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Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession

Practising Law Institute

Buckle up as we hit the gas with Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession, a PLI podcast hosted by legal innovator and thought leader Jen Leonard. The legal profession has seen unprecedented changes over the past few years, with no signs of slowing down. Fast-Tracked brings you in‑depth discussions with leading experts on how cutting‑edge trends can — and will — influence your practice.

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58:12

Upheaval Underway: How AI Is Reshaping the Legal...

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2025/06/06

In the final episode of Fast-Tracked Season Two, Jae Um (Co-Founder, Chief Growth Officer & Head of Knowledge at Lumio) discusses the last five volatile years in the legal industry, focusing on major emerging trends like sector specialization, AI integration, and evolving business models. She also shares thoughts on how law firms can adapt to rapid changes and use strategic and technological shifts to develop new lawyers.

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36:47

Justice by Design: How AI Can Lead to More...

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2025/06/05

Jackie Schafer, founder and CEO of ClearBrief.ai, explores the integration of technology and law, focusing on topics such as access to justice and the role of technology in legal practice, including the rise of AI tools and its potential uses and challenges in both corporate and public interest law. Schafer shares insights from her diverse legal career, emphasizes the importance of human-centered design, and offers predictions for the future of legal tech.

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37:58

Breaking the Mold: A Tech-Savvy Lawyer's Blueprint...

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2025/05/08

Whitney Stefko, Director and Senior Counsel of Policy and Legal Operations at Ford Motor Company, discusses insights on AI implementation in legal operations, the need for adaptability in a rapidly evolving tech landscape, and strategies for maintaining physical and mental health amidst constant professional changes. She also explores the changing relationship between law firms and in-house counsel regarding technology use and the future skills required for lawyers.

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33:39

Redefining Success: How Lawyers Are Charting Their...

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2025/05/08

Nina Blackshear, a certified executive coach and practicing corporate attorney, shares her unconventional career journey from law school to various roles in other areas before returning to the legal field, including her advice on career transitions. She discusses the importance of self-awareness, authentic leadership, the challenges of intergenerational workplaces, and the value of stepping outside the legal profession to gain diverse perspectives.

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38:13

A Chief Legal Officer on Timeless Principles in a...

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2025/04/02

Lucy Lopez, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Spencer Stuart, shares her experiences managing a global legal team amidst economic uncertainty and mounting legal and business complexities. Lucy describes her approach to supporting the professional development of her legal team in a rapidly shaping world, and offers her personal techniques for maintaining balance and leadership efficiency, highlighting the importance of continuous learning and reflection.Please note: CLE is not offered

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37:34

How AI Might Reshape Alternative Dispute Resolution

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2025/04/02

Arbitrator and mediator Stacy Guillon, co-founder of Decisioncraft, discusses how AI is transforming alternative dispute resolution (ADR) through streamlining processes and enhancing efficiency, while emphasizing that human empathy and judgment remain essential in binding decision-making. She predicts the emergence of AI arbitrators in low-stakes cases, while maintaining that human arbitrators must evolve to demonstrate their unique value. Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this

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49:07

An Appellate Litigator’s Thoughts on GenAI

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2025/03/07

Adam Unikowsky, a partner in the appellate litigation practice at Jenner & Block, draws from his background in physics, engineering, and law to explore the potential impact of AI in the legal field. He discusses how lawyers might leverage AI and how AI can have a role in improving access to justice, and shares a bold prediction about how AI will reshape the industry.PLI’s Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession podcast, brings you conversations with thought leaders, delving into

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46:11

An Athlete’s Mindset for Lawyers

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2025/03/07

Jess Sargus, former litigator and founder of The Legal Athlete, discusses the intersection of elite athletic performance and trial law. She shares how applying the performance, resilience, and wellness strategies she learned as a professional mixed martial artist and coach can help trial lawyers manage stress and avoid burnout. Sargus also introduces the concept of “glimmers” — small moments of joy that rewire the brain for positivity. PLI’s Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession

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39:40

Changing Law Firm Business Models

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2025/03/07

Professor Richard Jolly of Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management explores evolving challenges in the legal profession, particularly within law firms, including structural and psychological barriers to change such as the traditional partnership model, short-term profit focus, and resistance to innovation. The conversation touches on generational shifts and the need for law firms to adapt to successfully navigate the future. PLI’s Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession

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51:38

AI and the Courts

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2025/03/07

Judge Scott Schlegel, a technology-forward judge from Louisiana’s Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, discusses the role of AI and digital tools in modernizing the justice system. He offers simple tech solutions that benefit legal professionals, covers the risks presented by AI-generated evidence and deepfakes to fairness in court proceedings, and presents his predictions for coming industry trends. PLI’s Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession podcast, brings you conversations with thought

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01:06:29

Law Firm Leadership During Challenging Times

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2024/06/27

On this episode, iconic industry leaders Brad Karp, Chair of Paul, Weiss, and Jami McKeon, Chair of Morgan Lewis, share what they have learned during their stellar careers as long-time leaders in their respective firms and the broader profession. From making tough decisions on controversial topics of the day to their thoughts on how Generative AI will impact the industry's future, our guests peel back the curtain for a look inside the leadership in successful firms that build on their strengths to

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58:44

The Future of Regulatory Reform and Lawyer Licensure

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2024/06/10

Structural barriers to change may represent the biggest enemy to innovation, access to justice, and a coherent system of lawyer formation. From regulations that define what constitutes the unauthorized practice of law to the often-undervalued role state supreme courts play in reimagining the future of lawyer licensure, our guests Jordan Furlong of Law21 and James J. Sandman of Penn Carey Law have been at the forefront of these discussions, and share their insightful and inspiring vision for the

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01:00:32

Shaping the Law Firm Associate of the Future

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2024/05/24

The history of lawyer formation has given rise to an educational structure that intentionally separates learning from practice, making it challenging to adapt to the modern pace of changing conditions in practice and the need for new junior attorney skill sets. The arrival of next-generation technologies begs the question: how do we rapidly re-imagine the future of associate development to ensure that legal educators and legal employers co-design a scaffolded and coherent approach to setting new

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01:03:32

The Future of DEI in Legal

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2024/05/14

The legal landscape around diversity, equity, and inclusion has shifted significantly in the wake of several significant judicial opinions. While the legal profession has been notoriously slow to make progress in its efforts to nurture more inclusive practice environments, our guests share their unwavering optimism about the advancement of inclusion in the profession. They delve into the data that demonstrate the importance of equity to various stakeholders in the corporate legal services market,

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01:03:32

Generative AI and Lawyer Formation

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2024/04/30

The capabilities of generative artificial intelligence — reading, summarizing, analyzing, organizing, and producing draft documents —-- align with the very tasks law students and junior lawyers learn in the early years of practice. So how can we reimagine lawyer formation to harness AI’s efficiencies while also ensuring the full development of a lawyer's mind? Guests Ben Barton of the University of Tennessee College of Law and Cat Moon of Vanderbilt University Law School share their thoughts and

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01:05:11

The Status of Attorney Well-Being

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2024/04/18

The last few years have marked a sea change in the way the profession thinks about mental health and attorney well-being. Paula Davis of the Stress & Resilience Institute and Shailini George of Suffolk University Law School join us to discuss the science underlying team well-being and how to support lawyers in elevating their health, beginning in the early days of law school.PLI’s Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession podcast, brings you conversations with thought leaders,

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56:01

Leading the Most Intergenerational Legal Workforce in...

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2024/04/02

How in the world can today's legal leaders tackle the complexity of creating a vision to guide four different generations simultaneously? Join our guest experts Diana Cortes of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Jessie Spressart of Optia Consulting as we explore frameworks for organizing intergenerational conversations, describe the experience of leading large legal teams during the chaotic days of the last few years, consider what it means to "pay your dues" and how each generation can learn from

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55:42

The Evolving State of ESG Initiatives

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2024/02/28

In this episode, guest experts David Curran of Paul, Weiss and Lisa Fairfax of the Institute for Law & Economics discuss ESG initiatives in the legal sector: What does ESG mean; how are corporations aligning governance to ensure the fulfillment of public commitments on social and environmental issues; how are law firms developing practices that support these efforts; and what does ESG mean in the legal profession?PLI’s Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession podcast,

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48:16

Generative AI: Innovation in the General Counsel's...

Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession ·

2024/02/28

Dive into this fast-paced conversation with Ilona Logvinova of McKinsey & Co. and Darth Vaughn of Ford Motor Co., about how generative AI is poised to impact the relationship between corporate counsel and law firms. Learn about how corporate legal departments are leading the way in leveraging technology so lawyers can focus on the most strategic elements of legal counseling and how law firms can serve as critical thought partners in designing the future of corporate legal services. PLI’s

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57:30

State of the Corporate Legal Services Industry

Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession ·

2024/02/28

Drawing on the combined expertise of two knowledgeable industry analysts, ALM’s Patrick Fuller and Heather Nevitt, this session explores the evolving relationship between corporate counsel and the law firms that serve them. With an emphasis on client expectations, revenue trends, and the role of emerging technologies, this episode's guest experts highlight the most important trends impacting the corporate legal services sector. PLI’s Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession podcast,

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