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With the emergence of COVID 19, the legal industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation. In Daily Matters, Clio CEO and Co-founder Jack Newton will explore the new normal for law firms, how legal professionals can find success in a remote-first world, and how lawyers can best serve clients through this unprecedented situation.

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Episode 101: Benjamin Crump, Founder and Principal Owner of Ben Crump Law

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 37:34


As the attorney to the families of Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Jacob Blake, and many others who have died during interactions with police, Ben Crump has become a central figure in America’s reinvigorated struggle for civil rights and justice reform. Nicknamed “Black America’s Attorney General,” Ben works tirelessly to fight for those who are marginalized in society.

Episode 100: Jack Newton, Co-founder and CEO of Clio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 38:45


For the 100th episode of Daily Matters, host Jack Newton becomes the interviewee. Joined by the show’s producers—Derek Bolen, Andrew Booth, and Sam Rosenthal—Jack looks back at the key people, themes, and takeaways since the show started in March, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episode 99: Angela Duckworth, Author of Grit and Founder and CEO of Character Lab

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 32:30


Angela Duckworth, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the Founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development.

Episode 98: Seth Godin, Author of 19 Bestselling Books, Creator of Seth’s Blog, and Founder of the altMBA

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 31:34


Seth Godin is one of the world’s most respected business and marketing visionaries. A member of the Marketing Hall of Fame, Seth is the author of 19 bestselling books, the creator of one of the world’s most popular blogs, and the founder of the altMBA and The Marketing Seminar, which have transformed thousands of lives.

Episode 97: Mark Holthe, Founder and Chief Inspirational Officer at Holthe Immigration Law

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 33:32


When Mark Holthe made the decision to start a virtual immigration firm, he knew he needed to do things differently. By creating an innovative approach with a “client-centered, firm-supported” service model and a strong content marketing strategy, Holthe Immigration Law has become a leader in its field—and a nominee for the 2020 Reisman Award for Best New Law Firm.

Episode 96: Joshua Lenon, Lawyer in Residence at Clio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 47:35


Joshua Lenon, Clio’s Lawyer in Residence, has worked on the front lines of legal technology innovation for more than a decade, helping to educate legal professionals on how they can better use technology to run their firms more efficiently and effectively. In this episode, Joshua talks with Jack Newton about the rapidly-changing world of professional responsibility in the legal industry, and how Continuing Legal Education (CLE) is evolving.

Episode 95: Billie Tarascio, Owner and Founder of Modern Law, Modern Law Practice, and Access Legal

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 44:03


Today’s guest is attorney, entrepreneur, speaker, and author Billie Tarascio, the recipient of the 2018 Reisman Award for Law Firm Innovation. With her law firm and legal businesses, Billie is driving positive change in the legal industry around Access to Justice and the incorporation of legal technology into law firm workflows.

Episode 94: Lucy Ricca and John Lund, Utah Implementation Task Force on Regulatory Reform

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 57:13


Today’s episode features Lucy Ricca and John Lund of the Utah Implementation Task Force on Regulatory Reform. The Task Force is taking a data-driven, risk-oriented approach that also allows for new innovative models to be tried out in a controlled Regulatory Sandbox.

Episode 93: Temi Siyanbade, Attorney at Law, The Law Office of Temi Siyanbade

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 31:56


Throughout her career, attorney Temi Siyanbade has defined herself by living beyond her comfort zone. After serving as a teacher in a low-income neighborhood through Teach for America, she saw the opportunity she had to make an impact through the practice of law.

Episode 92: Jon Tobin, Partner at Counsel for Creators LLP

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 40:31


Jon Tobin’s law firm, Counsel for Creators LLP, bills itself as the first law firm to develop subscription services tailored to the needs of creative people. Using their innovative subscription services model, Counsel for Creators is providing innovative legal services and meeting client expectations in new ways.

Episode 91: Gyi Tsakalakis, President and Co-founder of AttorneySync

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 47:27


Gyi Tsakalakis is a law firm marketing expert. As a former lawyer who now runs an SEO and digital marketing agency, he’s watched the legal technology landscape evolve over the past 15 years—and accelerate dramatically since the start of COVID-19. In this interview, Gyi and Jack Newton discuss important aspects of legal marketing in the pandemic era.

Episode 90: Alfred Hermida, Digital Media Scholar, Author, Journalist, and Professor

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 40:20


As an award-winning digital media scholar, author, and journalist, Alfred Hermida is one of Canada’s foremost experts on social media and digital journalism. In this episode, Alfred and Jack Newton discuss the implications of the ways we communicate and share information in the present—and how this is shaping our future.

Episode 89: Risha Grant, Founder & CEO of Risha Grant LLC

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 33:28


Diversity & Inclusion keynote speaker, founder, consultant, and author Risha Grant has been advocating for a more diverse and inclusive workplace for over 25 years—and now, she is witnessing changes in corporate America which indicate that the business community is starting to get the message.

Episode 88: Ken White, Partner at Brown White & Osborn LLP and Writer at Popehat.com

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 34:22


First Amendment litigator, criminal defense attorney, writer, and podcast host Ken White has a wealth of knowledge and perspective about some of today’s most pressing issues, including freedom of speech, the justice system, and American historical precedent.

Episode 87: George Psiharis, Chief Operating Officer at Clio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 44:56


Since joining Clio 10 years ago, Chief Operating Officer George Psiharis has had a front-row seat for the massive technological and cultural shifts that have swept the legal industry in the past decade—shifts which have accelerated due to COVID-19.

Episode 86: Ross Albers, CEO of Albers & Associates

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 35:08


Today's guest is Ross Albers, CEO of Albers & Associates, who is leading his employees through the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis while raising a family of young children at home.

Episode 85: Darren Heitner, Founder and Chief Vision Officer at Heitner Legal P.L.L.C.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 40:22


It’s a crazy time in the sports world—and Sports Law expert Darren Heitner has a behind-the-scenes vantage point into how America’s professional sports leagues, organizations, and athletes are handling the coronavirus pandemic.

Episode 84: Nicole Abboud-Shayan, Legal Industry Blogger, Speaker, and Podcast Host

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 32:00


When she was young, Nicole Abboud-Shayan knew she wanted to become a lawyer—until she actually became one, and she realized she had a different calling. Now, Nicole—best known as the producer and host of the Gen Y Lawyer Podcast—is a legal industry expert who handles business development at WordRake and blogs, speaks, and creates content to help build a better future for legal professionals and their clients.

Episode 83: Seth Price, Managing Partner at Price Benowitz LLP and Founder at BluShark Digital LLC

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 49:20


In this episode, Seth Price and Jack Newton engage in a thorough discussion of law firm marketing practices, including valuable advice for digital marketing and SEO in the legal context.

Episode 82: Donna Saadati-Soto and Efrain Hudnell, Co-Founders of United for Diploma Privilege

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 42:25


Among the many ways in which COVID-19 has affected the legal profession, the pandemic’s impact on graduating law school students has been particularly severe. In terms of the bar exam, COVID-19 has brought the need for immediate changes to a test that already has come under fire as a potentially outdated measure of students’ aptitude for legal practice.

Episode 81: Nicole Bradick, Founder and CEO, Theory and Principle

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 36:31


Early into her legal career, Nicole Bradick realized that she could have a greater impact as a technologist rather than a litigator and founded Theory and Principle, a company with the mission to improve the legal experience for all with thoughtfully designed digital products.

Episode 80: Ivy B. Grey, VP of Strategy & Business Development for WordRake

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 32:13


Ivy B. Grey took a roundabout route to becoming a lawyer and legal tech entrepreneur. Now, as Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for WordRake—an editing add-in for Microsoft Word that tightens, tones, and clarifies your writing—Ivy is helping move the profession forward to a more innovative, accessible place.

Episode 79: Bill Henderson, Stephen F. Burns Professor of Law at IU’s Maurer School of Law

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 52:53


Today’s guest is Bill Henderson, who in the past five years has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America by the National Law Journal, the Most Influential Person in Legal Education by National Jurist Magazine, and a member of the inaugural group of “Legal Rebels” profiled by the ABA Journal.

Episode 78: Bryan Parker, Co-founder and CEO of Legal Innovators

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 52:01


Bryan Parker is the Co-founder and CEO of Legal Innovators, an innovative alternative legal service provider (ALSP) that is helping law firms train young lawyers more effectively, embrace better business models, and enhance Diversity and Inclusion efforts.

Episode 77: Kelly Hayes and Betsy Stotler, Owners and Managing Partners at Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 52:25


Before they started their law firm in 2012, Kelly Hayes and Betsy Stotler were “two lawyer-moms who wanted to work at an innovative distributed law firm that balanced work, life, and clients”——and since this type of firm didn’t exist in their area, they created it. Now, they have a thriving practice with over 50 full-time employees, including 28 attorneys practicing in over 33 states.

Episode 76: Dan Canon, Civil Rights Lawyer, Professor, and Writer

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 40:25


Civil rights lawyer, teacher, writer, and activist Dan Canon is best known as lead counsel for the Kentucky plaintiffs in the landmark Supreme Court case of Obergefell v. Hodges, which brought marriage equality to all 50 U.S. states. He has also sued President Trump, run for Congress, and taught the next generation of lawyers at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at Louisville.

Episode 75: The Future of Law

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 36:01


In the final episode of this week's look-back series … we’ll start looking ahead to the future of the legal profession—and all the ways that legal may never be the same in a post-pandemic world.

Episode 74: Black Lives Matter

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 36:14


In today's episode, we will revisit the series of interviews we conducted in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests that shined a spotlight on systemic racism, police misconduct, and the need for lasting reform.

Episode 73: Lawyer Wellness and Mental Health

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 35:04


Today, we’re examining a variety of perspectives on mental wellness in legal, which has become even more important as a result of the pandemic.

Episode 72: Access to Justice

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 23:55


Today, we’re revisiting some powerful discussions we’ve had regarding Access to Justice—and how we can create a better system for all.

Episode 71: The Legal Industry’s Response to COVID-19

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 25:29


In today’s episode, we’ll be recapping how the legal industry reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic—and how the coronavirus crisis is changing the practice of law, for good.

Episode 70: Jennifer Bailey, Administrative Judge, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Circuit Civil Division

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 50:28


As someone who wrote a thesis on why judges should utilize case management software and practices, Judge Jennifer Bailey is an active advocate for judicial reform.

Episode 69: Shreya and Colin Ley, Co-founders and Lawyer-Humans at LayRoots

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 43:38


Shreya and Colin Ley met each other while studying abroad during law school—then they got married and co-founded LayRoots, a law firm bringing a new approach to Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Business, and Intellectual Property Law.

Episode 68: I. Stephanie Boyce, Deputy Vice President of The Law Society of England & Wales

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 37:29


I. Stephanie Boyce is the current Deputy Vice President of the Law Society of England and Wales, and in 2021 she will become the first Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic (BAME) person to ever serve as the Law Society’s president.

Episode 67: Brooke Moore, Founder of MyVirtual.Lawyer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 32:46


After going through an extremely difficult period in her career and life, attorney and entrepreneur Brooke Moore knew she needed a change—and she founded a subscription-based, limited-scope virtual law firm as a result.

Episode 66: Geneviéve Jones-Wright, Executive Director at MoGo

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 34:54


Geneviéve Jones-Wright and Clio CEO Jack Newton discuss the vital work that needs to be done to transform America’s legal and law enforcement systems.

Episode 65: Jordan Couch, Partner at Palace Law

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 31:07


Jordan Couch, a Partner at Palace Law, has been front and center for the recent events related to protests and COVID-19 in Seattle, Washington. Today on Daily Matters, he talks about what those experiences have been like—and a whole lot more.

Episode 64: Nicholas Hite, Founder of Hite Law Group

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 40:23


As Founder of The Hite Law Group, a solo practice serving New Orleans and Louisiana, Nicholas Hite specializes in LGBTQ advocacy. He travels the state training and educating legal, medical, and other professionals on how to support LGBTQ families and children, and he has successfully represented hundreds of families and children in family and juvenile courts in 10 parishes across Louisiana.

Episode 63: Greg McLawsen, Founder and Managing Attorney at Sound Immigration

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 34:29


Long before COVID-19, immigration lawyer Greg McLawsen’s law firm operated remotely—and he practiced while traveling around the world. During the pandemic, Greg is helping Sound Immigration’s clients navigate these difficult times from his home in Seattle. (Until he can buy a boat—then he’ll practice from the sea.)

Episode 62: Shannon Salter, Chair at Civil Resolution Tribunal

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 53:55


As Chair of the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT), Shannon Salter is pioneering new ways for dispute resolution to take place. Shannon’s advocacy for access to justice and justice reform includes re-envisioning how our justice system operates.

Episode 61: Katherine Katcher and Carmen Garcia, Root and Rebound

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 49:02


“Our systems are certainly setting people up to fail,” says Katherine Katcher, Founder and Executive Director of Root and Rebound—an organization working to restore power and resources to the families and communities most harmed by mass incarceration through legal advocacy, public education, policy reform, and litigation.

Episode 60: Tom West, CEO at LawPay

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 44:36


When COVID-19 made it harder for law firms to accept cash and check payments from clients, the industry shifted almost overnight to a model where online payments are far more prevalent. At the center of this shift was LawPay, and in this episode the company’s CEO, Tom West, talks about the rise of electronic payments in legal.

Episode 59: Steven Abrahams, Partnerships for Microsoft Teams

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 53:37


When COVID-19 hit, Microsoft Teams suddenly became an even more important tool for all kinds of organizations—including law firms. Steven Abrahams works on Partnerships for Microsoft Teams (which now integrates with Clio), and on today’s podcast he talks about the software and the role it has played since the pandemic began.

Episode 58: Ian Hu, Estates Litigator at Carroll Heyd Chown LLP

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 45:14


Estates Litigator Ian Hu is passionate about legal innovation, Diversity & Inclusion, social media, and how lawyers can become more financially independent. In this interview, Ian and Jack touch on a wide range of topics relevant to the changing legal landscape.

Episode 57: John Grant, The Agile Attorney, and Simon Boehme, Legal Tech Entrepreneur

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 47:53


Any discussion of the technological tools that legal professionals and clients are increasingly using—especially during the coronavirus crisis—starts with Zoom. The video conferencing app has become almost ubiquitous since the pandemic began, and many lawyers naturally have concerns about privacy and security risks for new technologies like it. In this episode, John Grant and Simon Boehme answer questions about Zoom and tech tools in legal.

Episode 56: Mark O’Brien, Co-founder and Executive Director of Pro Bono Net

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 41:05


In his work with Pro Bono Net, Co-founder and Executive Director Mark O’Brien heads a national nonprofit that increases access to justice for the poor and other vulnerable populations through innovative uses of technology, collaboration, and volunteer mobilization. In today’s rapidly-changing world, this work is vital to under-represented communities across the United States.

Episode 55: Andrea Alexander, NYC Attorney and Social Change Advocate

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 41:25


A New York City-based attorney, Andrea Alexander has personally experienced many of the ways in which racial inequality affects people in the professional and academic worlds. Andrea defines herself as a legal advocate by day and an advocate for social change by night, and today she joins Daily Matters to speak openly about the changes that need to happen in society.

Episode 54: André Robert Lee, Director, Producer, Professor, and Keynote Speaker at Point Made Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 50:12


André Robert Lee has devoted his life’s work to fighting injustice. A film director, producer, professor, and speaker with the Diversity & Inclusion company Point Made Learning, André has worked with hundreds of organizations, educational institutions, and community groups on issues of race and bias—and he has valuable insights to share.

Episode 53: Tiffany Graves, Pro Bono Counsel at Bradley

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 48:48


As Pro Bono Counsel at a large southern law firm and the former Executive Director of the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission, Tiffany Graves sees how systemic inequities affect minority groups on a daily basis. “Firms have to do more,” she says, to counteract institutional racism and bring much-needed reforms to America’s legal and justice systems.

Episode 52: C. Raphael Davis-Williams, Director of Equity and Inclusion at ACLU of Ohio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 50:22


In today’s moving and important episode, ACLU of Ohio Director of Equity and Inclusion C. Raphael Davis-Williams speaks powerfully about systemic racism, police misconduct, and “the uniqueness of being black in America.”

Episode 51: Leslie Ginzel, Chief of Holistic Services, Harris County Public Defender’s Office

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 43:33


Wrapping up Access to Justice Week is Attorney at Law Leslie Ginzel, Chief of Holistic Services at the Harris County Public Defender’s Office in Houston, Texas. Formerly the Program Director of Beacon Law—an organization that champions justice for homeless, low-income individuals and works to remedy the conditions that burden and marginalize them—Leslie has spent her career fighting to increase access to justice for vulnerable populations.

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