Just in time for the AI slop to take over.
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Some law firms are handing out recruiting entertainment budgets to law students. While we don't fault law students some sweet walking around money, placing that power in the hands of students highlights the breakdown in the law school recruiting process and a real risk of baking more bias into hiring. Why ha ... Show More
Nov 2
Judicial Security, AI, and What's Really at Stake for the Federal Bar – 2026 ALPS Bar Leaders Retreat | On the Road with Legal Talk Network
Federal judges are telling their own children not to answer the door to strangers, and that's the reality bar leaders are now building policy around. Kevin Maxim, national President-Elect of the Federal Bar Association and a commercial litigator in Atlanta, breaks down why judici ... Show More
28m 56s
Oct 30
Doing Hiring Right: Tips From an HR Professional | New Solo
Hiring anyone is different from hiring properly. In this episode, tips from HR expert Jeff Levin, the founder, CEO, and president of Levin HR Consulting, a fractional HR consulting partner. Many law firms don’t put real thought into hiring, they’re “winging it,” Levin says. The k ... Show More
56m 1s
Oct 29
Custody Wars: Why High-Conflict Cases Get So Ugly and How to Keep Yours From Spiraling with Attorney Lindsay Belmont | Confessions of a Divorce Assassin
In a custody case, a good legal outcome can still fall short of protecting a family. Attorney Lindsay Belmont of Nebraska Legal Group, who has spent over a decade in private practice and gravitates toward the most contentious custody cases, explains why fear of the unknown drives ... Show More
53m 43s
Mar 2019
The Deeper Education Issue Under the College Bribery Scandal
The college admissions bribery scandal has all the components of a made for TV movie, including celebrity cameos, suspense, and unexpected twists and turns. Behind the broken admissions process and the drama, however, a different educational crisis is looming. According to a 2018 ... Show More
9m 7s
Aug 2023
AI and College Essays: Wrong Question, Wrong Answer
The sudden availability of Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have raised new questions about authorship, plagiarism, and fairness in college admissions. Hannah and Mark discuss why they think these tools are unlikely to help applicants gain an advantage in Yale’s selectio ... Show More
22m 43s
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
Mar 2025
"Hope Labour": The Reality of Sessional Academia
Academic careers have long been associated with stability, prestige, and a clear path from graduate school to tenure. But in today’s universities, an increasing number of scholars find themselves trapped in precarious, low-paid sessional contracts - far from the secure careers th ... Show More
39m 23s