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The Future Law Podcast

Michael Madison

The legal system and the legal profession are changing faster than ever, via the development of legaltech, the rise of managed services and legal ops, and changes to student numbers and graduate outcomes. Our podcast is about exploring and understanding the changes. The Future Law Podcast cuts through the noise surrounding the future of law. We explore leadership and management, technology and law, law firms, courts, and other legal institutions, legal education and training, and the roles of law

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3.19 Ivan Fong, Chief Legal Officer of the 3M Company

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2024/09/16

Ivan Fong brings more than three decades of experience with law and technology to his role as Chief Legal Officer of the 3M Company, in private law practice, in-house roles, and government service. Host Mike Madison catches up with Ivan for a look back and look forward at what it takes to succeed in the legal profession when you’re facing an uncertain environment. Links Biography: Ivan K. Fong [This episode was published originally on October 1, 2021.]

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3.20 Anusia Gillespie, NewLaw Advocate

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2024/09/16

Anusia Gillespie is a legal innovator, practicing and advancing NewLaw ideas. In this episode of the Future Law Podcast, she talks with host Michael Madison about what NewLaw means and how she moved from a “typical” US law degree to a NewLaw leadership role. Anusia Gillespie at LinkedIn Anusia Gillespie on Twitter Anusia Gillespie on NewLaw at Legal Evolution [This episode was published originally on October 15, 2021.]

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3.21 Alex Hamilton, CEO of Radiant Law

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2024/09/16

Alex Hamilton, founder and CEO of Radiant Law, left a Big Law partnership behind 10 years ago to start an organization that offers a different way to deliver commercial contracting services to clients. He hasn’t looked back. In this episode of The Future Law Podcast, he sits down with host Michael Madison for a frank assessment of the Radiant Law story so far and what lies ahead. Alex Hamilton at Radiant Law LinkedIn Book: “Sign Here: The Enterprise Guide to Closing Contracts Quickly” [This episode

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3.17 Dierk Schindler and Bernhard Waltl, the Liquid...

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2024/09/16

The Liquid Legal Institute is a Germany-based think tank and platform for action that aims to develop common standards for law practice and legal services using cutting-edge technology. In this episode of the Future Law Podcast, host Mike Madison talks with LLI co-founders Dierk Schindler and Bernhard Waltl about their vision for the LLI, and what the LLI is doing today. Links Liquid Legal Institute Dierk Schindler at LinkedIn Bernhard Waltl at LinkedIn Book: Liquid Legal: Transforming Legal into a

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3.18 Krista Contino Saumby, on Building Bridges for...

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2024/09/16

The future of law is, in a word, people. But are the people ready? Are new lawyers being prepared effectively to transition from the worlds of their formal education and training to the dynamic and different worlds of the 21st century legal workplace? Host Mike Madison talks with lawyer and legal entrepreneur Krista Contino Saumby, founder of a new consultancy that targets that transition space: The Law Bridge, Links The Law Bridge Krista Contino Saumby (LinkedIn) Krista Contino Saumby writes about

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3.15 Justice Deno Himonas and John Lund, on the Utah...

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2024/09/09

The “regulatory sandbox” in Utah is a leading example of innovation to promote innovation – and justice. On this episode of The Future Law Podcast, host Mike Madison talks with two of the key leaders of the Utah legal community, state Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas and former Utah bar president John Lund, about how the sandbox came about and what it promises to do. Links: The Office of Legal Services Innovation of the Utah Supreme Court Justice Constandinos (“Deno”) Himonas John Lund, at

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3.14 Jordan Furlong, on Future Law, Re-Regulation,...

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2024/09/09

Jordan Furlong brings an unusual sharp and critical eye to conversations about the future of law, as a consultant, author, and former lawyer. He pulled no punches in this wide-ranging conversation with host Michael Madison, covering lawyer licensing, legal literacy, the rule of law, and the fundamental values that characterize the best of the legal profession, from ancient times to the present. Links Law21, Jordan Furlong’s consultancy The Law21 blog Jordan Furlong on Twitter [This episode was

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3.13 Michael Sears, on Leadership Innovation in the...

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2024/09/09

Michael Sears spent three decades as an investor and CEO in Silicon Valley after a first career as an officer in the Marine Corps, followed by law and business degrees. Now he is back at the United States Naval Academy, leading a leadership innovation lab as part of the Academy’s continuing requirement that all midshipmen advance through a curriculum in leadership, ethics, and law. His distinctive background offers fertile ground for reflection in this episode, on cross-pollination among cultures

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3.16 Ian Rodwell, Linklaters, on How Lawyers and...

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2024/09/09

“What’s the future of knowledge?” comes to ground for law and lawyers in this wide-ranging podcast interview featuring Ian Rodwell, Head of Client Knowledge and Learning at Linklaters, the global London-based law firm. Host Mike Madison and Ian touch on information science, Brian Eno, and football (the original kind) as they explore what’s on tap for the future of practice. Links Ian Rodwell, at Linklaters Knowledge and learning at Linklaters [This episode was published originally on August 15,

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3.12 Vikram Mansharamani, Trend Spotter

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2024/09/02

Future law means understanding worlds beyond law. Lawyers spend a lot of time talking to other lawyers. This episode features a fascinating conversation with Vikram Mansharamani, a consultant, author, and importantly, not a lawyer, about macro trends in the economy and society that will inevitably come to affect legal professionals and legal systems. Link Vikram Mansharamani,Think for Yourself: Restoring Common Sense in an Age of Experts and Artificial Intelligence (Harvard Business Review Press,

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3.11 Joy Heath Rush, CEO of the International Legal...

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2024/09/02

Joy Heath Rush is the CEO of the ILTA, a global volunteer-led membership organization that develops and shares information about technology in law practice, supporting lawyers and other professionals in law firms, law departments, governments, and academic organizations. In this episode, she and host Mike Madison reflect on the evolution of legal tech since the mid-1980s and bring the story up to the present, with insight into critical contemporary topics and takeaways. Link International Legal

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3.10 Joan Heminway, on Corporate Law and Leadership

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2024/09/02

Joan Heminway brings long experience as a corporate lawyer in BigLaw to her work researching and writing about securities law and corporate finance at the University of Tennessee. Now she is assuming a key role at the head of the university’s well-known Institute for Professional Leadership, building on those experiences to help law students and new lawyers acquire leadership skills and navigate the future of law. Links Joan MacLeod Heminway at the University of Tennessee Institute for Professional

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3.9 Andrea Matwyshyn, Penn State Professor of Law and...

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2024/09/02

How can law and lawyers move the public policy process? Dr. Andrea Matwyshyn is a law professor at Penn State University who is on a mission to bring lawyers, policymakers, and engineers together to solve complex social problems at the edges of law and technology. (She has a faculty appointment at Penn State’s College of Engineering to go with her law faculty role.) Future Law Podcast host Mike Madison talks with her about grounding that mission in her “lab” work with her students, and how that

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3.8 Michele Pistone, Training Allied Professionals at...

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2024/08/27

The future of law includes more than the future of lawyers. At Villanova University, Professor Michele Pistone has launched a pioneering online program to train non-lawyers as authorized advocates in immigration law. Professor Pistone talked about her plans on an earlier episode of the Future Law Podcast. Now she’s back, sharing stories of her surprising results, with host Mike Madison. Michele Pistone at Villanova Law The VIISTA program at Villanova Michele Pistone on Twitter [This episode was

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3.5 Christoph Roquilly, Director of the Augmented Law...

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2024/08/26

“Future Law” is a global phenomenon with multiple local applications. What’s different about the French experience, and what does the French experience share with the future of law elsewhere? The EDHEC Business School in Lille is the home of the new Augmented Law Institute, a purposeful blending of training in law, business, and technology that builds on EDHEC’s long-standing investment in multi-purpose professional preparation. In this episode of the Future Law Podcast, Mike

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3.6 Eimear McCann, Director of Strategy at Summize

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2024/08/26

Does the legal profession have a place for creative and imaginative people? How does the future of law differ from its past? Hear an unusual conversation between Future Law Podcast host Mike Madison and Eimear McCann, now Director of Strategy at UK-based LegalTech firm Summize and also a former immigration and human rights lawyer, and also a teacher and writer. Links: Eimear McCann Summize [This episode was published originally on March 15, 2021.]

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3.7 Colin Levy, LegalTech Evangelist

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2024/08/26

As a law student, Colin Levy saw the future of legaltech, and after graduating he set about building a career in the field. Ten years later, he’s navigated through in-house roles, developed his skill set, and made his way to a position as Director of Marketing and Business Development for WordRake, which produces editing software for professionals, including lawyers. For the Future Law Podcast, Mike Madison talked with Colin about his path to his identity as a self-described “Legal Tech

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3.4 Ed Walters, Co-Founder and CEO of Fastcase

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2024/08/19

Fastcase is now 20 years in to its mission to transform legal publishing and access to legal information. Fastcase co-founder and CEO Ed Walters joins Mike Madison to talk about the origins of the company (beer and softball contributed, along with a research challenge from an unexpected source), the journey to date, and visions and implications of the future of law. Links: Ed Walters Fastcase [This episode was published originally on February 15, 2021.]

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3.2 Marlene Van Nelson, Solo Practitioner in Tech Era

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2024/08/19

In this episode of the Future Law Podcast, Mike Madison talks with Marlene van Nelson, a recent law graduate who followed a classic path: she hung out a proverbial shingle and launched a solo practice. A few short but fast-paced years later, she’s expanded her practice and found her niche, delivering “people law” services to small business and individual clients while nimbly blending the personal with the technological. Marlene tells her own story, from her dream of becoming a lawyer, to the detours

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3.3 LegalTech in London: Giles Thompson and Amy...

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2024/08/19

Our tour of LegalTech takes The Future Law Podcast to London and this conversation with Giles Thompson and Amy Conroy. Giles and Amy are two early-career lawyers who stepped quickly off the path to a conventional law practice career and, in very different respects, onto the team at Avvoka, which offers a document automation platform. Mike Madison talks with Giles and Amy about what Avvoka is up to, how that fits in the evolving LegalTech landscape, and how each of them came to be where they are

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