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Legal Speak

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what"s happening in the legal industry. Each episode tackles a subject that"s worthy of a deep dive—from law firm profit hacks to Supreme Court showdowns to the most promising plays in legal tech. Hosted by Senior Litigation Reporter of the Daily Report Cedra Mayfield and Senior Staff Writer for the American Lawyer Patrick Smith, Legal Speak offers straight talk from experts, plus an inside-the-newsroom perspective on market-shaping stories.

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10:42

Live from WIPL with Katrice Miller

Legal Speak ·

2025/10/17

Guess what … it’s back. WIPL is back … and back where it started. Described as one of the “most inspiring and empowering women's conferences in the legal space,” Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This premier legal event, gathering 900+ senior female legal leaders for top-notch networking with peers and mentors, has returned to Washington DC this year. And speaking of being back and returns, Legal Speak

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11:01

Live from WIPL with Kaitlin Descovich

Legal Speak ·

2025/10/17

Guess what … it’s back. WIPL is back … and back where it started. Described as one of the “most inspiring and empowering women's conferences in the legal space,” Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This premier legal event, gathering 900+ senior female legal leaders for top-notch networking with peers and mentors, has returned to Washington DC this year. And speaking of being back and returns, Legal Speak

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09:48

Live from WIPL with Tania Bryant

Legal Speak ·

2025/10/15

Guess what … it’s back. WIPL is back … and back where it started. Described as one of the “most inspiring and empowering women's conferences in the legal space,” Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This premier legal event, gathering 900+ senior female legal leaders for top-notch networking with peers and mentors, has returned to Washington DC this year. And speaking of being back and returns, Legal Speak

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09:59

Live from WIPL with Emily Murphy

Legal Speak ·

2025/10/15

Guess what … it’s back. WIPL is back … and back where it started. Described as one of the “most inspiring and empowering women's conferences in the legal space,” Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This premier legal event, gathering 900+ senior female legal leaders for top-notch networking with peers and mentors, has returned to Washington DC this year. And speaking of being back and returns, Legal Speak

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10:37

Live from WIPL with Theresa Shea

Legal Speak ·

2025/10/13

Guess what … it’s back. WIPL is back … and back where it started. Described as one of the “most inspiring and empowering women's conferences in the legal space,” Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This premier legal event, gathering 900+ senior female legal leaders for top-notch networking with peers and mentors, has returned to Washington DC this year. And speaking of being back and returns, Legal Speak

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14:19

Live from WIPL with Amy Hanan

Legal Speak ·

2025/10/13

Guess what … it’s back. WIPL is back … and back where it started. Described as one of the “most inspiring and empowering women's conferences in the legal space,” Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This premier legal event, gathering 900+ senior female legal leaders for top-notch networking with peers and mentors, has returned to Washington DC this year. And speaking of being back and returns, Legal Speak

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12:08

Live from WIPL with Jo Davaris

Legal Speak ·

2025/10/10

Guess what … it’s back. WIPL is back … and back where it started. Described as one of the “most inspiring and empowering women's conferences in the legal space,” Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This premier legal event, gathering 900+ senior female legal leaders for top-notch networking with peers and mentors, has returned to Washington DC this year. And speaking of being back and returns, Legal Speak

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11:56

Live from WIPL with Erin Abrams

Legal Speak ·

2025/10/09

Guess what … it’s back. WIPL is back … and back where it started. Described as one of the “most inspiring and empowering women's conferences in the legal space,” Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This premier legal event, gathering 900+ senior female legal leaders for top-notch networking with peers and mentors, has returned to Washington DC this year. And speaking of being back and returns, Legal Speak

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08:08

Live from WIPL with Anne Bliek

Legal Speak ·

2025/10/07

Guess what … it’s back. WIPL is back … and back where it started. Described as one of the “most inspiring and empowering women's conferences in the legal space,” Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This premier legal event, gathering 900+ senior female legal leaders for top-notch networking with peers and mentors, has returned to Washington DC this year. And speaking of being back and returns, Legal Speak

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15:15

Live from WIPL with Lakeshia Ekeigwe

Legal Speak ·

2025/10/07

Guess what … it’s back. WIPL is back … and back where it started. Described as one of the “most inspiring and empowering women's conferences in the legal space,” Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This premier legal event, gathering 900+ senior female legal leaders for top-notch networking with peers and mentors, has returned to Washington DC this year. And speaking of being back and returns, Legal Speak

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23:43

Getting Called Up to the Show: A Preview of "Supreme...

Legal Speak ·

2025/10/03

The ALM Podcast family just got a little larger. Next week, the "Supreme Court Brief" debuts on the ALM Podcast Network ... and the Legal Speak gang couldn't be happier to welcome the show into the fold. Patrick and Cedra are joined by the show's host, Supreme Court Reporter at The National Law Journal, Jimmy Hoover, for a little intro of Jimmy himself, and on what to expect in the new show. Then we get a preview of the pilot episode, featuring Jimmy's interview with American legal scholar Erwin

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20:19

Pallas Partner's Natasha Harrison on What it Takes to...

Legal Speak ·

2025/09/26

Three years ago, Natasha Harrison was set to take the reins at litigation powerhouse Boies Schiller when she made a different choice: To go out on her own and start her own litigation boutique. Harrison said the firm is thriving, finding the right matters. In addition to litigation, Harrison said the firm has accrued a strong roster of PE, hedge fund and private credit clients. But in order to get to where she is now, Harrison had to take that leap, including the psychological changes one needs to

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14:01

The Wrong Side Of The Argument: Employment Attorney...

Legal Speak ·

2025/09/19

In this week's Legal Speak episode, labor and employment law attorney Michael Elkins of MLE Law offers feedback on how lawyers should approach fallout surrounding the September 10th assassination of American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Guest: Michael Elkins Producer: Charles Garnar

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18:59

Here's How To Leverage ChatGPT For Legal Marketing

Legal Speak ·

2025/09/12

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Spotlight Marketing and Branding Co-Founder Danny Decker reveals three steps attorneys and law firm operators can deploy to help attract potential clients via ChatGPT. In addition to explaining a shift in how users seeking legal information are leveraging generative AI, the North Carolina-based marketing expert sat down with Legal Speak co-host Cedra Mayfield to outline the steps litigators can take to help their contact information populate as results to legal

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37:10

Hinckley Allen's Jim Tuxbury on Winning the Largest...

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2025/09/05

Jim Tuxbury is a litigator at Boston-based firm Hinckley Allen. In 2014, he picked up a ‘whistleblower’ case against SunEdison and its owned subsidiaries, Terraform Global and Terraform Power, brought by the former president and CEO of both companies, Carlos Domenech Zornoza. Zornoza was fired shortly after attempting to go to SunEdison about what he believed to be misleading statements regarding the company’s liquidity made by SunEdison’s CEO and CFO. What followed was a decade of red tape,

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41:29

Hanson Bridget's Kristina Lawson on Leading (and...

Legal Speak ·

2025/08/22

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Samson Amore speaks with Hanson Bridgett managing partner Kristina Lawson, who has been the CEO of the Am Law 200 firm since 2020. Lawson spoke with us about her role shepherding the California-based firm through numerous political and environmental crises. She also shared her perspective on Hanson Bridgett's future, following the last several years of expansion on the West Coast. Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield Reporter: Samson Amore Guest: Kristina

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23:16

On The Run: AZA Law's Cameron Byrd Guides Blind Athletes

Legal Speak ·

2025/08/15

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Texas Lawyer litigation reporter Laura Lorek explores AZA Law partner Cameron Byrd's passion for serving as a running guide alongside blind athletes. Hosts: Cerdra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Reporter: Laura Lorek Guest: Cameron Byrd Producer: Charles Garnar

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29:06

STEM Training, a Photographic Memory and Social Media...

Legal Speak ·

2025/08/08

DLA Piper's Bob Alessi thought something was amiss when he was asked to review the forensic and scientific material in the initial mistrial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman accused of killing a police officer. He then used his background in STEM subjects, a semi-photographic memory and a dogged attention to social media to pick apart the state's case, resulting in an acquittal on her most serious charges.

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21:46

Briefs and Bridles: Inside Litigator Geoff Weisbart's...

Legal Speak ·

2025/07/25

In this week's Legal Speak episode, we return to our Litigators With Hobbies series. Texas Lawyer litigation reporter Laura Lorek explores Weisbart Springer Storm Hatchitt partner Geoff Weisbart's passion for horse breeding and aviation.

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28:04

McDermott Attorneys Wrote the Book on AI and...

Legal Speak ·

2025/07/18

In this episode of Legal Speak, Patrick Smith sat down with McDermott, Will & Emery's Jason Krieser, Shawn Helms, and Christopher Cyrus. The three attorneys undertook the task of peeling back layer after layer of what artificial intelligence will mean for those both using the tool for business and legal purposes, as well as those affected by it."

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