Jones Day continues to be a black box -- let's break that open. Morgan Stanley is urging its outside counsel to get back to the office. To what extent do clients get to dictate how law firms run their business? And we talk about cruise lines suing Florida and a Catholic school suing Michigan claiming that making schoolchildren wear masks is sacrilegious, whi ... Show More
Sep 11
A Different Law Firm Model: Up Front Pricing and Billing. | New Solo
What are you charging your clients for, “minutes” or “results?” Guest John Rafferty started his own firm, Highfield Law, in the Philadelphia suburbs, specializing in guardianships and estates. He’s a convert to flat-fee, results based, billing. No more “billable hours.” And it wo ... Show More
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Sep 10
EP 718: Deposition Tips, Part 1: Style, Approach, and Brainstorming Before You Ever Ask a Question | The Jury Is Out
Hosts John Simon and Tim Cronin dig into how to read a witness in the first 15 minutes, when to be deferential versus direct, and why walking in with a rigid game plan can cost you if you're not willing to throw it out in the first of a new multi-part series on deposition strateg ... Show More
29m 21s
Sep 9
Look to the States – The Overlooked Power of State Constitutions | State Bar of Texas Podcast
After passing the bar, attorneys take an oath to uphold not only the United States Constitution, but their state constitutions as well. But how well do lawyers understand the rights and protections found in their own state constitutions, and how often do they put them to work in ... Show More
42m 37s
Aug 2023
Lawyers Are Getting on More Corporate Boards
Wendeen Eolis, Chair/CEO of Eolis International Group, discusses why public companies are increasingly looking for lawyers to become corporate directors. Ethics law expert Arthur Hellman, a Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School, discusses the country’s oldest feder ... Show More
26m 17s
Oct 2018
Law School Campuses In The Wake Of Kavanaugh
You've seen all the mainstream media reports of student walk-outs and protests, but what are law school campuses really like these days. Joe and Elie are joined by Melissa Murray, a professor at NYU Law and former interim dean of Berkeley, to discuss the reaction from an insider' ... Show More
32m 10s
Jan 2023
How COVID-19 caused a global learning crisis
Conversations with leaders in McKinsey’s Middle East office on some of the most pressing issues of the day, including insights for business and government leaders, practitioners, students and anyone who is curious to learn more about topics such as education, sustainability, incl ... Show More
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