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In the News 221: Special Guest Stephen Embry - Meta Spectacles 👓 Approved AI, and the Best Bathroom Breaks on a Plane 🚽Send us a textWatch the video!https://youtu.be/QIWT5gWQ_Rw00:00 Welcome Stephen Embry!03:32 Steve’s Daily Tech08:00 Meta Vision Spectacles15:57 Approved AI Attorney Apocalypse41:09 Best Bathroom Breaks on a Plane46:17 The Amazing Benefits of AnalogAbout Stephen Embryhttps://www.techlawcrossroads.com/about/Dear ChatGPT: Words Matterhttps://abovethelaw.com/2025/09/dear-chatgpt-words-matter/Some Travel Tips You May Know by Heart and Some You Don’thttps://www.techlawcrossroads.com/2025/09/some-travel-tips-you-may-know-by-heart-and-some-you-dont/My Second Top Ten Travel Tips...

2025-11-0753 min

The Marketing Phoenix Podcast Messaging That Reflects Their Business, Not YoursIn this episode of The Marketing Phoenix Podcast, host Melissa “Rogo” Rogozinski sits down with Stephen Embry, founder of TechLaw Crossroads and respected voice in legal technology, to unpack why so many startups miss the mark with their messaging.They explore how sales teams and sales reps in legal tech can create more effective sales conversations by truly understanding customer pain points and aligning their message with how law firms actually operate. From actively listening during every sales call to using evidence-based sales strategy, Melissa and Steve show how to build trust, not just a pitch.

2025-10-2955 min

The Tech Savvy Lawyer 🎙️ Ep. 120: AI Game Changers for Law Firms - Stephen Embry on Legal Tech Adoption and Privacy Concerns 🤖⚖️My next guest is Stephen Embry. Steve is a legal technology expert, blogger at Tech Law Crossroads, and contributor to Above the Law. A former mass tort defense litigator with 20 years of remote practice experience, Steven specializes in AI implementation for law firms and legal technology adoption challenges. With a master's degree in civil engineering and programming expertise since 1980, he brings a unique technical insight to legal practice. Steven provides data-driven analysis on how AI is revolutionizing law firms while addressing critical privacy and security concerns for legal professionals. 💻 Join Stephen Embry and me as we discuss the...

2025-09-1651 min

Adventures In Legal Tech Artificial Flavor - How AI Has & Will Irrevocably Change the Practice of Law with Stephen EmbryI talked with a legaltech journalist about the many ways in which artificial intelligence will impact the legal vertical. Episode Highlights 01:04 - Unique tech solutions for law firms. 01:43 - Generative AI's impact on law practice. 03:00 - Stephen Embry joins as guest expert. 05:55 - Threat to the traditional law firm model. 09:40 - Shifting from billable hours to value-based fees. 14:51 - Tech Law Crossroads blog origin. 18:19 - Stephen's South by Southwest experience. 21:08 - Valuing law work by outcome, not hours. 24:14 - Law automation: Replacing non-productive work. 27:40 - The challenge...

2025-04-0737 min

ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network This year's historic ABA Techshow will be bigger than everFor one thing, it marks the 40th annual iteration of the show. For another, it promises to be the biggest of all time—emanating for the first time from the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. Techshow co-chair Stephen Embry talks to the ABA Journal’s Victor Li about what to expect from this year’s show.

2025-03-1231 min

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels This year's historic ABA Techshow will be bigger than everFor one thing, it marks the 40th annual iteration of the show. For another, it promises to be the biggest of all time—emanating for the first time from the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. Techshow co-chair Stephen Embry talks to the ABA Journal’s Victor Li about what to expect from this year’s show.

2025-03-1231 min

Legaltech Week 02/21/25: Trump cancels SEC's Westlaw subscription, Deposely offers free AI litigation tool, & moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist Introductions 03:43 Trump Cancels The SEC's Westlaw Subscription For Probably The Dumbest Possible Reason (Selected by Joe Patrice) 14:40 My JELL-O Theory of Legal Tech (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 30:50 Wondering what the Big 4 are up to? Stuart Bedford, KPMG's global head of legal services, makes it pretty clear (Selected by Stephen Embry) 41:50 Upsolve: Building the turbotax of bankruptcy and battling UPL restrictions (S...

2025-02-2757 min

Legaltech Week 02/07/25: Women + AI summit, our experiments with OpenAI Deep Research, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist Introductions 03:20 Women + AI Vanderbilt Summit (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 21:50 Funding Freezes, Crowdfunding, And Legal Tech: The Ever-Changing Access-To-Justice Landscape (Selected by Niki Black) 27:10 Three stories on experiment with OpenAI's Deep Research for performing deep research (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 36:40 Please, Please Stop Using ChatGPT If You're Not Checking Cites (Selected by Joe Patrice) 48:17 Recent product roll outs from M...

2025-02-1358 min

Legal Talk Network - Law News and Legal Topics Previewing ABA TECHSHOW 2025With TECHSHOW coming up on April 2-5, Molly Ranns and JoAnn Hathaway welcome conference co-chairs Julie Bays and Stephen Embry to learn more about the offerings for 2025 attendees. TECHSHOW is unique amongst many legal tech conferences in that it is truly accessible for all legal professionals—from law students to solo attorneys to Big Law, and everything in between. Attendees with any level of technology expertise will find opportunities to gain fresh insights into leveraging tech to improve legal practice. They discuss the new location for the 2025 conference, share tips for new attendees, and preview notable topics, speakers, and ev...

2025-02-1034 min

State Bar of Michigan: On Balance Previewing ABA TECHSHOW 2025With TECHSHOW coming up on April 2-5, Molly Ranns and JoAnn Hathaway welcome conference co-chairs Julie Bays and Stephen Embry to learn more about the offerings for 2025 attendees. TECHSHOW is unique amongst many legal tech conferences in that it is truly accessible for all legal professionals—from law students to solo attorneys to Big Law, and everything in between. Attendees with any level of technology expertise will find opportunities to gain fresh insights into leveraging tech to improve legal practice. They discuss the new location for the 2025 conference, share tips for new attendees, and preview notable topics, speakers, and events. To...

2025-02-1030 min

Legaltech Week 01/24/2025: First law school to require AI education certification, a surge in contracting tech, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist Introductions A sudden surge in tech focused on contract playbooks (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) Legal tech for Plaintiffs' contingency fee lawyers draws investment dollars (Selected by Stephen Embry) Case Western Reserve School of Law becomes first law school in the U.S. to require legal AI education certification for all first-year law students (Selected by Victor Li) Bloomberg Law's new AI tools (S...

2025-01-3057 min

Legaltech Week 01/17/2025: Tom Goldstein case, Harvey's mysterious $3B valuation, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist Introductions 01:57 Tom Goldstein case (Selected by Joe Patrice) 17:55 CES 2025: lessons learned for legal (Selected by Stephen Embry) 29:09 Report on the LSC's Innovations in Tech conference (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 36:27 Businesses Would Report AI Layoffs to New York Under Hochul Plan (Selected by Niki Black) 46:10 Harvey's 'aggressive' $3B valuation (Selected by Joe Patrice) 48:44 Cynthia Outlook tool (Selected b...

2025-01-2356 min

Legaltech Week 01/03/2025: Our biggest episode of the year: 2024 Recap and 2025 PredictionsEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week is our annual recap and predictions episode, which is our favorite session of the year. This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist Introductions 04:40 Reflections on 2024 21:56 The legaltech trends that defined 2024 (Selected by Niki Black) 24:45 A Notebook LM Year in Review (Selected by Greg Lambert) 31:38 Huge legal tech funding rounds (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 48:50 GenAI and large language models are being applied b...

2025-01-091h 02

Legaltech Week 12/06/2024: Law school applications up 35% from 2023, Elon Musk tries legal tech, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 Panelist Introductions 05:15 The Legal Tech Fund Summit (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 08:57 Generative AI And Access To Justice: Incremental Solutions Or Overhyped Promises? (Selected by Niki Black) 21:00 Elon Musk Feeds AI 'All Court Cases,' Promises It Will Replace Judges Because He's An Idiot (Selected by Joe Patrice) 32:56 PACER Sucks More Than Usual... And We Know Exactly Who To Blame (Selected by J...

2024-12-121h 01

Legaltech Week 10/25/2024: New TR program gives Nonprofits access to CoCounsel, Everlaw & Netdocs user conferences, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:00 - Thoughts on the Netdocs user conference (Selected by Joe Patrice and Stephen Embry) 11:01 - Everlaw Summit: My thoughts on attending this conference in SF this week (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 19:22 - Thomson Reuters Launches Program To Provide CoCounsel AI to Legal Services and Legal Nonprofits (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 25:00 - Attorney vs. lawyer (Selected by Niki Black)

2024-10-2848 min

Legal Innovation Spotlight 40 - The Challenges, Benefits, and Realities of AI Adoption for Legal Professionals with Stephen EmbryIn this episode, Ted sits down with Stephen Embry, publisher of TechLaw Crossroads, to explore the transformative potential of generative AI in the legal field. Stephen shares insights on AI adoption in law firms, the surprising gap between perceptions and reality, and the critical role AI could play in shaping associate training. Tune in for an engaging discussion on how AI might redefine legal practice, offering both challenges and opportunities for the profession.In this episode, Stephen shares insights on how to:Integrate generative AI tools in legal practiceIdentify AI use cases for...

2024-10-0948 min

Legaltech Week 09/13/24: Special guests from vLex discuss news, AI learns to reason through problems, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 03:01 - Special guests from vLex: Ed Walters, chief strategy officer, and Robin Chesterman, global head of product, will join to discuss to discuss the major updates to Vincent AI 29:38 - Filevine Conference recap, and Filevine's Depo CoPilot 39:00 - Nonlawyer entities could provide legal services in Washington in proposed pilot program (Selected by Victor Li) 43:30 - Legal Ethics in the AI Era...

2024-09-171h 00

Legaltech Week 08/09/24: Jones Day Partner scoffs at Google antitrust ruling, the GPT wrapper behind new AI, & moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 04:30 - Maybe Don't Tweet That Destroying Evidence Subject To Lit Hold Is A Good Idea? Retired Jones Day Partner scoffs at Google anti trust ruling (selected by Joe Patrice) 13:52 - David v. Goliath Trial Begins this Month in Case that Challenges Thomson Reuter's Longstanding Copyrights in Legal Research Materials (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 20:55 - Delta v. CrowdStrike and Microsoft should make f...

2024-08-1656 min $Creek Talk Podcast - A Buffy & Dawson\'s Creek Recap Show$

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2024-07-191h 38

Legaltech Week 07/12/24: When does GenAI progress stop, what lawyers learned during pandemic, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 05:22 - GenAI: What if this is as good as it gets (Selected by Joe Patrice) 12:25 - Do lawyers really want to save (billable) time? (Selected by Stephen Embry) 26:55 - New Citators from vLex and Paxton Underscore That They Are The Holy Grail for Legal Research Companies (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 34:36 - What Lawyers Learned During the Pandemic (Selected by Victor Li...

2024-07-1856 min

FDCC Speaks Beyond the Court Reporter: The Future of Depositions with Stephen Embry & Karl Seelbach

2024-04-1439 min

Legaltech Week 03/29/24: Neil Gorsuch's research, first legal LLM built from lawfully obtained data, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 05:26 - In a Gen AI First, 273 Ventures Introduces KL3M, a Built-From-Scratch Legal LLM (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 18:16 - Judges To Generative AI: You're Out Of Order! (Selected by Niki Black) 34:30 - Neil Gorsuch Confidently Declares That He Did The Research (He Did Not Do The Research) (Selected by Joe Patrice) 43:28 - Europe wields new tech law to protect E...

2024-04-0856 min

Pioneers and Pathfinders Stephen EmbryOur guest today is Stephen Embry, a legal tech guru and longtime lawyer. Among Stephen’s many endeavors is TechLaw Crossroads, a blog devoted to the practical impact of technology and innovation on law practice. He writes frequently on the clash of cultures between tech and innovation on the one hand, and the traditional, precedent-grounded legal profession on the other. Today, he is a national litigator and advisor—primarily in the mass tort, business and consumer class action, and privacy and data breach arenas. Additionally, Stephen is the past chair of the ABA’s Law Practice Division and the past chair...

2024-04-0333 min

Legaltech Week March 1: Justices on social media law, ROSS cofounder returns to legal tech, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:54 - Justices appear skeptical of Texas, Florida social media laws (Selected by Victor Li) 12:56 - Sora: deep fake video on steroids or just a flash in the pan (Selected by Stephen Embry) 22:56 - Court Orders Lawyer to Pay Opposing Counsel After Citing Fake AI-Generated Case (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 27:14 - LegalOn launches Gen AI assistant for contract drafting (Selected by Jean...

2024-03-0758 min

Legaltech Week Feb. 23: Techshow and the infinite AI product updates, hallucinated cases, and chatbotsEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:35 - ABA Techshow 24:10 - Not Again! Two More Cases, Just this Week, of Hallucinated Citations in Court Filings Leading to Sanctions (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 34:35 - Firm Submits Fee Request Based On ChatGPT Search... Judge Is Less Than Impressed (Selected by Joe Patrice) 48:00 - Our chatbot is a seperate legal entity responsible for its own actions. Wait. What?? (Selected by Stephen...

2024-02-2657 min

Legaltech Week January 26: Litigator lost her voice, AI brought it back; plus two guest panelistsEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:52 - 'Not Going Away': A Star Greenberg Traurig Litigator Lost Her Voice. AI Brought it Back (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 13:40 - Jumping Into the Rabbit Hole: Experts Offer 3 Big 'Deepfake' Insights for Legal in 2024 (Selected by Isha Marathe) 25:45 - AI 'hallucinated' fake legal cases allegedly filed to B.C. court in Canadian first (Selected by Greg Lambert) 34:23 - An AI...

2024-02-0257 min

Legaltech Week Jan 19 2023: What causes legal tech flops, and what role does the c-suite play; plus AI music rightsEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 04:15 - Legalweek expectations 13:33 - What causes product flops in the legal space? Should legal tech be founded by technologists or lawyers? (Selected by Stephen Embry and Bob Ambrogi) 38:55 - AI-generated music is everywhere; is any of it legal? (Selected by Victor Li) 48:23 - Gen AI Will Require Robust KM Teams: A Chat with Legalweek Speaker Oz Benamram (Selected by Jean O'Grady)

2024-01-2055 min

Legaltech Week December 15, 2023: Michael Cohen's GPT brief, UK issues GenAI guidelines, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 03:12 - Let's all blame Schwartz! (Selected by Joe Patrice) 12:00 - UK Judicial Office issues guidelines for judges in England and Wales to use Gen AI (Selected by Stephen Embry and Stephanie Wilkins) 21:28 - Does Chat GTP have seasonal affective disorder? (Selected by Jean O'Grady) 26:20 - Silicon Valley Confronts a Grim New A.I. Metric (Selected by Niki Black)

2023-12-221h 02

Legaltech Week December 8, 2023: Troubling finds in Smokeball small firm survey, new AI ethics guidelines, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:35 - The Legal Tech Fund Conference (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 10:20 - AI Ethics Guidance Arrives Amid Rapid Legaltech Deployments (Selected by Niki Black) 20:00 - Associate Raises, Productivity, and Salaries (Selected by Joe Patrice) 31:50 - Is virtual law firm FisherBroyles about to lose 140 lawyers? Details of 'significant new venture' to come (Selected by Victor Li) 36:26 - Smokeball survey r...

2023-12-1251 min

Legaltech Week December 1, 2023: Double-Spacing debate, ChatGPT v Supreme Court, Sam Altman, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 03:49 - Altman Was Out, Until He Wasn't: Legal Tech Reacts to OpenAI's Leadership Shuffle (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 12:07 - 2023: A Legal AI Odyssey (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 16:45 - Lawyering in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Selected by Niki Black) 23:30 - 5th Circuit takes aim at pro se filers with proposed GenAI rules (Selected by Stephen Embry) 33:50 - Heated Litigation...

2023-12-0453 min

Legaltech Week November 17, 2023: Thomson Reuters' new release, Gen AI passes the MPRE with no training, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 03:20 - Thomson Reuters Launches AI-Assisted Legal Research (Selected by Bob Ambrogi and Jean O'Grady) 15:10 - Lexis AI tools (Selected b Jean O'Grady) 24:50 - Gen AI Passes the MPRE With No Prior Ethics Training (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 27:55 - FL Bar proposed advisory AI ethics opinion (Selected by Niki Black) 47:08 - Pre/Dicta adds outcome predictions for four...

2023-11-1855 min

Legaltech Week November 10, 2023: China's legal robot, special guest Colin Levy, Pras Michel trial part 2, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 03:40 - Colin Levy joins us to discuss his new book 14:46 - China's legal robot (Selected by Joe Patrice) 25:03 - Have we sacrificed personal relationships for convenience? what are the implications? (Selected by Stephen Embry) 34:20 - WK Future Ready (Selected by Jean O'Grady) 45:36 - Beyond Word of Mouth: Proven Data-Driven Client Acquisition Methods (Selected by Niki Black) 52:50...

2023-11-1659 min

Technically Legal - A Legal Technology and Innovation Podcast Don't Believe the Hype? A More Practical View of Using AI in Legal (Stephen Embry – TechLaw Crossroads)This episode is conversation with attorney and legal tech aficionado Stephen Embry. He is also the man behind the TechLaw Crossroads blog which is a great resource for practical and real world insight about legal tech and how technology is impacting the practice of law. Stephen discusses his journey from practicing law to becoming a technology advisor for legal professionals and firms. Embry emphasizes that good lawyers will embrace artificial intelligence technology to increase efficiency and serve their clients better, leaving more time for strategic thinking and advisory roles. But, he also points ou...

2023-11-0930 min

Legaltech Week October 27, 2023: Lexis+ AI launch, DOJ + pro bono union, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:30 - Lexis+ AI Product Launch 22:50 - ACC/Everlaw survey suggests clients are pushing tech in a big way (Selected by Joe Patrice and Stephen Embry) 38:27 - The 2023 Start/Stop Survey: CoCounsel Best New Product, Analytics Segment Shakeout (Selected by Jean O'Grady) 45:40 - DOJ will connect with pro bono tech platform (Selected by Victor Li) 50:42 - NetDocuments' AI-Driven P...

2023-10-3155 min

Legaltech Week October 20, 2023: LSAT changes, big news from vLex, Kirkland Ellis tech product, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:44 - Two new legal conferences last week: KM & Innovation in NYC and LegalOps in Vegas (Selected by Bob Ambrogi and Connie Brenton) 24:10 - LSAT scraps 'logic games' section, adds more logical reasoning (Selected by Victor Li) 25:00 - Standing by in case of 'dystopian problems,' court allows use of keyword search data to find suspects (Selected by Victor Li) 31:52...

2023-10-2358 min

Engaging Experts Engaging with Lawyer and Legal Blog Publisher, Stephen EmbryOur guest, Stephen Embry, is a lawyer and the Past Chair of Law Practice Division of American Bar Association. His blog, TechLaw Crossroads, investigates the tension between innovation and the legal profession. Mr. Embry’s practice frequently engages experts across multiple disciplines and locations. In this episode…According to Mr. Embry, the best experts are relatable, as he explains, “[being] likable and communicative and empathetic comes through. . . with me as the lawyer and it shows the jury that this person likes doing what they're doing.” He continues, “A good expert cultivates being an in...

2023-10-1831 min

Legaltech Week October 7, 2023: AI convinced a man to commit treason, Tom Hanks AI, and other legal tech topicsEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 01:52 - Michael Mills, cofounder of Neota Logic, has passed away 07:53 - The Path To Generative AI Proficiency For Legal Professionals (Selected by Niki Black) 14:36 - Major Law Firms Form Consortium to Develop AI Training through SkillBurst Interactive; Subscription Access Available to Other Firms (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 17:53 - Gen AI's 'Collective Brain Trust' Gathers to Discuss Practical Use Cases and...

2023-10-0755 min

Legaltech Week September 29, 2023: Judge rules on Ross vs. Westlaw, David Horrigan speaks on RelativityFest, & moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 03:11 - Judge Rules Ross Intelligence Copied Westlaw's Headnotes, But Leaves for Jury to Decide if It Violated Thomson Reuters' Copyright (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 13:05 - Should a Federal Agency Govern AI? (Selected by Niki Black) Increasing Contractual Insight: AI's role in contract lifecycle management (Selected by Niki Black) 26:17 - Mark Zuckerberg can't quit the Metaverse (Selected by Victor Li) 32:52...

2023-10-0559 min

Legaltech Week September 22, 2023: DISCO and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:18 - CEO Camara's Sudden Departure from DISCO Follows Allegations of Sexual Misconduct (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 02:18 - DISCO, Executives Hit With Securities Class Action for Allegedly Misleading Investors Following IPO (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 29:15 - 12 Thoughts on Promises and Challenges of AI in Legal after Yesterday's AI Summit at Harvard Law School (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) The Legal Industry in the...

2023-09-2357 min

Legaltech Week September 15, 2023: Special 100th episode: Big trends, small changes, and special guestsEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week was our 100th episode. To celebrate, we changed the format of the show slightly, and invited everyone who has ever been a panelist to stop by and share One Big Idea (a major trend, story, or shift they've noticed in legal tech over the past few years), and One Small Change (a subtle, perhaps overlooked, change that they think will have long-term implications). Today's panelists are: Doug A...

2023-09-191h 12

Legaltech Week LTW August 18, 2023: NC bans docket workflow tools, survey shows holes in law firm office policy, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 05:52 - Chief Judge in EDNC bans PacerPro and other workflow tools (Selected by Jean O'Grady) 17:42 - Never fear, AI guidance for lawyers is near (Selected by Niki Black) 24:19 - Exclusive: New AI Features In Clearbrief Create Hyperlinked Timelines And Allow Users To Query Their Documents (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 30:12 - Thomson Reuters Officially Acquires Casetext for $650 Million as Deal Closes (Selected...

2023-08-2157 min

Legaltech Week LTW August 11, 2023: Zoom's rights to your content, AI can snag your keystroke sounds, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:40 - Zoom has "perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license and all other rights" to your content (Selected by Stephen Embry) 12:40 - Don't Write That Confidential Email In Public! AI Can Now Snag Keystroke Sounds With 95 Percent Accuracy (Selected by Joe Patrice) 23:50 - Why We Need a Completely New Type of Laws and Regulations in the Era of AI (Selected by Niki...

2023-08-1149 min

Legaltech Week LTW July 21, 2023: Ethics of credit card fees, big tech's A.I. pledge, NYC's A.I. fare evasion tool, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 03:00 - AALL Conference Recap 18:22 - What If AI Is Actually WORSE For Access To Justice? (Selected by Joe Patrice) 30:44 - Ethical implications of charging credit card fees: Insights from the NYSBA (Selected by Niki Black) 36:22 - NYC subway using AI to track fare evasion (Selected by Victor Li) 44:20 - 7 tech companies including OpenAi, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta sign pledge...

2023-07-271h 00

Legaltech Week LTW July 7, 2023: Twitter vs. Threads, Disco CEO $110M compensation, Canadian court rulings, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 03:16 - What is Threads? Here's what you need to know about the potential 'Twitter Killer' (Selected by Niki Black) 20:00 - Canadian Court Rules 👍 Emoji Counts as a Contract Agreement (Selected by Niki Black) 24:15 - Forum non conveniens and ediscovery (Selected by Joe Patrice) 28:30 - Judge curbs US effort to battle disinformation on social media; will ruling withstand appeal? (Selected by Victor Li...

2023-07-0957 min

Balancing the Christian Life Choosing Christian character and habitsIn this episode, we talk about developing Christian character with my friend Dr. Stephen Okey.If you are interested in participating in the Balancing the Christian Life Conference, please go to www.balancingthechristianlife.com and click the BtCL conference link to sign up.Support the show

2023-06-191h 17

Legaltech Week LTW June 9, 2023: ChatGPT legal research woes, spy cam bears go to court, and facial recognition lawEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 03:20 - Sanction hearing in Bogus Cases Case (Selected by many) 21:56 - Couple suing for illegal search and seizure because authorities put a camera on a bear (Selected by Joe Patrice) 32:00 - Victory! New Jersey Court Rules Police Must Give Defendant the Facial Recognition Algorithms Used to Identify Him (Selected by Niki Black) 38:50 - The ability of ChatGPT to create malware (Selected...

2023-06-1455 min

Legaltech Week LTW May 12, 2023: Pre-CLOC announcements, Lexis Connect, Google I/O, and more on AI policyEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:23 - Pre-CLOC flood of CLM news 08:23 - Breaking: LexisNexis Announces Preview Launch of Lexis Connect, AI-Powered Matter Management within Microsoft Teams (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 21:50 - European lawmakers vote overwhelmingly in favor of adopting the first AI Act, a proposed law that aims to protect people from the technology's risks (Selected by Victor Li) 31:29 - ChatGPT Made Up Sexual Harassment, Bribery...

2023-05-1852 min

Legaltech Week LTW May 4, 2023: Elon Musk's Deep Fake, Lexis+ AI, talking robodogs, law librarians role in tech adoption, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:55 - LexisNexis launch of Lexis+ AI (Selected by Bob Ambrogi and Jean O'Grady) 18:48 - How Soon Before AI Kills the Billable Hour? (Selected by Niki Black) 29:35 - New LLM Shield Tool Blocks ChatGPT from Accessing Sensitive Legal Information (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 32:16 - Will AI really improve access to justice? Nothing has yet (Selected by Stephen Embry) 39:40 - The...

2023-05-1057 min

Legaltech Week LTW April 21, 2023: CodeX recap, Google's LLM legal training sources, Clio trend report, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. Topics this week include: 00:00 - Introductions 03:27 - CodeX FutureLaw 2023 Focuses on Fine-Tuning AI for Legal, Access to Justice and More (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 15:40 - What Makes LLM-Based AI So Smart? Well, Turns Out This Blog Played A Part, Along with Other Legal Sites (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 19:15 - Who Will You Be After ChatGPT Takes Your Job? (Selected by Niki Black) 30:08 - Googlers say Bard...

2023-04-2155 min

On the Road with Legal Talk Network TECHSHOW 2023: Using AI in LitigationChatGPT’s ability to work at the level of language is already catching the attention of litigators around the world. Pablo Arrenondo and Stephen Embry recap their talk at TECHSHOW on how ChatGPT and other AI can be used as tools to aid attorneys in legal practice. They discuss concerns with accuracy and bias and also explore the many positive opportunities presented by this burgeoning tech.Pablo Arredondo is co-founder and chief innovation officer at Casetext.Stephen Embry is a member of Frost Brown Todd LLC and part of the firm’s class action, privacy, and...

2023-03-0716 min

Legaltech Week LTW January 27, 2023: DoNotPay's AI-in-the-Court Failure, Axiom opens AZ law firm, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week we're joined by special guest, Greg Lambert. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:00 - AI podcast (Selected by Greg Lambert) 12:27 - DoNotPay Discontinues Legal Products, CEO Threatened With Jail Time Following GPT-in-Court Proposal (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 26:50 - ABA Journal Legal Rebels (Selected by Victor Li) 34:08 - ALSP Axiom Opens Law Firm in Arizona Under Alternative Business Structure License (Selected by Bob Ambrogi)

2023-02-0253 min

Legaltech Week LTW January 13, 2023: AI takes the bar exam, Pre/Dicta + Gavelytics, Do Not Pay's $1m rewardEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 01:16 - A Lawyer at CES (Selected by Stephen Embry) 16:00 - Do Not Pay $1m reward (Selected by Joe Patrice) 24:05 - AI Takes the Bar Exam (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 39:50 - Pre/Dicta acquires Gavelytics (Selected by Bob Ambrogi and Jean O'Grady) 49:21 - E-Discovery Experts on Latest Inadvertent Disclosure From Jan 6. Committee: 'Who's QC-ing This?!' (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins)

2023-01-1858 min

Legaltech Week LTW December 30, 2022: A round up of our panelists' top stories from 2022, and predictions for 2023Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 03:30 - ChatGPT and its Future (Selected by many) 20:37 - The Return of Full Fledged Conferences (Selected by Joe Patrice) 24:30 - Back to the Office, or Stay at Home (Selected by Stephen Embry and Jean O'Grady) 34:48 - Inadvertent Disclosure in Alex Jones Trial Leaves E-Discovery Experts Flabbergasted (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 42:30 - Legal Tech Investments 'Normalize' 50:40 - Panelists...

2023-01-0556 min

Legaltech Week LTW December 16, 2022: Legal Tech Fund Summit, MyCase + LawPay Survey, Free Pacer, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 02:22 - Twitter & Where to go to now 08:24 - The Legal Tech Fund Summit (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 15:21 - ChatGPT Is Impressive, But Can (and Should) It Be Used in Legal? (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 27:15 - LawPay + MyCase Small Firm Survey (Selected by Niki Black) 39:25 - FTX founder faces criminal and civil charges for alleged $1.8B fraud at FTX Trading...

2022-12-1859 min

Legaltech Week LTW December 2, 2022: Reynen Court reduces staff, increasing legal rates, & Akin Gump's lawsuitEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 04:17 - Reynen Court, 'App Store of Legal,' Reduces Staff, Tells Vendors They Could See Service Delays (Selected by Bob Ambrogi and Stephanie Wilkins) 16:34 - To Raise or Not To Raise Lawyer Rates: That Is The 2023 Question (Selected by Stephen Embry) 25:31 - Citing inflation, U.S. judiciary hikes cost of court transcripts (Selected by Joe Patrice) 36:18 - For 2023, which t...

2022-12-0253 min

Legaltech Week LTW November 11, 2022: Elon Musk's Twitter, Relativity Fest, NetDocuments, and moreEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 07:26 - Elon Musk's stupid decisions and the litigation fallout (Selected by Niki Black) 17:15 - Post pandemic research procurement survey and "pop quiz" on TR precision (Selected by Jean O'Grady) 25:42 - Relatitivity Justice for Change (Selected by Joe Patrice and Stephanie Wilkins) 33:25 - Sunk Costs: UK Unlikely to Ditch Court CMS Tool That Spurred Widespread Strikes (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 41:30...

2022-11-1654 min

Legaltech Week LTW November 4, 2022: Metaverse for Lawyers, SixFifty, Filevine, and Streamline AIOur legal tech journalists discuss their favorite stories from the week's news. This week's top stories: 00:00 - Introductions 06:11 - Metaverse 101 for Lawyers (Selected by Niki Black) 17:39 - Lawyer flubs allowed Politico to access law professor's election-litigation emails (Selected by Victor Li) 24:44 - Yes, partners made lot of money last year. But there were some other interesting findings in a recent study (Selected by Stephen Embry) 36:06 - Former DoorDash AGC, Ex-Google Engineer Launch 'No Code' Legal Intake Platform (Selected by Stephanie Wilkins) 45:25 - Say What? Filevine...

2022-11-1155 min

Legaltech Week LTW September 30, 2022: Special Guest Joshua Lenon on 10 years as a Lawyer-in-ResidenceEach week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introductions 07:26 - What even is a Lawyer-in-Residence? 10:42 - A competence-based lawyer licensing system in British Columbia (Selected by Joshua Lenon) 21:00 - Comprehensive Study of Regulatory Reform Finds It Is Driving 'Substantial Innovation' In Legal Services Delivery with No Harm to Consumers (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 25:28 - Book Review: 'The Lawyer's Guide To Collaboration Tools And Technologies' (Selected by Niki Black) 27:21...

2022-10-0658 min

Legaltech Week LTW September 9, 2022This Week's Stories: Private Equity Firm Acquires Majority Interest in Global Legal Research Platform vLex (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) Is proposing an ethical duty for legal innovation worth the effort? (Selected by Bob Ambrogi "Legal Tech Directories: Your guide to the technology your firm needs" (Selected by Niki Black) Are Law Firms Structural Impediments to Innovation? (Selected by Joe Patrice) Vela Wood moved to Portugal for the summer which is kind of cool use of tech (Selected by Joe Patrice) What is EY up to? (Selected by...

2022-09-1458 min

Legaltech Week LTW June 24, 2022Each week, the leading journalists in legal tech choose their top stories of the week to discuss with our other panelists. This week's topics: 00:00 - Introduction 03:30 - Newly Launched Huski Uses AI-Powered Image Recognition to Help IP Lawyers Protect Clients' Trademarks (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 15:30 - DBS Survey Results - Legal Reseach/Tech Customer support in a freefall (Selected by Jean O'Grady) 25:25 - Online privacy bill easily passed by U.S. House panel (Selected by Victor Li) 30:39 - Cutting non productive associate salaries??? (Selected by Stephen Embry)

2022-06-3056 min

Legaltech Week LTW 2021.05.28 - Justin Kan's Mea Culpa, Nuix IPO, and moreThis Week's Top Stories Are: 00:00 - Panelist Introductions 03:02 - Justin Kan's Mea Culpa (Selected by Bob Ambrogi) 12:49 - Law is a Team Sport in a Digital Age (Selected by guest panelist Jeff Brandt) 23:19 - Survey Sheds Light on Why Diversity Progress in Law Firms is So Slow (Selected by Stephen Embry) 36:33 - Age, Gender, and Generation Affect Opinion on Back to Office (Selected by Niki Black) 43:27 - Nuix IPO is Getting a Lot of Press Attention Down Under (Selected by Molly McDonough) Register f...

2021-05-2855 min

Balancing the Christian Life Christ, Christians and Culture, an interview with Dr. Stephen OkeyThis week I'm talking to a colleague and friend, Dr. Stephen Okey. Okey (as I call him) is an excellent educator and has a good understanding of the relationship of Christ, Christians and culture. He discusses the different ways Christians often try to see Christ in regards to culture, and proposes a better way we might be able to be "in the world but not of the world."If you'd like to get in touch with Okey, he is very active on Twitter and you can reach him at https://twitter.com/StephenOkey. Support the s...

2021-04-0239 min

Legaltech Week LTW 2021.02.19 - Three New Studies, and How to See an ROI During CovidStories This Week: 3:36 - Launch Factory seeks legal tech founders 8:58 - Thompson Reuters ALSP report 12:38 - Lawyer referral services 23:22 - Digitizing state courts to increase access to justice. 30:10 - Drunk Cylon? 30:49 - Legal tech M&A study 35:44 - iManage's ROI study & the nature of industry polling 47:38 - Matt Homann and the Virtual Conference Manifesto 54:05 - Vendor commercials & conferences 56:38 - Rant & Raves: Jones Day gets hacked Our panelists this week are: Stephen Embry, publisher, TechLaw Crossroads; V...

2021-02-201h 00

The LexFactor The Future of Court Proceedings – The LeXFactorIn this episode of The LeXFactor, a lawfully good podcast, Lexicon Brand Manager Lauren Hoffman and CIO Brad Paubel are once again joined by Stephen Embry, legal industry journalist and practicing attorney, as he provides commentary and analysis on what court proceedings could look like in the future: virtual,... The post The Future of Court Proceedings – The LeXFactor appeared first on Lexicon.

2021-02-1130 min

The LexFactor Utilization of Technology Inside and Outside of the Courtroom – The LeXFactorIn this episode of The LeXFactor, a lawfully good podcast, Lexicon Brand Manager Lauren Hoffman and CIO Brad Paubel interview Stephen Embry, an attorney and legal industry writer, to discuss some key takeaways from recent research regarding the use of technology in the courtroom, training, and e-discovery. There were... The post Utilization of Technology Inside and Outside of the Courtroom – The LeXFactor appeared first on Lexicon.

2021-02-0942 min

Legaltech Week 1.29.21 - New This Week: Panelists' Rants and RavesWe introduce a new segment this week: panelists' rants and raves, a lightning round of what made us mad or glad this week. Other stories we discuss include: a look-ahead to virtual Legalweek, an ABA ethics opinion on responding to negative online criticism, ROSS's litigation gambit calling Thomson Reuters a monopoly, whether virtual firms are here to stay, and ODR comes to Manhattan small claims court. Our panelists this week are: Nicole Black, legal technology columnist and legaltech evangelist at MyCase; Stephen Embry, publisher, TechLaw Crossroads; Victoria Hudgins, reporter for Legaltech News; Victor Li, assistant managing editor o...

2021-01-2958 min

Legaltech Week 1.22.21: Working Parents and the Pandemic, Plus Panelists' Top StoriesA quiet week overall in legal technology news, but a Law.com article on the pandemic's disproportionate impact on women and diverse attorneys generates impassioned discussion among the panelists. Other stories we discuss include: an in-depth analysis of the legal tech market, the acquisition of a popular legal newsletter publisher, the hurdles to teaching tech to remote law students, the ABA Journal's latest class of Legal Rebels, and a challenge to legal tech companies from Joe Patrice to develop a much-needed app. Our panelists this week are: Nicole Black, legal technology columnist and legaltech evangelist at...

2021-01-291h 01

Legaltech Week 1.8.21: Multiple Mergers and Acquisitions, Plus the Panel's Predictions for 2021In our first show of the new year, our panel of legal tech journalists share their thoughts on the events this week at the Capitol, and then turn to the week's top stories in legal tech and innovation. They also share their predictions for 2021, and consider the question, "What exactly is legal tech?" This week's panelists are: Stephen Embry, publisher, TechLaw Crossroads; Caroline Hill, editor in chief, Legal IT Insider; Victoria Hudgins, reporter for Legaltech News; Victor Li, assistant managing editor of the ABA Journal; Molly McDonough, media consultant, former publisher and editor-in-chief of the ABA Journal; J...

2021-01-1359 min

Legaltech Week 12.18.20: Panelists Pick the Year's Top Legaltech StoriesIn a special year-end episode of Legaltech Week, our panel of legaltech journalists share their picks for the top stories of the year in legal technology and innovation. What were they? You'll have to listen to the episode to find out. This week's panelists are: Nicole Black, legal technology columnist and legaltech evangelist at MyCase; Stephen Embry, publisher, TechLaw Crossroads; Caroline Hill, editor in chief, Legal IT Insider; Victoria Hudgins, reporter for Legaltech News; Victor Li, assistant managing editor of the ABA Journal; Molly McDonough, media consultant, former publisher and editor-in-chief of the ABA Journal; Joe Patrice, e...

2020-12-1859 min

Legaltech Week 12.11.20: The Closing of Legal Research Startup ROSS, Plus the Panel's Top StoriesOur panel of legaltech journalists discuss the week's top story: The decision to close down its operations by legal research startup ROSS Intelligence, under pressure from a lawsuit filed against it by legal research giant Thomson Reuters. Does Thomson Reuters have a legitimate claim or is it using litigation to squelch a competitor? Our panelists share their opinions. Other stories we discuss this week include: Benjamin Moore fires its entire in-house legal department; London firm DWF posts strong half-year financial results, owing in part to its managed services business; Irish AI-powered spend management company Brightflag raises $28 million; t...

2020-12-1158 min

Legaltech Week 12.04.20: Vindication for Virtual Conferences, Plus the Panel's Top StoriesVirtual legal conferences have been a recurring topic on Legaltech Week, as we've debated the highs and lows of presenting conferences online. But panelist Niki Black has persisted in pushing the idea of virtual conferences. This week, the virtual conference concept got vindicated, as several panelists attended the virtual E-Discovery Day event produced by EDRM.net, complete with avatars. In this week's episode, we share our experiences and opinions with the virtual conference format. Other stories our panel of legaltech journalists discuss this week include: Exterro's nine-figure acquisition of AccessData, the federal judiciary's surreptitious lobbying against making P...

2020-12-111h 00

Legaltech Week 11.20.20: The Leaking Giuliani Edition, Plus Legaltech Marketplaces and Other NewsVirtual legal conferences have been a recurring topic on Legaltech Week, as we've debated the highs and lows of presenting conferences online. But panelist Niki Black has persisted in pushing the idea of virtual conferences. This week, the virtual conference concept got vindicated, as several panelists attended the virtual E-Discovery Day event produced by EDRM.net, complete with avatars. In this week's episode, we share our experiences and opinions with the virtual conference format. Other stories our panel of legaltech journalists discuss this week include: This week's panelists are: Nicole Black, legal technology columnist and le...

2020-12-1145 min

Balancing the Christian Life Importance of habitsIn this week's episode, we talk about the importance of uncovering the values tied up in your habits. This episode was, likewise, quick to write, but illuminating to me. Thanks so much for joining me on the podasting journey.In this episode I talk about (affiliate links):The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen CoveyThe Miracle Morning by Hal ElrodAtomic Habits by James ClearSupport the show

2020-12-0413 min

Just Friends S.K. PatrickStephen is a friend from way back, but now a days he is doing big things. Check him out every other week on the East West Football Podcast and read his work at www.eastwestfootballnetwork.com and www.sportsradioamerica.com! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

2020-11-081h 37

Legaltech Week 11.06.20: The Election-Distraction Edition, As We Turn Away from our TVs and Discuss the Week's Top Legaltech NewsYou may be surprised to know there was news this week other than the election. Among the top stories our panelists discuss: ballot initiatives in California and Massachusetts raise data privacy issues, Deloitte acquires UK top 200 law firm Kemp Little, a report examines the viability of captive ALSPs, legal tech patents soar in China, an ethics opinion raises COVID-19 issues, chatbots for legal marketing, and new lawyer-matching site that also provides free practice software. This week's panelists are: Nicole Black, legal technology columnist and legaltech evangelist at MyCase; Stephen Embry, author of TechLaw Crossroads; Caroline Hill, editor i...

2020-11-071h 08

Legaltech Week 10.30.20: Legaltech Blogger Steve Embry Joins the Panel, As We Share Our Top Stories of the WeekThis week on Legaltech Week, Stephen Embry, former trial lawyer and author of TechLaw Crossroads, sits in on the panel. Among the top stories our panelists discuss: The LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation partners with National Bar Association to advance the rule of law, ALSP UnitedLex hit with a $128M suit over the demise of law firm LeClairRyan, and the world's wealthiest law firm lays off staff. Also on the table: Intapp goes all in on the cloud, the ABA publishes its Legal Technology Survey Report, new developments in litigation analytics, and a $6.3 million raise for legal...

2020-10-301h 00

The Geek In Review Stephen Embry - The Future of the Law Office Won't Need Everyone to be in the OfficeA couple of episodes ago, we had Richard Hsu discuss the need to eventually bring as many of our lawyers back to a physical office in order to have a successful working environment. Stephen Embry of LegalTech Crossroads Blog reached out to us after listening and wanted to argue that while he understood Richard's argument that in order for there to be a level playing field for all lawyers in the firm, that there were actually ways to create a successful environment where lawyers could continue to work remotely. In fact, that with the right strategy, training, support, and...

2020-10-2954 min

Balancing the Christian Life Spiritual Maturity: Knowing the right thingsThis is the second episode in the spiritual maturity series and tackles the first idea, knowing the right things. I believe God expects us to keep growing in knowledge. I also make the case our digital tools such as a smartphone can help us to do that. I end by asking five questions you can ask others to "learn something" more about. They are:Who is God to you and what is your relationship to him?What do you think is good?What do you know for sure?What one habit has made the most meaningful impact on...

2020-07-0313 min

License to Parent with Trace Embry Christian Films in Our Culture with Alex Kendrick [Podcast]What should we be allowing our kids to watch that is produced in Hollywood? Are there any R rated movies with values? Do you filter the movies that your children are watching? Alex Kendrick is a dedicated follower of Christ, he has served in church ministry for 20 yrs. Alex now writes, speaks, and produces Christian films with his brothers Stephen and Shannon. He has directed movies like Overcomer, War Room, Courageous, Fire Proof, and Facing the Giant. Alex also co-wrote NY Times best-selling book The Love Dare, The Resolution of Men, and The Battle Plan for Prayer. He also serves...

2020-05-0428 min

Postmodern Worldview Archives - Trace Embry | License to Parent Christian Films in Our Culture with Alex Kendrick [Podcast]What should we be allowing our kids to watch that is produced in Hollywood? Are there any R rated movies with values? Do you filter the movies that your children are watching? Alex Kendrick is a dedicated follower of Christ, he has served in church ministry for 20 yrs. Alex now writes, speaks, and produces Christian films with his brothers Stephen and Shannon. He has directed movies like Overcomer, War Room, Courageous, Fire Proof, and Facing the Giant. Alex also co-wrote NY Times best-selling book The Love Dare, The Resolution of Men, and The Battle Plan for Prayer...

2020-05-0428 min

Apps in Law Why Should Lawyers Pay Attention To CES? Stephen Embry Went To Find Out... My guest today is the second return guest to this podcast - my good friend Stephen Embry. Who, when he was last on the podcast, was a member at Frost Brown Todd LLC based in Louisville, KY where he practiced for about 30 years. Since then Steve left the firm and started the fantastic blog TechLaw Crossroads (www.techlawcrossroads.com) which examines the cultural gap between technology and innovation, and how all that applies to the legal profession. I have the honor of crossing paths with...

2020-02-2130 min

License to Parent with Trace Embry Safe Technology with Stephen Dalby [Podcast]Digital Technology, especially smartphones have already twisted life up in a very insidious way of what childhood and adolescence once was, childhood innocence is virtually gone today. Physically kids are actually maturing sooner, largely because of the sexual content they are exposed to on a regular basis. Emotionally they are stunted because they have been pleasured into imbecility and not made to be responsible for much of anything anymore. Are we letting our moral standards take a backseat to fit into an immoral society? Stephen Dalby, entrepreneur, and religious educator is the founder and CEO of Gabb Wireless. Gabb Wireless...

2020-02-1728 min

Technology Archives - Trace Embry | License to Parent Safe Technology with Stephen Dalby [Podcast]Digital Technology, especially smartphones have already twisted life up in a very insidious way of what childhood and adolescence once was, childhood innocence is virtually gone today. Physically kids are actually maturing sooner, largely because of the sexual content they are exposed to on a regular basis. Emotionally they are stunted because they have been pleasured into imbecility and not made to be responsible for much of anything anymore. Are we letting our moral standards take a backseat to fit into an immoral society? Stephen Dalby, entrepreneur, and religious educator is the founder and CEO of Gabb...

2020-02-1728 min

License to Parent with Trace Embry Ministry through Media with Alex Kendrick [Podcast]So could movies, music and other tools outside the local church be effective tools of ministry? Could they actually help us be more efficient and effective inside the walls of the church? Today, we speak with someone who is doing just that. Alex Kendrick has dedicated his life to following Christ and making His truth known among the nations. After serving in church ministry for 20 years, Alex now writes and produces Christian films with his brothers Stephen and Shannon. Alex directed the movies Overcomer, War Room, Courageous, Fireproof, Facing the Giants, and Flywheel. He co-wrote the New York Times Best...

2019-12-0928 min

Media Archives - Trace Embry | License to Parent Ministry through Media with Alex Kendrick [Podcast]So could movies, music and other tools outside the local church be effective tools of ministry? Could they actually help us be more efficient and effective inside the walls of the church? Today, we speak with someone who is doing just that. Alex Kendrick has dedicated his life to following Christ and making His truth known among the nations. After serving in church ministry for 20 years, Alex now writes and produces Christian films with his brothers Stephen and Shannon. Alex directed the movies Overcomer, War Room, Courageous, Fireproof, Facing the Giants, and Flywheel. He co-wrote the New...

2019-12-0928 min

The Geek In Review Andre Davison - Winning with Diversity and TechnologyAndre Davison was literally a sixteen year old student when he began his career in law firm libraries. Now the Research Technology Manager at Blank Rome's Houston office, Andre has taken a leadership role both within his firm with technology and diversity programs, and has been rewarded for his efforts with multiple awards. Andre was awarded his firm's Nathaniel R. Jones Diversity Award for his diversity efforts, and he was the American Association of Law Libraries' Innovation Tournament winner for his Seamless Access to Secondary Sources (SASS) which enabled lawyers and others at his firm to dive into the...

2019-09-0541 min

The Geek In Review Jason 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 Review Stephen Embry - The Passion Behind Legal Blogging On this episode of The Geek in Review Podcast, we have a wonderful conversation with Steve Embry of the TechLaw Crossroads blog. Embry walked away from his AmLaw 200 partnership almost a year ago to follow his passion to become a full time legal blogger. He discusses how there is an art to storytelling, and as a lawyer, there are different ways to present those stories. Storytelling is a skill which needs to be honed, whether that is through legal blogging, or through leveraging technology to present your story in a courtroom environment. Embry's passion in this new phase of h...

2019-04-0537 min

This Week in Law (Video)Make It 'Til You Fake It - The first GDPR fine, data privacy in the insurance industry, reverse counterfeiting. Taylor Swift's record deal may affect the music industry, Bobby Brown sues over the Whitney Houston documentary, website blocking, data privacy, and insurance, the first GDPR fine, Payless wants to see how much people will pay for $20 shoes, Alexa on the witness stand, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda Guest: Stephen Embry Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law. Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit approval. Please check...

2018-12-011h 54

This Week in Law (Audio)Make It 'Til You Fake It - The first GDPR fine, data privacy in the insurance industry, reverse counterfeiting. Taylor Swift's record deal may affect the music industry, Bobby Brown sues over the Whitney Houston documentary, website blocking, data privacy, and insurance, the first GDPR fine, Payless wants to see how much people will pay for $20 shoes, Alexa on the witness stand, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda Guest: Stephen Embry Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law. Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit approval. Please check...

2018-12-011h 54

The Law Entrepreneur The Intersection of Tech & Law - with Stephen EmbryStephen Embry is the author of the fabulous blog TechLaw Crossroads, which “is all about the tension between technology and innovation on one side and the law and practice of law on the other.” Stephen offers a high-level, global perspective on the intersection of technology and the law, so today we’re discussing some of the massive shifts that are taking place in our industry all around the world and how technology is changing the way law is practiced. Resources:...

2018-09-1743 min

I Am Black Success®Leading in the Minority Mentorship Movement | Kenneth ReyesAllow me to introduce Major Kenneth Reyes. Ken is our very first Latino man and active duty military featured guest on Trailblazers.FM.Ken has served our country for more than 20 years. He’s deployed to support the NATO led Stabilization Force in Bosnia and has also volunteered to fight in Afghanistan as a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.Ken has taught as an Assistant Professor of Military Science for the United States Army Cadet Command at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Stetson University, Bethune-Cookman University (HBCU), and Daytona State College.Today, Ken is cu...

2018-04-1634 min

Apps in Law Stephen Embry annotates transcripts on his iPad (TranscriptPad) even during Derby Week!My guest today is Stephen Embry who is a member at Frost Brown Todd LLC. Steve is based in Louisville, KY, and practices in the Class Action, Privacy, and Mass Tort groups there at the firm. Stephen is a member of fbtTECH – the firm’s technology industry group that focuses on how technology is impacting the legal system and issues facing their clients. I frequently cross paths with Steve at legal technology conferences and get-togethers, most notably the ABA TECHSHOW since Steve is active in the Law Practice Division of the ABA. Steve and I also...

2017-06-0125 min

Fatherhood Archives - Trace Embry | License to Parent How to Resurrect Manhood in America with Stephen Arterburn [Podcast]So it would follow, now, even the definition of manhood could actually come into question also. Our guest today, Stephen Arterburn, provides us with a practical discussion on how to teach your sons the importance of manhood. Stephen Arterburn is the Founder and Chairman of New Life Ministries and host of the #1 nationally syndicated Christian counseling talk show New Life Live! Stephen is also the host of New Life TV, a web-based channel dedicated to transforming lives through God’s truth. Stephen is the Founder of the Women of Faith conferences attended by over 5 million people. He...

2016-10-1028 min

License to Parent with Trace Embry How to Resurrect Manhood in America with Stephen Arterburn [Podcast]So it would follow, now, even the definition of manhood could actually come into question also. Our guest today, Stephen Arterburn, provides us with a practical discussion on how to teach your sons the importance of manhood.

2016-10-1028 min

On the Road with Legal Talk Network Clio Cloud 2016: How Cons Can Improve Your PracticeSome large law firms are hesitant to attend conferences because they don’t see the direct benefit for their law practices and are unwilling to spend that time. Small firms and solo practitioners might be reluctant to attend, because they don’t feel like they have the budget or resources to implement changes a conference might suggest. In this report from On The Road, host Adriana Linares speaks with Sedgwick LLP partner Ramón Abadin and Frost Brown Todd LLC attorney Stephen Embry about their experiences at the 2016 Clio Cloud Conference and why attending events like this is valuable for b...

2016-09-2314 min