On the latest episode of Thinking Like A Lawyer, Kathryn and Chris ponder the need for a rule against Confederate flagsin courtrooms in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA the year of our Lord 2023. Speaking of bold stances on things that should be obvious, the American Bar Association would really like a Supreme Court ethics rule, but we know that's not happening. ... Show More
Today
Leading Forward: Why Great Ideas Aren't Enough for Law Firm Strategy, with Debbie Foster & Stephanie Everett | Lawyerist Podcast
Law firms know change is coming. Knowing what to do about it is harder. In this episode of the Lawyerist Podcast, Stephanie Everett talks with Debbie Foster about leading a law firm forward as technology, client expectations, and the business of law evolve. Debbie explains why st ... Show More
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Yesterday
Marking 25 Years Since 9/11: Revisiting Our Discussion With Special Master Ken Feinberg | Workers Comp Matters
It’s been 25 years since 9/11. In this special episode, we revisit our conversation with Kenneth Feinberg, the architect of the federal compensation plan for victims and their families. As he asks in his book on the subject, “what’s life worth?” Feinberg is an internationally kno ... Show More
36m 41s
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
40m 12s
Jun 2023
"Not That Bad" is Still Bad!
<p>Melissa, Leah, and Kate talk to Jenny Hunter, a labor lawyer and union consultant, about the recent SCOTUS opinion in <i>Glacier</i> <i>Northwest</i> v. <i>Teamsters</i> which has implications for union labor laws and the right to strike. They also discuss Justice Alito’s igno ... Show More
55m 1s
Mar 2022
Episode 317: Actual Progress With The CBA? + The Shift Is Gone
After weeks and weeks of watching the MLBPA and team owners go at it with no end in sight, we may FINALLY be close to the end. During this episode's recording session, we react live to Jeff Passan's tweet about the International Free Agent draft being agreed upon, one of the fina ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 2025
Raging Moderates: Trump’s Trade War in Limbo
Scott and Jessica unpack the recent court rulings on the legality of Trump’s emergency tariff powers, and look ahead to the possible changes coming to the big, beautiful budget reconciliation bill in the Senate. Plus, they discuss the administration’s ongoing fight with elite uni ... Show More
1h 9m
Jun 2020
Guns, Germs, And Section 230 Internet Regulation
Lawyers are pulling guns over facemasks? That... seems excessive. But here we are staring into the COVID abyss again. Austerity measures continue throughout the industry, lawyers are getting edgy, and a new assault on "the law that built the internet" issues from the White House.
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