Legal believes that as we come out of the pandemic, there will be completely different expectations when it comes to how legal professionals want to train and learn. No more hour-long lectures with little to no interaction. Instead, we'll have shorter lessons with flipped classroom styles where the information is processed beforehand, and the classroom is used to discuss and relate to the information. While Hotshot developed many of these ideas over the past few years, there hasn't necessarily been the impetus within the legal industry to look at these types of short, just-in-time training...
2020-06-0411 minIn SeclusionWill COVID-19 Be the Great Equalizer for the Legal Industry? – Vivia ChenVivia Chen is Senior Columnist at ALM, and Chief Blogger for The Careerist. She talks with me about how the pandemic may finally be the impetus to break large law firms from their vanity. With the cultural and societal changes that will most likely come out of the pandemic, there will be no need for lavish law offices or high-end client events to impress those who no longer want to come to your offices or attend your events. There may be a balancing of the scales between competing law firms based more on the substance of the firms’ quality of...
2020-06-0314 minIn SeclusionThose Who Kept Our Offices Running - Clare Hart, CEO Williams LeaThis is episode 50. For something I called a miniseries, 50 episodes seem like a lot. Thanks to all who have come on the show to share their stories of preparedness, adjustment, and vision for the future. As we continue indefinitely, I hope that we all remain healthy and safe. This week has been especially hard for many of us and for many of our friends and colleagues. As we move to a slow return to work, let's make it a better environment than the one we left behind. We may be in seclusion at the moment, but we'll eventually come...
2020-06-0215 minIn SeclusionNow’s the Perfect Time To Experiment - Maya MarkovichMaya Markovich, Chief Growth Officer at Nextlaw Labs, thinks that the current environment within the legal industry is the perfect time to rethink the old ways of doing things. The time is ripe to try new processes as well as experiment in ways that we might not normally try because we have somewhat of a safety net to try and fail with less judgment. For those with an entrepreneurial mindset, this might be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to put your ideas into action.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this to...
2020-06-0109 minIn SeclusionDon’t Lose Sight of the People Part of the Law - Heather MorseHeather Morse, the Chief Business Development Officer at McGlinchey Stafford in New Orleans reminds us of the saying that “one size fits one” and that there isn’t a single way to approach how to manage the current situation. One of the key aspects of legal marketing and business development is that we are in the people business, and especially at this time, we need to understand how to personalize our responses to our staff, our attorneys, and our clients.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together.
Host: Greg Lambert (@glambe...
2020-05-2915 minIn SeclusionIt’s Time to Put Our Energy Into New Engagement Models - Roy SextonClark Hill's Director of Marketing, Roy Sexton talks with me about how law firm marketing teams have really stepped up over the past couple of months to help their attorneys find appropriate ways to engage with their clients, and with each other. As we begin the slow process of moving away from the needs of the crisis and into the long-term redevelopment of marketing strategies, Sexton thinks that we will have to completely rethink how we engage with people, because of their needs and willingness to do events and interactions changed. We’re going to have to find ways to...
2020-05-2816 minIn SeclusionIt Turns Out That Law Firms ARE Pretty Adaptable - Tim CorcoranTim Corcoran advises law firms on how to improve the business delivery side of things. One of the positive aspects of the pandemic has been the ability for firms to actually look at the processes of their business, and not just focusing on the tools. As we begin to develop a hybrid office where some people will be working in the office, and some will continue to work remotely, it will test how good our management skills really are. Maybe now we'll give some real management training.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in...
2020-05-2714 minIn SeclusionWe’re Getting Used to This New, Ambiguous, Different, and Uncomfortable Work-Life - Marcie Borgal ShunkMarcie Borgal Shunk of The Tilt Institute, Inc. is used to working closely with attorneys and law firm leadership. Traditionally, this meant gathering large groups of lawyers into a room for hours, or days at a time, and walking through scenarios together. With the current situation, it means having to adjust to fit the online nature of education and training. For many lawyers, this is new, it’s ambiguous, it’s different, it’s uncomfortable… and they’re actually getting used to it.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together.
Host: Greg...
2020-05-2611 min
Talk Talk TalkJerry David DeCiccaVIPop #21
After starting his career and made 5 albums with The Black Swans, Jerry David DeCicca, singer-songwriter based in Texas, started a solo career 6 years ago ... 3 albums later, he managed to impose a classical and deeply personnal writing whatever the tempo he plays, and he knew how to tame us with his warm voice ... Rejoicing !
Singer-songwriter américain basé au Texas, Jerry David DeCicca a débuté sa carrière au sein de The Black Swans avec qui il a réalisé 5 albums, avant de se lancer dans une carrière solo il y a maintenant 6 ans ... 3...
2020-05-2544 minIn SeclusionWe’ll Be Two Meters Apart, But Still Face to Face - Justin North, Janders DeanJanders Dean founder, Justin North, has seen many downturns in the economy and legal industry before but he thinks that the ability for us to keep our stories alive on how we handled downturns before, has helped many navigate this particular situation. And through a bit of planning, and a little bit of luck, he finds his company accidentally ready for this pandemic. When we make our way back to the office, we'll be two meters apart, but we'll find ways to essentially be face to face.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in...
2020-05-2214 minIn SeclusionContinuing our Connectedness… Just in a Different Way - Sherry Kapple, LiteraSherry Kappel from Litera, flew back to the US just in time to avoid the travel ban on March 11th, and then immediately began preparation and action to move employees across the world to work from home. In the more than two months since this time, she has focused on interacting with her fellow workers, customers, and the legal community through virtual conferences and even daily tv-style presentations. She sees a future that continues to stress our ability to connect to one another… it's just going to happen in a different way.
Remember, we may all be In...
2020-05-2114 minIn SeclusionExpanding Community, Creativity, and Clients during a Crisis - Aurelia Spivey, Digitory LegalWhile we may be in the middle of a crisis, there are certain processes and relationships we need to maintain in order to make sure we have those as we make our way out of the crisis. Aurelia Spivey from Digitory Legal and the host of the Pricing Matters Podcast discusses the need to maintain our community, be creative, and focus on the needs of our clients. These three C's will be determining factors on how well we perform both during and after the pandemic and economic troubles.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're...
2020-05-2012 minIn SeclusionThe Distance has Kept Us Together - Colin Lechance, VLexOne of the themes I’ve picked up on with the now 41 episodes of this series, is that the transition to remote working environments caused by the pandemic was helped immensely by the increase in cloud and communications technology, as well as our need to work between multiple offices across vast distances. Colin Lachance from vLex solidifies that theme and tells how his recent international merger didn’t seem to slow the transition at all, in fact, it may have helped make that transition even more efficient.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this...
2020-05-1913 minIn SeclusionNavigating So Many Rules as We Start to Reopen - Mary Jenkins, AccufileMary Jenkins, Director of Research Solutions and Senior Law Librarian at Accufile, contracts with multiple law firms and corporations ranging from smaller firms companies all the way up to some of the largest national, and international law firms. Trying to navigate the individual rules of the businesses, the buildings, and the local, state, and federal governments can be quite complicated, but it gives her some insights on what is working, and where she thinks we are heading as we look to reopen offices, and how this pandemic is going to affect us long term.
Remember, we may...
2020-05-1815 minIn SeclusionMissing the Natural Serendipitous Exploration of Ideas - Kristin HodginsOne of the things that many of us struggle with, but may not admit to others, is that we actually really miss the office environment. Whether it is the ability to duck into another worker’s office for advice, or bouncing ideas off others in breakrooms, there is definitely processes of an office setting that are very difficult to replicate. I talk with Kristin Hodgins and ask her about how she is adjusting to a remote working environment that is missing many of the things that she really enjoyed about her job, and working in an office.
Re...
2020-05-1511 minIn SeclusionLegal Marketing Association's Mission During the Pandemic - Jill Huse (President) and Kelly MacKinnon (President-Elect)During a crisis, professional associations become a touchstone for many in the profession in order to stay in touch with our peers and to continue professional development and even potential employment opportunities. I talk with the current Legal Marketing Association (LMA) President Jill Huse and LMA Vice-President Kelly MacKinnon to see how they are reacting to the needs of their members during this crisis.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together.
Host: Greg Lambert (@glambert)
Producer: Janice Anderson
Artwork: Dean Lambert
Music: Jerry David DeCicca
Twitter: @I...
2020-05-1416 minIn SeclusionProviding Legal Information Services in America's Last Frontier - Susan Falk, Alaska State Law LibrarianYesterday I went virtually to Hawaii to see how the pandemic has affected one of the United States’ remote locations. Today I get to go to another paradise, albeit a little bit further north, and a lot cooler, to talk with Susan Falk, the State Law Librarian at Alaska Court System. While Alaska may have missed the brunt of the pandemic, it was not immune to the changes that a work from home environment has created.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together.
Host: Greg Lambert (@glambert)
Producer: Janice An...
2020-05-1316 minIn SeclusionProviding Access to Justice in Paradise - Jenny Silbiger, State Law Librarian/Access to Justice Coordinator, Hawaii State JudiciaryThe pandemic is sparing no one, even in the tropical paradise of Hawaii. I talk with the Hawaiian State Law Librarian, Jenny Silbiger about how she lead her staff through the transition to remote work and service to the courts, the bar, and to the citizens across the multiple islands of Hawaii. As many law librarians do, she reached out to others across the country and sought best practices guidance from librarians, museum curators, and government agencies like the CDC. It shows that even those who are thousands of miles away are still not alone.
Remember, we m...
2020-05-1217 minIn SeclusionYoung Lawyers Working and Living Through the Pandemic - Victor Flores, City of Plano and President of the Texas Young Lawyers AssociationThe pandemic and the changes in our overall work structure can be challenging to even the most experienced of us in the legal industry. For younger lawyers, those just starting off, or those who are having to take care of younger children at home while balancing work, this can be overwhelming. I talk with Victor Flores, Assistant City Attorney at the City of Plano, who is managing all of these challenges and is leading some 27,000 of his peers through his work as the current President of the Texas Young Lawyers Association.
Remember, we may all be In...
2020-05-1112 minIn SeclusionNYLI's Seven Guidelines to Return to Business - Lucy Curci-Gonzalez and Emily Moog, New York Law InstituteLucy Curci-Gonzalez is the Executive Director, and Emily Moog is Research Librarian for the New York Law Institute (NYLI). Late last year, NYLI updated its business continuity plans to include the possibility of a pandemic shutting down access to the physical location. This helped the staff and leadership navigate through the effects of the pandemic which hit New York City especially hard. Now they have created seven guidelines to help lead them back into the eventual reopening of services for the institute's members.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together.
Ho...
2020-05-0816 minIn SeclusionWhat Does Reopening Georgia Mean for One County Law Library? - Sarah Mauldin, DeKalb County Law LibraryThe State of Georgia was one of the last states to restrict movement and one of the first states to announce plans for reopening for business. I talk with DeKalb County Law Librarian, Sarah Mauldin, about her experiences over the past two months as her county went into lockdown, and is now looking to gradually reopen.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together.
Host: Greg Lambert (@glambert)
Producer: Janice Anderson
Artwork: Dean Lambert
Music: Jerry David DeCicca
Twitter: @InSeclusionPod
2020-05-0715 minIn SeclusionCreatively Diversifying a Print-Centric Library - Holly Riccio, California Judiciary Court LibraryHolly Riccio and I have a lot in common. We are both former Presidents of the American Association of Law Libraries, and we have worked in a variety of different types of law libraries over our careers. At the beginning of 2020, Holly became the Director at the California Judicial Center Library. In her five months there, half of her time has been spent working remotely. We discuss how the courts she supports have changed how they conduct their business, and how that has changed how her library changed their support for the courts.
Remember, we may all...
2020-05-0610 minIn SeclusionHow Do We Continue to Serve People Who Are Far Away? - Amy Small, Texas State Law LibraryOne of the bright spots of this pandemic, when it comes to the legal industry, is that many of us are realizing that the important thing we provide is tied to our services rather than our physical location. Law Librarians have been saying this for well over a decade, and now other parts of the industry are realizing that we are much more than an office in a tall building. Today I talk with Amy Small, Assistant Director of the Texas State Law Library, who is coordinating efforts across the state to provide services to a public who is...
2020-05-0514 minIn SeclusionServing the Public's Legal Information Needs During a Pandemic - Joe Lawson, Harris County Law LibraryMay 1st began phase one of the reopening efforts for the State of Texas. Governor Abbott's order specifically lists libraries as one of the businesses which can open at a 25% capacity rate (and social distancing), but not all libraries are ready to open right away. I talk with Joe Lawson, Deputy Director of the Harris County Law Library about how he and the staff in Texas' largest metropolitan area are preparing to open later this month, and how they are providing vital services to the courts, the bar, and the general public.
Remember, we may all be...
2020-05-0417 minIn SeclusionDuring an Emergency, KM Professionals Really Show Their Value - Jennifer Mendez, Fisher PhillipsSometimes it takes an emergency situation for resources to really show their value. Many of us are seeing this when it comes to the Knowledge Management tools and process improvement methods that KM professionals like today's guest have been promoting for years. Add to this, she's only been at her current position for less than two months.
Jennifer Mendez is the Director of KM Innovation at Fisher Phillips, and while she is new at the firm, she brings years of experience in addressing the current needs of her new firm. As the saying goes, "never let an...
2020-05-0113 minIn SeclusionChanging Jobs Mid-Pandemic - Maribel Nash, Cooley, LLPOn April 6, 2020, most of us were just hitting our third week of working remotely. For Maribel Nash, she was starting a new job at Cooley, LLP. While the timing may have complicated things like getting computer equipment from the new employer and orientation, Nash actually found that there were actually many opportunities in transitioning at this time. Whether it was getting more "face" time with her fellow employees, or getting to know others at the firm on a more personal level, it wasn't as much of a challenge as many of us might think. While this type of change...
2020-04-3009 minIn SeclusionWhat's It Like to be a New Fall Associate in 2020? - Tori Coates, Baylor Law School and Daniel Maldonado, St. Mary's Law SchoolThis week I am focusing on the employment opportunities for lawyers during this pandemic crisis. I hit up my alma mater yesterday, and today I go even closer to home by interviewing two incoming Fall Associates at my law firm, Jackson Walker. Tori Coates is graduating from Baylor Law School in Waco and will join us in our Austin office. Daniel Maldonado is about to graduate from St. Mary's Law School in San Antonio. He will start in that same city's office this fall. Obviously a lot has happened between the time they left as Summer Associates last July...
2020-04-2913 minIn SeclusionConnecting Law Students to Employers During a Pandemic - Alicia Currin-Moore, University of Oklahoma College of LawLast week I talked with a number of law students about their adjustments during the pandemic for school, graduation, the bar, and employment. This week I wanted to focus more on getting, and keeping these students employed. I reached out to my alma mater and talked with the Director of Career Development, Alicia Currin-Moore, to see how the University of Oklahoma College of Law is keeping the pipeline of students to employers flowing.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together.
Host: Greg Lambert (@glambert)
Producer: Janice Anderson
Artwork...
2020-04-2814 minIn SeclusionLateral Recruiting in the Age of COVID-19 - Richard Hsu, Major, Lindsey, and AfricaWhile most of us haven't been in a physical office for more than a month, that doesn't mean that people aren't changing jobs. The legal industry's lateral movement was white-hot before the pandemic, and there while things have definitely slowed down according to today's guest, Richard Hsu, it hasn't stopped. Richard is a former BigLaw Partner and is currently the Managing Director for Major, Lindsey, & Africa in San Francisco. In addition to his day job, Richard also runs a fantastic podcast called, Hsu Untied, where he talks with legal and other business leaders (including people like Steve Wozniak, Mark...
2020-04-2709 minIn SeclusionHow Are Law Students Learning In Seclusion? - Pt. 5 - Michael Anderson, Emory University School of LawIn the final installment on how law students are coping with the changes in remote learning, I talk with Michael Anderson, 3L from Emory University School of Law. Michael discusses how he finished his semester at his family's home in Maryland rather than returning to Atlanta, and how he is planning to study and take the Georgia Bar Exam and plan for the start of his legal career.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together.
Host: Greg Lambert (@glambert)
Producer: Janice Anderson
Artwork: Dean Lambert
Music: Jerry...
2020-04-2414 minIn SeclusionHow Are Law Students Learning In Seclusion? - Pt. 4 - Kanza Khan, Michigan State University Law SchoolIn part four of our week-long series on how law students are coping with the changes in remote learning, I talk with second-year law student Kanza Khan. Kanza's story is a bit different than the previous episodes in that MSU's grading is not entirely pass/fail, and her classes continued to follow a fairly strict schedule to mimic the normal class lecture process. In addition, there's been a twist to her plans for her summer work. It just proves that this pandemic effects law students in many different ways.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but...
2020-04-2312 minIn SeclusionHow Are Law Students Learning In Seclusion? - Pt. 3 - Rachel Sodee, Vanderbilt Law SchoolIn part three of our week-long series on how law students are coping with the changes in remote learning, I talk with third-year law student Rachel Sodee. Rachel discusses her experience with Vanderbilt's transition to online courses and her preparation for finals. We also discuss how the state of Tennessee is still planning for a July Bar Exam with an October option as well. And finally, we discuss how she is communicating with her Nashville law firm she is scheduled to begin working at in September. There are a lot of issues that 3Ls have to think about in...
2020-04-2210 minIn SeclusionHow Are Law Students Learning In Seclusion? - Pt. 2 - Morgan McGreevy, University of Texas Law SchoolIn part two of our week-long series on how law students are coping with the changes in remote learning, I talk with second-year law student Morgan McGreevy of the University of Texas. Morgan started law school after working the past decade as an insurance underwriter. He walks me through how his classes transitioned to online teaching. How the University of Texas made clear, decisive decisions for how the Spring Semester would continue. And, the status of his summer associate position at an AmLaw 100 firm in Houston. There are a lot of moving parts going on for all of these...
2020-04-2110 minIn SeclusionHow Are Law Students Learning In Seclusion? - Pt. 1 - Stephanie Nweke, University of Houston Law CenterThis week, I interview 2L and 3L law students about how they are adapting to their online classes, pass/fail grades, the upcoming finals, and what, if any, changes are occurring with their Summer or Fall Associate positions.
My first guest is Stephanie Nweke from the University of Houston Law Center. Stephanie is a 2L who is scheduled to go to California to work for a large law firm as a Summer Associate. She is also the co-founder of Blademy, an online learning tool for black millennials.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we...
2020-04-2010 minIn SeclusionWorking Remotely, Together - Christine Sellers Sullivan and Jeremy Sullivan#HOMEsweetHOME
Today's guests bring home this podcast's catchphrase that "we're in this together." Christine Sellers Sullivan and Jeremy Sullivan are both legal information professionals, and a married couple working at home. While there are many married couples who planned their lives around working together, the pandemic has tossed many married couples into a togetherness that no one really expected. For some, this would be tough, but for the Sullivans, they seem to know each other's strengths, weaknesses, as well as good and bad habits. Throw in moving houses, and bringing their adorable Scottish Fold cat, Fred, and...
2020-04-1714 minIn SeclusionWill WFH Finally Drag the Legal Industry Into the 21st Century? - Kristin Tyler - LAWCLERK#houseandHOME
While the legal industry is adjusting to its new work from home reality (the running joke is "we are all in-house attorneys now"), today's guest manages a stable of some 2,800 lawyers who all work remotely. Kristin Tyler is the co-founder of LAWCLERK, a company that connects freelance lawyers with on-demand project-based work. She talks with me about how the legal industry may finally have a reason to move into the 21st Century and look at different technologies, and work structures that better fit today's lifestyles and work needs.
Remember, we may all be In...
2020-04-1610 minIn SeclusionManaging Our Expectations of Ourselves, and of Others - Steve Matthews - TRG Screen#HOMEfieldadvantage
Today's guest, Steve Matthews, CEO of TRG Screen (owner of Research Monitor), talks with me about how our decade long journey to the cloud has helped him seamlessly migrate his staff to a completely online work environment. This migration also makes the use of products like Research Monitor and Quest easily manageable within a remote work environment. Steve also discusses as our shelter-in-place situation extends, we need to understand our limits, as well as the needs and limits of those we manage.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together.
2020-04-1511 minIn SeclusionTransforming the Business - Steve Roses - William S. Hein & Co., Inc.#inHOMEservice
Steve Roses is a road warrior. As the Director, Sales William S. Hein & Co., Inc, and HeinOnline, he is at conferences and tradeshows constantly. While that may be put on pause for this pandemic, the need to help the customer continues as strongly as ever. Whether it is opening access to the academic community, or providing special PDF outputs for the courts, Steve Roses communicates and listens to the customers to make sure they have the resources and training they need to get through this tough time.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, b...
2020-04-1410 minIn SeclusionCatching Our Breath… And Focusing On It - Heather Simmons (UGA) and Kyle Courtney (Harvard)#HOMEbreath
We are all busy and extremely stressed out at the moment. Heather Simmons of the University of Georgia School of Law and Kyle Courtney of Harvard University discuss how we need to make time for ourselves and take some time to think about mindfulness. Five minutes of sitting quietly and focusing on our breathing may not sound like a lot, but right now, it is. Simmons and Courtney penned an article a few years ago for AALL, that is a good place to start if you need more information.
In a time where we m...
2020-04-1311 min
The Geek In ReviewWhy Retention of Legal Talent Can't Be The Equivalent of a Coin Flip - Bryan Parker of Legal InnovatorsIt's not unusual for law firms to invest around $1M in recruiting, hiring, training, and retention of Associates over the first four years of their legal career. However, if you look at the actual retention rates through the fourth or fifth year, it is essentially a coin flip on whether the firm retains, or loses that talent. Bryan Parker, CEO of Legal Innovators thinks that it is not a good return on the law firm's (and the Associate's) time and capital investment. Parker believes that you can take a more holistic approach to the recruitment process and evaluate the...
2020-04-1054 minIn SeclusionReporting Legal News During a Pandemic - Amber McKinney - Law360#HOMEcloset
Amber McKinney is the Managing Editor for Law360 and is the host of one of my favorite legal podcasts, Law360's Pro Say. I got to see Amber's new recording studio, which also doubles as the closet of her apartment. There are a number of issues that Amber had to address as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down courthouses across the country, and began having a major effect on the legal industry as a whole. How should Law360 pivot to cover these issues, and still cover the bread-and-butter topic of all the other legal news?
R...
2020-04-0912 minIn SeclusionSimultaneously Preparing for the Best and the Worst - Joy Heath Rush - ILTA#HOMEtech
When you run a large legal technology association, you know your members are one of the biggest reasons that most of us can work from home. It also means that there is a lot of pressure on those members to make sure everything is running correctly and that you understand tools that you may never have used before. In other words, your members are a little stressed out right now. Today's guest, Joy Heath Rush, CEO of ILTA, is using the resources of her organization to make sure that members are sharing ideas and experiences, and...
2020-04-0813 minIn SeclusionDean Sonderegger - Adapting to Customers Living in a Virtual World - Wolters Kluwer#HOMEawayfromHOME
As the coronavirus spread along the global distribution chain, it became apparent that eventually, all global markets were going to be affected. For Dean Sonderegger, Senior Vice-President and General Manager at Wolters Kluwer Legal and Regulatory US, the signs started in January, and by mid-March, the company was essentially an all-remote workforce. The new reality was that information needed to be fluid. Customers and non-customers were in need of reliable information. Students needed access to casebooks and study guides. Lawyers and Judges needed access to materials they only had in print. A global company needed some...
2020-04-0714 minIn SeclusionThe Era of Asynchronous Collaboration - Matt Homann - The Filament#HOMEturf
Matt Homann is the founder of The Filament in St. Louis. If your business is facilitating in-person meetings, like Matt's is, you might think that this time of quarantine and isolation would be disastrous for you. While that is what Matt's traditional business model is, he’s using that experience to usher in new ways of thinking about asynchronous collaboration. That's not letting an emergency go to waste.
Remember, we may all be in seclusion, but we're in this together.
Host: Greg Lambert (@glambert)
Producer: Janice Anderson
Artwork: Dean Lambert...
2020-04-0614 minIn SeclusionLearning as We Go - Nicole Morris - Emory University School of Law#HOMEfires
Nicole Morris is the Director of the TI:GER Program and Professor in Practice at Emory School of Law. She shared with me a number of stories, both personal and professional about transitioning to teaching online courses. While things are happening at a rapid pace, she's trying to remain dynamic in how she approaches her teaching, and she makes sure that she shares her experiences with other professors, and listens to them for their own experiences and suggestions. It's important to remain flexible and be cognizant of the issues going on in the students' lives. And...
2020-04-0320 minIn SeclusionTossed into the Deep End - Andrea Markstrom - Taft Stettinius & Hollister#HOMEscreen
The speed at which the COVID-19 crisis hit the legal industry made it especially difficult for our technology staff and leadership. Now imagine that you’re the CIO and have been at your firm for less than 90 days and had to lead them through this unprecedented remote work structure. That’s exactly what today’s guest found herself doing. Andrea Markstrom, CIO at Taft, Stettinius, and Hollister's Minneapolis office joins us to share her story of finding herself leading the charge for an entirely remote law firm working environment.
Andrea is also heading up a camp...
2020-04-0213 minIn SeclusionManaging to a Clock is a Bit Lazy - Kris Martin - HBR#HOMEflipping
We’ve talked a lot about managing remote people on the series so far. For Kris Martin, management consultant for HBR, that scenario was his daily life, except for one twist. He was the remote worker, and his employees were the ones in the office every day. Now, he has to adjust to the new situation where everyone is now remote. Oh… and add to that the fact that he lives in El Salvador and most of his staff is in New York City and Chicago. Remote workers will magnify how good, or bad a manager is...
2020-04-0111 minIn SeclusionGetting the Legal Information to the Legal Professional - Neil Sternthal - Thomson Reuters#driveitHOME
What role does the Legal Information Publisher play in this new work from home model for the legal industry? Neil Sternthal from Thomson Reuter talks with me to explain how they are supporting the industry in creative ways.
Remember, we may all be In Seclusion, but we're in this together.
Host: Greg Lambert (@glambert)
Producer: Janice Anderson
Artwork: Dean Lambert
Music: Jerry David DeCicca
Twitter: @InSeclusionPod
2020-03-3113 minIn SeclusionThe New 'New Normal' - Michelle Cosby - Temple Law School, AALL President#HOMEloans
The New Normal was coined to define the changes after the Lehman Brothers collapse. There is another New Normal that is already happening around the legal industry. Today's guest, Michelle Cosby, has double-duty as the Director of the Law Library at Temple University, and as the President of the American Association of Law Libraries. She has to help her law students, student workers, law professors, and association members handle this remote work environment.
There's a need for leaders to be transparent and make sure that those who rely upon them, know what is going on...
2020-03-3012 minIn SeclusionThe Need for Next-Gen Roles in Law Firms - Toby Brown - Perkins Coie#HOMEeconomics
While law firms have been relatively well prepared for this transition to work from home, the future will have a number of challenges for legal professionals. Toby Brown is always looking at trends in the industry and understands that there are waves of challenges coming. Law firms are doing a good job of responding to needs, but they struggle with handling what comes next. Clients are going to start looking at their future needs, and firms need to do the same.
He lays out some of the issues that hit the industry in the...
2020-03-2715 min
The Geek In ReviewAlyson Carrel and Cat Moon on The Delta ModelWe have discussed the concept of the T-Shaped Lawyer on previous episodes, but we jump into a new concept this week called the Delta Model. Alyson Carrel from Northwestern Law School joins returning guest Cat Moon from Vanderbilt Law School’s Program on Law and Innovation to discuss this intriguing idea of helping lawyers understand the pyramid of skills surrounding understanding the law, business & operations, and personal effectiveness.
We suggest taking a look at this primer from Carrel, Moon, and other members of the Delta Model working group (Natalie Runyon, Shellie Reid, and Gabe Teninbaum) from Bill Henderson's blog, Legal Ev...
2019-11-121h 00
The Geek In ReviewHotshot's Ian Nelson on Modernizing Attorney Professional DevelopmentIan Nelson is no stranger to introducing the legal industry to as-needed training on legal topics. He was one of the first US employees of Practical Law Company (PLC). After PLC was acquired by Thomson Reuters, Ian stayed on for a while as PLC transitioned into the Thomson Reuters portfolio of legal resources, but his days of finding better ways of presenting and teaching legal concepts were not behind him. Recently, he and his co-founder Chris Wedgeworth (anther PLC alum) created Hotshot. Hotshot is an online Professional Development resource which uses short videos, quizzes, and more to train lawyers...
2019-11-0445 min
The Geek In ReviewAnd the Survey Says... - Kevin Clem on the HBR Law Department SurveyThis week, we bring on Kevin Clem, Chief Commercial Officer for HBR Consulting. Kevin discusses the HBR Law Department Survey which has become a staple in the industry over the past 16 years. There is still a bit of a Family Feud between the in-house and the outside counsel ranks, but the survey is showing that there are lots of opportunities for the two sides to communicate and collaborate, rather than keep the status quo in the relationship. GC's are wanting their outside firms to help them beyond their legal issues, and really get to understand their business needs and...
2019-10-1749 min
The Geek In ReviewThe Legal Tech and Innovation Pipeline - Can Law Schools and Law Firms Better the Process?Three law school innovators, three law firm innovators, a law student, and a biglaw Partner meet on a podcast... this podcast... and share thoughts on how to improve law students' tech skills before they arrive at the firm. That is the setting for this episode of The Geek in Review.
Nikki Shaver, Director of Innovation and Knowledge from Paul Hastings got this conversation started on Twitter when she discovered that most of the New Fall Associates (NFAs) did not take any technology or innovation courses while in law school. This is not an uncommon story. There seems to...
2019-10-0356 min
The Geek In ReviewNYU Law and Tech Conference: Serving it Up East Coast StyleIt turns out that the West Coast doesn't have a lock on law and tech innovation. On this episode, we talk with four guests who are involved in the upcoming NYU Law and Tech: Impact on Innovation, coming up on October 15, 2019. Our guests today are Felicity Conrad is a NYU grad and CoFounder and CEO of Paladin. Michael Weinberg is the Executive Director at the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at NYU. Christian Lang, Head of Strategy at Reynen Court. And, Anna McGrane is also an NYU Law alum, and is the Co-founder and COO of PacerPro. Each d...
2019-09-2632 min
The Geek In ReviewMakerspaces in Law Schools with Ashley Matthews and Sharon BradleyMakerspaces are becoming very popular in libraries, and today we talk with two librarians who are ready to bring the collaborative thinking and working spaces into the law school library environment. Ashley Matthews is at George Mason's Antonin Scalia Law School, and Sharon Bradley is at the University of Georgia School of Law. Both believe there is a great benefit in carving out spaces within the law school library to allow students and faculty the ability to tinker and experiment with their creative sides, and potentially come up with the next big idea in the legal market.
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2019-09-2042 min
The Geek In ReviewAndie Kramer and Al Harris on Their New Book, It's Not You, It's the WorkplaceWhile we could talk all day with the husband and wife team of Andie Kramer and Al Harris about being BigLaw Partners, it is their work on women's conflicts and bias in the workplace which brings them on the show today. Andie and Al recently released their second book, It's Not You, It's the Workplace: Women's Conflict at Work and the Bias That Built It. And we jump in with both feet to discuss how the workplace environment, even at law firms (or maybe, especially at law firms), is designed to place women in adversarial roles against one another...
2019-09-1356 min
The Geek In ReviewALM's Dylan Jackson on the Issues of Mental Health and Overall Value of Law Firm StaffWelcome to the 50th Episode of the Geek in Review!!
American Lawyer Media Reporter, Dylan Jackson, joins us this week to discuss two of his recent articles which focused on the mental health of law firm staff, as well as the persistent caste system which still exists in the large law firm environment. Jackson talked with a number of people within law firms regarding how firms view the mental health of staffers, what firms are doing (or not doing) to address the issues, as well as how firms value their staff's contribution to the success of the...
2019-08-2839 min
The Geek In ReviewSameena Kluck on the Measuring the ROI of Pro Bono WorkMost of us learned that if you set goals, those goals should be measurable. Sameena Kluck, Vice President of Business Development at Paladin, PBC, sits down with us this week to discuss how Pro Bono goals should also be measurable. While Pro Bono work is primarily viewed as a way for lawyers to do "good work," it has a larger impact than just on those receiving the work. We anecdotally know that Pro Bono impacts professional development, business development, recruiting, retention, attorney morale, marketing, branding, and more. However, there hasn't been a very good way of actually quantifying how...
2019-08-2239 min
The Geek In ReviewJason Wilson on Small and Regional Legal Publisher Survival in Today's MarketWhen mega-legal publisher, Thomson Reuters, acquired regional legal publisher, O'Connor's in January 2018, there were many Texas lawyers and law librarians who worried about what would happen to this very popular publisher. Greg sits down with former O'Connor's Vice President, Jason Wilson, and talks about the history of O'Connor's, why they focused on information design, and the plain English style of writing of their books. Wilson says the secret to good publishing, is spending a good amount of time preparing the material, and a systematic approach to organizing the material in a way that makes sense to the attorneys. While...
2019-08-1451 min
The Geek In ReviewIan McDougall on LexisNexis' Rule of Law FoundationIan McDougall is the General Counsel for LexisNexis, as well as the President of LexisNexis' Rule of Law Foundation. According to the Foundation, The Rule of Law is made up of four parts:
Equality Under the Law
Transparency of Law
Independent Judiciary
Accessible Legal Remedy
For there to be a true existence of Rule of Law, all four parts must be present in the governments which rule the people. McDougall says that no country has mastered the Rule of Law, and that ideals like democracy and justice can cause significant barriers to the Rule of Law. Without...
2019-08-0645 min
The Geek In ReviewAnusia Gillespie on the New Big Law's Innovation Confusion DisorderOn this episode of The Geek in Review, Anusia Gillespie, the US Head of Innovation at Eversheds Sutherland, sits down with us this week to discuss what she refers to as the "New Big Law" market's inverted approach to innovation. In a market filled with problem solvers, sometimes the innovation we create solves a problem first, and then sets out to find the problem for this solution. Gillespie finds that innovation is disciplined and structured in its approach, but broad and creative in its thinking. Innovation definitely doesn’t live in any one discipline. Innovative solutions might require technology expert...
2019-07-2946 min
The Geek In ReviewvLex's Faus and Gerami on Foreign Legal Research - France's Judicial Analytics (Over)Reaction - AALL RecapAfter a week of Washington, DC heat and humidity, we are back to discuss all things legal information with a slant toward technology and management. We have a recap of the American Association of Law Libraries annual conference, #AALL19, where Marlene runs through her packed schedule of events which she attended, presented, or wished she'd attended. Greg was just happy to rotate off the AALL Executive Board, which he's been a part of for most of this decade. Don't worry.... there's still plenty of other AALL work for him to do.
On this episode, Marlene and Greg...
2019-07-2239 min
The Geek In ReviewTom Gaylord on SCOTUS Taking Up Georgia's Copyright Claim Over Its StatutesThe law is the law, and should be in the public domain, right?? Well, you'd think so, but it may be up to the US Supreme Court to make that determination in its next session when it takes up The State of Georgia v. Public.Resources.org. We talk with Tom Gaylord, Faculty Services & Scholarly Communications Librarian at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, about his thoughts on why the Court granted cert. on an issue that hasn't been on its radar, and how he thinks a minimum of five justices may align on the issue. Tom breaks down...
2019-07-0336 min
The Geek In ReviewThe Pros and Cons of Working RemotelyIt seems that the current workforce is looking for more flexibility in where they work, and how often that means in an office setting, a home office, or in some other remote location. We conducted a semi-Elephant Post episode this week and asked our listeners to call in and leave their stories about the pros and cons of remote working. We have a diverse group of 13 stories ranging from marketers, librarians, attorneys, techies, and more from North America and even from Europe. Key factors are trust, transparency, flexibility, and a fast Internet connection. Walk with us as we celebrate...
2019-06-2649 min
The Geek In ReviewEpisode 21: Courtney Selby on Beer LawIt's the episode of The Geek In Review that Greg has dreamed about. Beer law!
Courtney Selby, Associate Dean for Information Services, Director of the Law Library, and Professor of Law at Hoftra University Law School, walks us through the strange and interesting topic of beer laws. Selby has immersed herself in the topic for years, and has an upcoming publication with W.S. Hein on Brewery Law including a national survey of state laws on the topic. Not only does Courtney Selby explain some of the more bizarre rules around beer, ciders, and other alcohol laws, she also give s...
2018-12-1637 min
The Geek In ReviewEpisode 17 - Scott Mozarsky on Litigation Financing and Its Ties to Knowledge ManagementSometimes when you drop by Greg's office, he will ask if you'll sit down for an interview for the Geek In Review Podcast. This week, Scott Mozarsky, Managing Directory for North American at Vannin Capital fell into that trap, and even Marlene jumped in on Skype and joined the conversation. Scott was the former President of Bloomberg Law and has been in the legal media industry for decades. During the discussion, Mazarsky talks about how the Knowledge Management skills found in law firms can be applied to some of the same analytics and processes found in Litigation Finance. He also...
2018-11-1241 min
The Geek In ReviewPodcast Episode 16 - New AALL Executive Director Vani UngapenOn this episode of The Geek In Review, we talk with the new Executive Director of the American Association of Law Libraries, Vani Ungapen. Vani discusses her initiation into AALL and having to learn all of the different acronyms that Law Librarians like to use.
Greg was inducted into the College of Law Practice Management as a Fellow. While at the CoLPM meeting, former Harvard Law School President, Martha Minnow discussed her mission as the Vice-Chair of the Legal Services Corporation, and the need to help those who cannot afford legal services to not fall through the cracks.
To dovetail wit...
2018-11-0726 min
Brokedown Podcast028 - Blues For The World MixNo guest this week, fellow Dead Freaks. Just you and me and a the good old Grateful Dead. I've got a jam-packed mix for you that I think you're gonna enjoy. I put this together over ten years ago and it's high time you got a chance to wrap your head around it.
Last episode's guest, Jerry David DeCicca's new album comes out on Friday, 9/28 so head on over to his website, jerrydaviddecicca.com where you'll find tour dates and links to purchase his records. Please do check out what he has to offer.
Once...
2018-09-251h 24
Brokedown Podcast027 - Getting To Know Jerry David DeCiccaGreetings, Dead Freaks! In this episode I sit down and chat with songwriter, Jerry David DeCicca, about his new album, Burning Daylight (out on 9/28 and available on Bandcamp), and his other album from this year, Time The Teacher (also at Bandcamp). We then get into his history as a Dead fan and wrap the whole thing up with some good old Grateful Dead.
You can delve into the Jerry David DeCicca's work on his website, jerrydaviddecicca.com where you'l find tour dates and links to purchase his records. Please head on over and check out what he...
2018-09-111h 38