Episodes
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Since the Dobbs Supreme Court case was decided, we have gained a heightened awareness of the criminal laws surrounding pregnancies, including the decision to terminate one. But the criminalization of abortion isn’t a new post-Dobbs phenomenon. Women, especially women of color, have frequently faced punitive state laws regulating reproductive health. Dr. Michelle Goodwin, attorney, law professor, and author of Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood, joins SideBar to discuss her research into the long and continuing history of the government policing and criminalizing women’s reproductive health.
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Generative AI is everywhere, including inside many law practices, creating documents, analyzing data, researching, and creating content. But what happens when AI makes a mistake? Who’s liable? The implications could be enormous, are we may see a new wave of liability litigation. It’s a brave, new world without a lot of legal guardrails.
There are existing, vague, nonspecific “tech” and business practice laws, then there emerging – AI specific – laws that aren’t backed by a lot of precedent from the courts. Privacy laws, data usage, intellectual property laws, even state and federal rulings, have created a jigsaw puzzle for lawyers to apply in the AI space.
Guest Graham H. Ryan is an experienced litigator and an author and frequently quoted commentator on tech issues and the emergence of generative AI and its consequences.
Ryan says it might help to look back to the “wild west” of the Internet’s earliest days and the infamous “Section 230” that has helped decide who’s liable for what when it comes to digital content. How far does Section 230 go when AI starts creating content instead of simply searching for it? And when does Congress get involved? Proceed with caution.
Resources:
International Association of Privacy Professionals, IAPP
IAPP “AI Governance Global 2024” conference
“The AI Industry Is Steaming Toward A Legal Iceberg,” Wall Street Journal quoting Graham Ryan
Harvard Journal of Law and Technology
“Department Of Justice’s Review Of Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act Of 1996,” U.S. Dept. of Justice
Moody v. NetChoice, LLC, via SCOTUSblog
“Sanctions for Fake Generative AI Cites Harm Clients,” Bloomberg Law Analysis
“The EU Artificial Intelligence Act”
“Schumer Launches New Phase In Push For AI Bill,” Politico
American Bar Association
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In this episode, Erin Andrea Craske joins me to discuss the critical aspects of branding, emphasizing the common pitfalls businesses face in their branding strategies.
She highlights the lack of engaging branding within the legal industry as a prime example of widespread branding issues. Erin stresses the importance of understanding that regardless of the industry, whether B2B or B2C, the target audience consists of humans, and emotional connection is key to effective branding.
She argues that many companies fail to convert potential clients into actual clients because they overlook the emotional and psychological factors that influence decision-making. The conversation also covers the significance of targeting specific customer segments and the necessity of imbuing brands with emotional value to differentiate them from competitors.
Erin Andrea Craske, an award-winning strategist, boasts a 20-year career, culminating as Global Head of Consumer Brands. With expertise in strategic development, profitability, leadership, and communication, she's an ICF-certified executive transformation coach. Leveraging 16 years of leadership, she empowers conscious business rebels to succeed and create positive impacts.
Erin gives listeners actionable tips on:
0:00 Intro
03:29 The core of branding - getting people to make the decision in the way we want them to when it comes down to the right time
05:16 How to move people through the decision process rather than assume action
11:14 The money drain on acquisition/awareness when you're not using a strategy
14:55 Adding the emotional piece into consideration to really speak to clients
18:07 The bottom of the funnel, emotionally
22:33 Taking your overthinking out of the brand and focusing on your potential client/customer
23:45 Lead with the questions you most get from your clients
26:44 Book Review
34:24 One big takeaway
Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Art of Happiness by The Dalai Lama
Connect with Erin here:
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The return of an annual tradition: NALA CEO Vanessa Finley joins hosts Jill Francisco and Tony Sipp to talk about all things NALA, including the upcoming NALA Conference & Expo in Louisville, Kentucky July 11-13. (It’s hybrid, live or online, so if you can’t make it in person, you can still take part).
Enjoy both fun and serious sessions, including keynote speaker Iliana Oris Valiente, CPA, CA, as she shares insights into the role of AI and the paralegal profession, while you earn valuable CLE credits. And if you attend in person, you also get the chance to watch recordings of any sessions you miss and pick up those extra CLE hours. Plus, our own Jill Francisco will be a featured speaker, and you can meet co-host Tony Sipp in person as well. Stop by and say hello.
Hear all the conference has to offer, how to register, how to attend in person or online, one day or all, and even learn about early bird and group discounts. Don’t be left out.
It’s a big year for NALA. Hear about the upcoming member survey (including a salary survey, are you being paid fairly?) Watch your inbox for a link to the survey. More? How about the latest on NALA core competencies and the expanding role of paralegals! This is a jam-packed episode.
If you have insights you’d like to share or a topic you’d like us to take on, please send us a note at [email protected] and [email protected].
Mentioned in This Episode:
NALA Conference & Expo 2024
NALA, The Paralegal Association
NALA Paralegal Core Competencies
NALA YouTube Channel
American Association for Paralegal Education
NALA Talks DEI Microlearning Episode 1: Access to Justice with Michael Houlberg, IAALS
Equality Ohio
“Exploring the Vital Role of Paralegals in the Legal System” By James David
Louisville Tourism Office
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What if, instead of tech competence being this scary, overwhelming thing, we showed lawyers how to engage with technology in a more lighthearted, even playful, way? The reality is—tech competency doesn’t have an endpoint, but the process of continuous learning shouldn’t be dull and confusing. Sarah Glassmeyer joins Dennis and Tom to talk about her perspectives on technology education for attorneys, the latest trends in the legal tech world and new AI developments, and growing your knowledge of technology by building on small skills, one at a time.
As always, stay tuned for the parting shots, that one tip, website, or observation that you can use the second the podcast ends.
Have a technology question for Dennis and Tom? Call their Tech Question Hotline at 720-441-6820 for the answers to your most burning tech questions.
Sarah Glassmeyer is director of data curation for Legaltech Hub.
Show Notes - Kennedy-Mighell Report #364
A Segment: Fresh Voices on Legal Tech with Sarah Glassmeyer
Legaltech Hub - https://www.legaltechnologyhub.com/
Legal Tech & Innovation Explorer - https://explorer.sarahglassmeyer.com/
https://sarahglassmeyer.com/
B Segment: Continued conversation with Sarah Glassmeyer
Parting Shots:
The WayBack Machine - https://archive.org/
The McGill Big 3 Exercises - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=P8YiZO3OGjk&ab_channel=BrianCarroll1306
Pivot Podcast - Future of Work: AI - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/future-of-work-ai/id1073226719?i=1000651291436 -
Could your marriage/relationship use a little spice? Maybe you’ve put your business before your partner? In this episode, Stephanie talks with relationship coach and host of the Make More Love Podcast, Ellen Dorian, about enhancing your intimate relationships. As Ellen says on her show, it’s time to “make more love: with your wife and in your life.”
Links from the episode:
Check out Omnizant
The Passionate Partners Project
Make More Love Podcast
Connect with Ellen
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Should our criminal courts exist to punish or reform those who have broken the law? Every case is unique, but in those involving mental health, a rehabilitative approach may be beneficial. Rocky Dhir talks with Judge Brent Carr about his long years of service in the Tarrant County Mental Health Court, which had the overarching goal of improving outcomes for people with mental illness impacted by Texas’ justice system. They discuss the efforts of the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health, the Specialty Courts Advisory Counsel, and the programs that address mental health issues in many areas of the law, including cases involving sex trafficking, drug offenders, family law matters, veterans, and more.
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The New York courtroom where Donald Trump is on trial is apparently unpleasant. Is that the former president's doing? The world may never know. Also, the fact that the racists are coming for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson isn't surprising -- but who gave them the green light? And, a judge learns a valuable lesson about hot mics and why you should always assume someone is listening.
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When the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the country's borders was announced, opposition from the public and the legal community was swift. The outcry and judicial decisions led to a reversal of the administration's stated policy. But detention and family separation have a long history in this country, history professor Ana Raquel Minian says.
Minian, who immigrated from Mexico to the United States right before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has made an academic career studying immigration, incarceration and detention. As a young adult, Minian followed the news of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base being used to detain people who might be connected to those attacks. But in researching their new book, In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States, Minian discovered the base was first used as a detention center under President George H.W. Bush to hold Haitian refugees.
Minian uses the personal experiences of four immigrants to walk readers through the history of immigrant detention in the United States: Fu Chi Hao, a Chinese Christian attempting to escape the Boxer Rebellion in 1901; Holocaust survivor Ellen Knauff, a war bride of an American GI who arrived at Ellis Island in 1948; Gerardo Mansur, a Cuban who joined the Mariel boat lift in 1979; and Fernando Arredondo, a Guatamalan asylum seeker who was separated from his daughter by border officials in 2018.
In this episode of The Modern Law Library, Minian shares details of these stories with the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles. They also discuss the shifting motivations behind changes in the immigration system, parole versus detention, and how attorneys can help immigrants currently in detention. -
Big trials are keeping our TJIO team away from the mic, so the support staff hijacked the podcast to share their insights on office dynamics. Learn how to improve your own office with candid comments from our paralegals and IT team members, and find out how you can help them help you.
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Bored with your run-of-the-mill marketing campaigns? Maybe it’s time for you to make a musical! Jared brings on Jacob Sanders to learn all about the recent release of NinjaCat’s Big Data Day – a corporate musical. They talk about the history of these sorts of marketing ventures and their uniquely fun and tactical advantages. They also dig into how super effective use of your data will help you run a better, more profitable business.
Next, the Rump Roast! In a new trivia game called “Large Fathers”, Jacob must answer questions about big daddies of historical pop culture.
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Also in this episode—Jared, in general, hates musicals (Sorry, Jacob). No spoilers here, but a very select few did make Jared’s remarkably minuscule shortlist.
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Our opening track is Two Cigarettes by Major Label Interest.
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When workers are recovering from a workplace injury, there are psychosocial factors, mental factors, which can impede the recovery from physical injuries. Things such as a worker’s recovery expectations, fear of pushing too hard or performing activities that may restrict the benefits of physical therapy and hamper recovery, or even new negative feeling about their job and perceived injustices over how a supervisor or employer reacted to the injury. Can these “mental” factors prolong recovery and delay a return to productive work?
Guest Vennela Thumula, Ph.D., works at the Workers’ Compensation Research Institution – a nonprofit, objective provider of research and analysis – and is the lead author of this year’s WCRI report, “Importance of Psychosocial Factors for Physical Therapy Outcomes.” The role of psychosocial factors is increasingly being recognized as a major factor in recovery.
Understanding a clients’ mental state – and its impact on recovering – may be just as important as their injury diagnosis when it comes to achieving full compensation and helping them return to a full, productive life. Just because you can’t see an injury doesn’t mean it isn’t there. What you hear on this episode of Workers’ Comp Matters may change how you approach each client’s individual situation.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Workers’ Compensation Research Institute
“Importance of Psychosocial Factors for Physical Therapy Outcomes,” WCRI, Vennela Thumula et al.
Previous appearance on Legal Talk Network “Examining State Variations in Opioid Dispensation with WCRI’s Vennela Thumula”
Previous appearance on Legal Talk Network “2015 Workers Compensation Research Institute Conference: Cost and Impacts of Physician Dispensing Drugs”
Keele STarT Back Screening Tool
“Multidimensional Screening for Predicting Pain Problems in Adults: A Systematic Review of Screening Tools and Validation Studies,” National Library of Medicine via National Institutes of Health -
Expert Service Provider Dan Thompson of Dee Gee Rehabilitation Ltd. discusses the impact of AI on the claims handling process.
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You’ve opened your firm, hung out the shingle, and taken the leap. Now that you’ve made it a year or two, what’s next? There’s no step-by-step guide for small and solo practitioners, but you can learn from those who established a solo practice and made it through the first few years and how they’re moving forward. Hear guest Joanne Martin’s story, how she learned to hire, add relevant tech, and build on her success.
Martin is the founder, managing director, lawyer, and accredited mediator at Align Family Law, a boutique law practice based in Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Hear how she joined professional organizations, expanded her marketing, and drove her practice to the next step.
As you grow, you can build a network of like-minded professionals, ask clients for a Google review, manage and improve your branding and website, and hire a pro when you need technical help (and even personal coaching). You’ll learn as you go, but you can also learn from others.
Once you get your feet under you, it can be tempting to be overly cautious with your emerging practice, but growth is essential. Spend the money when you need to, hire when the practice demands. Get better and bigger.
Questions or ideas about solo and small practices? Drop us a line at [email protected]
Topics:
Launching a solo firm is hard. But so is taking that firm to the next level. Hear tips for growing beyond a one person show
Adding associates and support staff may sound challenging, but making the right additions builds your business and takes routine tasks off your shoulders.
It’s OK to spend on the tools and professionals you need, such as legal and practice management software and professional help optimizing your tech, even professional coaching.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Collaborative Family Separation Professionals
Legends Legal Marketing
AlignFamilyLaw.ca
Clio (Grow, Manage, Documents, and Payments)
Microsoft 365
DivorceMate
Adobe
Melissa Shanahan, Velocity Work coaching
Previous appearance, “A Second Career: Building a Solo Law Practice Later in Life”
Previous episode, “Productivity Boost: Real Uses of AI in the Software You Already Have”
Previous episode, “Google, Maps, And Business? This is YOUR Episode”
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One of former President Trump’s criminal cases, the hush money trial, is currently underway in a New York City courtroom. Jury selection for this case was a lengthy and controversial process which included Trump’s lawyers scrutinizing potential jurors’ social media, Judge Merchan giving Trump a warning for reacting to a potential juror in court, and the dismissal of one seated juror due to their concerns over the intense media coverage of the trial.
In this episode, Craig is joined by Betty L. Dunkum, Esq., Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Victory Trial Consulting, as they spotlight jury selection. Craig & Betty discuss the process, strategy, and what attorneys should look for in a juror. -
Stephanie catches up with the original Lawyerist podcast host, Sam Glover. In addition to a brief walk down memory lane, hear how Sam is working to make our court systems more accessible to the public and how lawyers could think differently about the value they provide.
Additionally, Zack talks with Joyce Brafford from TimeSolv about project management, budget tracking, and determining the value of your cases and your time.
Links from the episode:
Increase your billable hours with Timesolv-start your free trial today!
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Environmental law is a dynamic field that evolves rapidly with new challenges as they emerge but also against the backdrop of the politics of state and federal administrations. Regulatory focus shifts from administration to administration and crisis to crisis, creating a challenging area of law for those who practice it.
Our guest, David Mandelbaum, is a shareholder with the firm of Greenberg Traurig and has practiced environmental law since 1984. He’s seen a lot, from focusing on solid waste landfills decades ago to today’s challenges created by a changing climate.
Legal procedures vary from state to state in addition to how the federal government oversees environmental issues, challenging practitioners to understand the law and the issues and the procedural process. Laws and statutes are in constant flux.
For newer lawyers, Mandelbaum says the constant changes in the field of environmental law level the playing field between experienced attorneys and those getting out of law school. Changes come so fast that a new lawyer who has studied the latest regulations and cases can be on equal footing with someone who has practiced in the field for decades. In this field, it’s never “the way we’ve always done it.”
If you’ve ever considered a career in environmental law, this discussion may open your eyes to new opportunities.
Resources:
“SEC Adopts Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors,” SEC.gov
Superfunds and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
“EPA Imposes First National Limits On 'Forever Chemicals' In Drinking Water,” NBC news
Pennsylvania Environmental Law Forum 2024
Different Career Paths in Environmental Law
Nurturing the Future of Animal Law
American Bar Association on Environment, Energy, and Resources
American Bar Association
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What happens when forensic science is later found to be false?
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Forensic science is a cornerstone of our criminal justice system. Unfortunately, not all sciences used to prosecute people are reliable. So what happens when forensic science is later debunked? Does that mean everyone convicted by it goes free? The short answer is no. Tune in to hear why. -
Let's see if it pays off as well as a billionaire covering up an affair.
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Donald Trump's hush money trial kicks off after a week of Trump alienating everyone involved in the process by refusing to respect basic decorum and attempting to skirt the gag order by arguing that RTs aren't endorsements. The Am Law 100 is also out and we talk through some of the key takeaways and Judge Ho tried to defend his take on forum shopping and it's... not good. -
Checklists help us avoid mistakes and allow our brains to focus on higher thinking. Follow along as we use pro tips from a checklist expert to create a fail-safe prep list for mediations.
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