Business of Law
Episode 25: Neil Irwin On Successful (Legal) Careers in the Modern Economy
In Episode 25, we talk to New York Times Senior Economics Correspondent Neil Irwin about his book, How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World: The Definitive Guide to Adapting and Succeeding in High-Performance Careers. To write the book, Neil interviewed successful employees with companies in various industries–from Microsoft to a company running popular New York City…
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Episode 24: Justin Barker & Steven Nachtwey on Litigation Finance
In Episode 24 we talk litigation finance with Justin Barker, an investment manager and the head of the Chicago office for litigation funding firm Validity Finance, and Bartlit Beck litigator Steven Nachtwey. This is the first in a series of podcasts released in conjunction with the Legal Marketing Association’s excellent P3 conference. Justin and Steven…
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Episode 18: Greg Siskind on Process Automation for Lawyers
The focus of this episode is automation of legal processes by law firms and in-house legal teams. We talk to Greg Siskind, a Memphis lawyer with Siskind Susser, a leading U.S. immigration law firm that handles all aspects of immigration and nationality law. As Greg explains, he and his firm automate both client facing and…
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Episode 16: Vishal Agnihotri on Knowledge Management for Law Firms and Legal Departments
Our guest this time is Vishal Agnihotri, Chief Knowledge Officer (or “CKO”) for the Chicago based national law firm, Hinshaw & Culbertson. As CKO, Vishal is responsible for the firm’s knowledge management programs. What is knowledge management? Vishal has a great way of defining it: the ability to identify critical knowledge within an organization and then…
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Episode 15: Keith Maziarek on Pricing Legal Services
In Episode 15 of Technically Legal, we sit down with Keith Maziarek, Director of Pricing and Legal Project Management for the Chicago law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman. Keith discusses the evolution of his marketing and business development roles for two of America’s largest law firms into pricing and project management positions. Keith explains that law…
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Episode 14: Barry Solomon on Legal Marketing and Technology
Marketing. Not always front and center for lawyers and law firms–but it should be. In Episode 14 we discuss legal marketing with Barry Solomon, lawyer, former BigLaw CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) and current President of Foundation Software Group. Foundation develops law firm experience management software providing a foundation for other knowledge management applications that need…
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Episode 12: Jae Um on the New Normal for BigLaw and Calling BS on “Because Lawyers…”
In our twelfth episode, we talk to Jae Um, founder of Six Parsecs, an insights company for participants in the legal industry. The company uses visuals and analytics to create objective, engaging information about the market for legal services. The conversation with Jae is wide ranging. We discuss Han Solo, the true distance of a…
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Episode 8: Angie Hickey on the Benefits of Business People Holding Law Firm Leadership Roles
In Episode 8, we talk to Angie Hickey, CEO of the Chicago based law firm Levenfeld Pearlstein. Angie discusses the benefits of business people holding leadership positions in law firms. Angie is well positioned to talk about this topic because she is a CPA, has an MBA and has worked most of her professional life in…
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