On The Road With Legal Talk Network

Being organized and efficient with your law firm’s finances gives you peace of mind and increases your profits. Host Phil Brown talks with Jayden Doyé and Alex MacGillivray about strategies lawyers can tailor to the financial needs of their law firms. They discuss budgeting, tracking income and expenses, billing software, working with an accountant, and much more.  T. Jayden Doyé is president of Prestige Accounting Solutions LLC. Alex MacGillivray is the Vice President, Corporate Controller at Clio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Optimizing your use of LinkedIn can help you grow your legal business and make great industry connections. Alison Demelis shares insights for putting your best foot forward on LinkedIn. Alison walks lawyers through the ideal LinkedIn profile and also offers tips for building your reputation, exuding authenticity, and forging meaningful relationships with peers.  Alison Demelis is head of Enterprise Sales Canada and has quickly become a pivotal member of the LinkedIn Family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ways you invest in yourself, your technology, and your law firm can make or break your success in times of struggle. Host Gyi Tsakalakis talks with Nefra MacDonald about the concept of creating an anti-fragile law firm. Nefra shares highlights from her session at ClioCon, featuring tips on being tech-forward, client-centered, and creative in your legal practice.  Nefra MacDonald is senior manager of strategic engagement at Clio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you want to stay relevant, or better yet, ahead of the curve, you need to embrace AI and learn its uses for your legal practice. Gyi Tsakalakis welcomes Ed Walters, Alia Luria, Erin Walker, and Mitch Jackson to talk about their session dedicated to teaching lawyers how to implement AI technologies while also maintaining necessary ethical responsibilities. And no, robots aren’t replacing you! But, you do need to proactively work with AI and automation to keep your firm from getting left behind.  Ed Walters is the Chief Strategy Officer of vLex and the founder of Fastcase.  Alia Luria is managing partner at LNK Law, PLLC. Erin Walker is the Director of Strategy and Enablement at Clio. Mitch Jackson is a California trial attorney and private mediator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clio’s cloud-based software created the industry’s first-ever opportunity to collect anonymized data on legal practice as it is happening day to day. This real-time data has given huge insights on the state of the profession and what attorneys can do to increase efficiency and profitability in their law firms. Laurence Colletti talks with Joshua Lenon about Clio’s 2023 Legal Trends Report to get an overview of this year’s findings.  Joshua Lenon is Clio’s Lawyer in Residence, with experience working on the front lines of legal technology innovation for more than a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What exactly is dark social? Gyi Tsakalakis chats with Conrad Saam about his ClioCon session titled, “Dark Social: How to Turn Your Community Into an Eager Referral Source.” You might have points of contact with consumers that are virtually impossible to track, but these connections are still bringing new clients to your law firm. Conrad explains dark social strategies for lawyers and how they can build affinity for your firm and bring in new business. Hear more from Gyi and Conrad on their podcast, Lunch Hour Legal Marketing! Conrad Saam is founder of Mockingbird Marketing, an online marketing agency focused exclusively on the legal market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI is everywhere, but lawyers are naturally—and rightfully—skeptical about whether using it in legal practice is secure and ethical. Clio has just announced Clio Duo, an AI legal assistant, that was built from the ground up by Clio to comply with lawyers’ unique security needs. Patrick Palace talks with Hemant Kashyap about Duo and all the latest products Clio has to offer.  Hemant Kashyap is chief product officer at Clio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clients feel better about your law firm when they feel their needs are met and their concerns are heard. What can you do to make sure this happens in your firm? From ClioCon, host Christopher Anderson talks to Pegeen Turner about her session on client-centered practices for your legal business. They chat about best practices for intake forms, technology, scheduling, and billing.  Pegeen Turner is the President of Legal Cloud Technology, a Raleigh-based legal technology firm. Mentioned in this Episode: legalcloudtechnology.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Newton sits down with Laurence Colletti to talk about the current happenings at Clio and what they plan to bring to their legal tech offerings in the future. Now in over 100 countries around the globe, Clio hopes to continue to leverage evolving technologies to positively impact the practice of law and improve access to justice worldwide. They also discuss Clio’s upcoming AI assistant, Clio Duo, and talk through the 2023 Clio Legal Trends Report and what the profession can glean from its findings.  Jack Newton is the CEO and co-founder of Clio, a pioneer in cloud-based legal technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Because there are so many solo/small firm attorneys in California, if you are a member of CLA, you are also probably a member of the Solo and Small Firm Section! Outgoing Chair Robby Klein and incoming Chair Josh Bonnici talk through the networking and programs offered by the section and their goals to help members grow as attorneys and as business owners.  Learn more at: Solo and Small Firms - California Lawyers Association   And check out their publications: The Practitioner and The Solo Advisor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Family law can be very contentious, so it is critically important for attorneys in this area to learn to be cool-headed advocates for their clients in difficult situations. Host Laurence Colletti welcomes Family Law Chair Demetria Graves to discuss the current happenings in the section. Demetria highlights the upcoming “Anatomy of a Trial” program happening both in Oakland and Los Angeles, points members to the “Family Law News” publication, and explains where to find other CLE information.  Family Law Section - California Lawyers Association   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New trends in litigation are changing the way lawyers approach their work in the courtroom. Emma Raimi-Zlatic talks with past-chair Mary McKelvey about the programs, committees, and events within the CLA’s Litigation Section. Learn more about the new technology, increased diversity, and educational opportunities that help litigators do their best work. Litigation Section - California Lawyers Association   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though AI has been around for a very long time, it seems that it is suddenly everywhere, with AI-powered technology at the forefront of nearly every innovation of late. Why is this the case? Lindsey Dean talks with Dr. Chris Mattmann about why AI is having this watershed moment and what lawyers need to do to stay informed about AI tech and its uses in legal practice.  Learn more about Dr. Mattmann at: mattmann.ai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being a liaison between different practice areas is what the Law Practice Management Section is all about. Catherine Stock and Gabriela Cubeiro talk with section Chair Joy Murao about her mission to offer resources and education to lawyers in need of technology to suit modern legal practice. Joy highlights the Technology Demo Lab, which helps lawyers understand the problems they face in legal practice and discover new solutions.  Learn more at: Law Practice Management and Technology - California Lawyers Association   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New Lawyers Section aims to connect and support new lawyers in the state of California through events, educational programs, publications, and more! Hosts Lindsey Dean and Emma Raimi-Zlatic talk with incoming section chair Jake Zindulka about the ins and outs of the section and his top advice for new lawyers. He also highlights the importance of networking opportunities and how they help new lawyers develop relationships within the professional community.  Get the support you need during the first 8 years of legal practice! Learn more at: New Lawyers - California Lawyers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catherine Stock and Kyle Bagshaw welcome Frantz Farreau, new chair of the Real Property Law Section, to discuss valuable takeaways from the conference for real estate attorneys. Frantz discusses the new legal issues arising in this area of the law and highlights events, webinars, practice solutions, and more that his committee provides for members.  Learn more at Real Property Law - California Lawyers Association and listen to their podcast-style webinar, What’s Up With Us?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsey Dean sits down with CLA President Jeremy Evans and President-Elect Betty Williams to hear about the latest developments within the California Lawyers Association. They discuss the origins of the CLA and its uniquely crafted goals aimed at being a unifying force amongst California attorneys. They also share insights on upcoming projects and future goals.  Learn more at: California Lawyers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The virtual world of NFTs and Web3 is developing rapidly, and within this space, intellectual property disputes are now cropping up at a similarly rapid pace. Diane Littlejohn, Kristen Roberts, and Jessica Neer McDonald talk through their TECHSHOW presentation on trademark and copyright issues arising from NFTs and Web3 and share how to assess goals and uses for virtual content to decide what protections a creator may need.  Diane Littlejohn is an attorney currently serving as the Executive Director of the Technology Law and Policy Center at North Carolina Central University School of Law. Kristen G. Roberts, Founder & Managing Attorney at Trestle Law, APC is a California-based intellectual property attorney who helps business owners build a bridge from their brands to their bank accounts. Jessica Neer McDonald is founder of intellectual property law firm Neer McD PLLC, based in Miami, Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Change is difficult, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t needed. So, what might we need to do to change the way we conceive of legal services? Lynda Shely, Darth Vaughn, Jayne Reardon, and Ed Walters share highlights from their keynote—a fictional public hearing—debating the idea of modifying attorney Rules of Professional Conduct to address challenges in access to justice and legal service delivery. Lynda Shely, of The Shely Firm, PC, Scottsdale, Arizona, provides ethics and risk management advice to lawyers and law firms. Darth Vaughn serves as Litigation Counsel and leads the Legal Innovation & Technology Operations team for Ford Motor Company’s Office of General Counsel. Jayne Reardon is the former executive director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. Ed Walters is the CEO and co-founder of Fastcase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ChatGPT’s ability to work at the level of language is already catching the attention of litigators around the world. Pablo Arrenondo and Stephen Embry recap their talk at TECHSHOW on how ChatGPT and other AI can be used as tools to aid attorneys in legal practice. They discuss concerns with accuracy and bias and also explore the many positive opportunities presented by this burgeoning tech. Pablo Arredondo is co-founder and chief innovation officer at Casetext. Stephen Embry is a member of Frost Brown Todd LLC and part of the firm’s class action, privacy, and mass tort groups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices