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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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14:58

LegalWeek Sneak Peek: The State of AI In the Legal...

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2025/03/21

This year's Legal Week conference hosted by ALM Media and Law.com kicks off in New York City on Monday, March 24. When more than 6,000 of the biggest names in the industry gather at the New York Hilton Midtown for the four-day conference, Legal Speak will be there, too, conducting live interviews! Ahead of the conference, Legal Speak is giving its listeners a sneak peak at the panel entitled, "The State of AI in the Legal Industry." In this week's Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and

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23:04

Legal Speak's "Sidebar with Saul" Part V: Strange...

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2025/03/14

It's time for a Legal Speak Spotlight ... where we turn back the clock and revisit a previous episode you may have missed. And considering how much the current administration is in the news cycle, this still feels timely. In this week's Legal Speak episode, ALM litigation reporter Emily Saul joins hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith for a roundup discussion of the first criminal trial for President Trump. This was the final in the ongoing series "Sidebar with Saul". Emily was one of the small

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19:15

Trump v. Big Law: Vivia Chen Believes the Industry...

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2025/03/07

The Trump administration has used legally questionable but economically credible threats to cow Big Law. Will it push back? Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Guest: Vivia Chen Producer: Charles Garnar

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20:53

Race Against the Clock: Lawyers Secure Asylum Win...

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2025/02/28

In this week's Legal Speak episode, New York City-based Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes associate attorney Samantha Bennett details how she and several fellow associates secured asylum status for a pro bono client as time ticked down to President Trump and his administration resuming federal office. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Guest: Samantha Bennett Producer: Charles Garnar

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20:53

Making Black History: Florida Bar President-Elect...

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2025/02/21

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley Shareholder Rosalyn "Sia" Baker-Barnes opens up about her journey toward becoming the first Black woman to serve as President of the Florida Bar Association.

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23:06

Davis Polk's Leor Landa on Wild Times in Fund Formation

Legal Speak ·

2025/02/14

The expansion of private credit and increased private equity hold times have led to a surge in creative solutions to get capital back to investors.

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24:55

Return to Work Mandates Among Current Mental Health...

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2025/02/07

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Stacey Dougan, an Atlanta-based lawyer-turned-therapist, expounds on the current state of mental health in the legal profession following a recent string of widely publicized national tragedies and divisive politics.

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23:33

Which Legal Tech Jobs Are on the Rise and Which...

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2025/02/03

TRU Staffing Partners' Jared Coseglia on the evolving legal tech talent market, where it is headed, which jobs will likely be 'in demand' and which, perhaps against current belief, won't.

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31:18

Was It Ever A Profession? A Look at the History of...

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2025/01/24

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Patrick Smith talks with author and small-firm guru RJon Robbins about the history of law as a business, whether that has become more of a focus lately and whether, regardless of what attorneys say, the law has always been a business like any other.

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25:56

Annual Self-Check: Testing For Bias On The Bench

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2025/01/17

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Judge Josh Thacker, who presides over the Spalding County State Court in west central Georgia, opens up about a tradition he engages in every Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day to help ensure he remains unbiased on the bench.

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16:57

Katten's Sue Light on Close to 30 Years of Mentoring...

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2024/12/20

Mentoring. On a macro level, mentorship should be helpful in any profession, but when it comes to the legal arena, it is more critical than most. Attorneys stress being able to learn from those who came before, helping younger attorneys shape their lives and careers in a demanding environment. Sue Light is a partner and co-head of the broker/dealer regulatory practice at Katten. An attorney with more than three decades of legal acumen, Light joined Katten five years ago after close to 30 years at

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31:16

Scan In Progress: Litigators Leverage AI to Screen...

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2024/12/12

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Dan Wolfe, the senior director of jury consulting at Magna Legal Services in Chicago, Illinois, teamed with Philly-based litigation reporter Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer to test out how the firm develops prospective juror profiles.

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08:17

Live from the GCC East with Carol Goodman & Katie Dugan

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2024/11/22

It has returned! More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today’s legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes … especially when it’s right up the street from

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08:16

Live from the GCC East with Eric Wall

Legal Speak ·

2024/11/22

It has returned! More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today’s legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes … especially when it’s right up the street from

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14:20

Live from the GCC East with Bill Tanenbaum

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2024/11/21

It has returned! More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today’s legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes … especially when it’s right up the street from

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09:14

Live from the GCC East with Virginia Griffith

Legal Speak ·

2024/11/21

It has returned! More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today’s legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes … especially when it’s right up the street from

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06:00

Live from the GCC East with Chris Correnti

Legal Speak ·

2024/11/20

It has returned! More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today’s legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes … especially when it’s right up the street from

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07:36

Live from the GCC East with Julie Cantor

Legal Speak ·

2024/11/20

It has returned! More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today’s legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes … especially when it’s right up the street from

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08:24

Live from the GCC East with Marc Mandel

Legal Speak ·

2024/11/18

It has returned! More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today’s legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes … especially when it’s right up the street from

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06:41

Live from the GCC East with Avery Pollard

Legal Speak ·

2024/11/18

It has returned! More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today’s legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes … especially when it’s right up the street from

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