Podcast appearances and mentions of nicole bradick

Welcome to today's AI Lawyer Talking Tech podcast, where we delve into the latest developments in artificial intelligence and its impact on the legal profession. The field is seeing a surge in AI adoption, with legal teams leveraging these tools for a variety of tasks, from contract management and research to eDiscovery and case management. We'll explore how legal departments are measuring the success of these initiatives, the increasing convergence of managed legal services with cutting-edge AI technologies, and the ethical considerations surrounding AI use. Today's discussion will also touch on the critical need for AI literacy in the legal field and the evolving legal framework governing AI-generated content. We will also look at the role of AI in healthcare and the use of virtual data rooms in legal settings. As AI reshapes the legal landscape, it is crucial to stay informed on the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities presented by this transformative technology.Measuring Success in GenAI Adoption: Legal Departments at the Crossroads13 Feb 2025AxiomLaw.comClient Alert: Court Decides that Use of Copyrighted Works in AI Training Is Not Fair Use: Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. Ross Intelligence Inc.13 Feb 2025JD SupraSpotDraft raises $54M to help legal teams manage contracts with AI13 Feb 2025SiliconANGLEManaged Services Company Factor Acquires Legal Tech Design Firm Theory and Principle to Accelerate Its Push Into AI-Enabled Legal Services13 Feb 2025LawSitesMedia News Daily: Top Stories for 02/13/202513 Feb 2025Media Bias/Fact CheckThe Limits of AI for Your Foreign and Comparative Legal Research Needs13 Feb 2025SlawJudge ruling on AI could change the fate of copyright lawsuits13 Feb 2025Android HeadlinesLawyers on Bluesky: A Guide to the Rising Social Media Platform Attracting Legal Professionals13 Feb 2025Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and LawyersLSC ‘Talk Justice' podcast examines how self-help legal kiosks create adaptable access13 Feb 2025LegalNews.comWhen a Glitch in the Matrix Becomes a Legal Problem: Meta's Re-Follow Scandal13 Feb 2025Vanderbilt JETLawCPPA Proposed Rulemaking Package Part 2 – Automated Decision-Making Technology13 Feb 2025Debevoise Data Blogikaun Names Mark Bilson as CRO to Drive Growth and Innovation13 Feb 2025Legal Technology News - Legal IT Professionals | Everything legal technologyAre you AI literate? Schools and jobs are insisting on it—and now it's EU law13 Feb 2025Stephen's LighthouseFactor acquires Nicole Bradick's development agency Theory and Principle in GenAI push13 Feb 2025Legal IT InsidervLex Does Well At ‘AI Smackdown' + Ed Walters Interview13 Feb 2025Artificial Lawyer“Why Law Firms Need Virtual Data Rooms for Secure Case Management”13 Feb 2025Legaltech on MediumGenerative AI and the Duty of Competence Conundrum13 Feb 2025Holland & Knight5 Steps You Can Take to Ensure Your Company's AI-Generated Works are Protected By Copyright13 Feb 2025Fisher & Phillips LLPCalifornia Turns to the Use of AI in Healthcare13 Feb 2025Berwin Leighton Paisner

On this episode, we speak with Nicole Bradick, CEO and founder of Theory & Principle, a legal technology design company. Nicole gives us an update on how their product, Map Engine, is being used by clients to track regulations and laws around the world. She also discusses how the legal industry is becoming more sophisticated in terms of user design and experience, and how this is changing the way law firms and legal tech companies approach product development. Nicole's passion for user design and experience is evident throughout the conversation, and she emphasizes how it can make or break a product's success in the market. She notes that clients are becoming more knowledgeable about UX, and are able to identify and ask for better design. Additionally, law firms and legal tech companies are recognizing that better design is not just a nice-to-have, but a business imperative. Nicole is dedicated to educating the legal community on the importance of UX, and helping them integrate it into their product development process. She believes that legal technology should be built with the user in mind, and that this approach will lead to better outcomes, both for clients and for the industry as a whole. Nicole sees immense value in starting T&P Studios because it allows her to bring her expertise in designing and launching products to clients who have great ideas but lack the resources to bring them to market. She describes a unique partnership with Simpson Thatcher's Pro Bono team, where they collaborated to build a product that they wanted to exist in the market, but didn't want to take on the long-term burden of owning software. With T&P Studios, they were able to co-develop the product and bring it to market, while Simpson Thatcher now has their version of it as well. This model of collaboration and revenue sharing allows T&P Studios to work with other law firms and organizations to build and launch products that solve real problems in the legal industry, without the upfront capital expense. Contact Us: Twitter: @gebauerm, or @glambertVoicemail: 713-487-7821Email: geekinreviewpodcast@gmail.comMusic: Jerry David DeCicca Transcript available on 3 Geeks

When this podcast launched in July 2018, the very first guest on the very first episode was Nicole Bradick, who six months earlier had launched the legal technology design and development company Theory and Principle. As the company marks its fifth anniversary, Bradick returns to LawNext with news that the company is branching off in a new direction, launching T&P Studio, an arm of the business devoted to co-developing legal tech products in partnership with others.  The new business will work with partners in the legal industry who have ideas for products but who may not have the product team, budget or other elements needed to bring a product to market.T&P will validate partner ideas and then manage all areas of product strategy, design, development, and launch. Depending on the terms of the partnership, the T&P team will also participate in ownership, go-to-market strategy, sales and marketing.  After five years, how has Theory and Principle evolved and what has Bradick learned about building SaaS products for the legal market? Why is the company branching off in this new direction and what kinds of products is it looking to co-develop? What makes good design for a legal tech product? On this episode of LawNext, we discuss those questions and more.    Thank You To Our Sponsors This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out.  Paradigm, home to the practice management platforms PracticePanther, Bill4Time, MerusCase and LollyLaw; the e-payments platform Headnote; and the legal accounting software TrustBooks. If you enjoy listening to LawNext, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.

Often, we think about challenges the legal system faces in terms of ethics, or economics, or management issues. But what changes when we think through these issues with the lens of design? Our guest today is on a mission to improve the legal experience for all through thoughtful digital design. Nicole Bradick is the founder and CEO of Theory and Principle, a legal and justice technology design and development agency. At Theory and Principle, they're helping global law firms, foundations, legal aid organizations, and legal tech companies to design and build digital products that can make legal work more productive and accessible. Learn about the importance of user experience design for the future of the industry on this episode of the Filevine Fireside. Find out more about Theory and Principle, Nicole Bradick, and their mission on their official website: www.theoryandprinciple.com/ Read Full Transcript

You would be hard-pressed to find two people in legal technology more experienced in user interface and user experience design than Nicole Bradick and Andy Wishart. Bradick is founder and CEO of the legal tech design and development firm Theory and Principle. Wishart is chief product officer at contract lifecycle management company Agiloft and formerly was co-founder and chief technology officer of Contract Express, the contract automation software that Thomson Reuters acquired in 2015.  While both individually have years of experience designing legal tech products, Bradick and Wishart also recently worked together on a project to redesign Agiloft's UI and UX. That collaboration offers a case study in product design and of why good design matters in a legal technology product.  In today's episode, they share the story of why Agiloft initiated the redesign, the process by which Bradick and her team went about making recommendations, and how Agiloft is incorporating those recommendations into its product roadmap.  This is a return appearance on LawNext for Bradick, who was the guest for our very first episode.  Thank You To Our Sponsors This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out.  Paradigm, home to the practice management platforms PracticePanther, Bill4Time, and MerusCase, and e-payments platform Headnote. Woodpecker, legal document automation for solo and small firms.   A reminder that we are on Patreon. Subscribe to our page to be able to access show transcripts, or to submit a question for our guests.

Episode no. 59 is with Nicole Bradick, Founder and CEO of Theory and Principle. Our discussion covers: Nicole's journey from civil rights trial lawyer to CEO of a design and development company; Why 2018 was the right time to start Theory and Principle; Whether Theory and Principle responds to or creates a legaltech market; Why the Mission statement is to improve legal experience for all; Nicole's focus on deliverables rather than size of the company and what will enable scale given the large pipeline of work; How she manages a broad and diverse scope of work for legal tech companies, large law firms and non-profits; Current and forthcoming products Theory and Principle have built for clients and in-house (Map Engine and a project to leverage pro bono work); Keys to managing a multidisciplinary team of lawyers, engineers and designers; How they use workflows/standard operating procedures when the way they do things is constantly changing; How Theory and Principle creates efficiency while developing bespoke projects; When it's appropriate for a lawyer to design a product and when you need a specialist designer or UX expert; How building a digital product is difficult even if you've done it before; Theory and Principle's unique value proposition; What technology you should use to create an MVP and meet business goals; The limitations of grant funding for digital justice products; What will kill even the most phenomenal product; How Theory and Principle measures whether a product is successful; The relative importance of legaltech, legal aid and pro bono casework; A particularly exciting project looking at innovative ways to increase people's income; How to transform legaltech from being passive to proactive and reducing cycles of poverty; What bothers her most about the legaltech ecosystem in the USA; Which part of the legal sector is developing the best solutions; The biggest surprise that led her to success; and Nicole's definition of legal innovation! Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic Links: Theory and Principle Legal Tune Up (Wisconsin) Neota Logic Feedspot

CEO and founder Nicole Bradick is a former litigator turned three-time legal technology entrepreneur. Nicole is the leading industry expert in legal technology product design and development. You can often find her doing talks on this topic (as well as belting out Britney Spears tunes at karaoke) on stages around the world. She has been the driving force behind some of the most ambitious digital products in the legal industry and is definitely not afraid to tell you if your product's design is awful. You're going to want to watch this episode. Before this interview, we only knew Nicole Bradick a little. Although we'd heard incredible things over the years, we didn't get to see those amazing things in full until this interview. We are upset it took us so long to have her on the show. Nicole does an amazing job of telling founders why she chose to avoid funding on her business. She designed the business to operate and serve those she wanted to serve without being reliant or accountable to anyone else. Theory and Principle is the dev shop in the #legaltech industry. No other dev shop comes to mind immediately. They serve the #legalaid industry, legal technology companies and #lawfirms. More about Nicole Bradick & Theory and Principle: Nicole Bradick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-br.... Nicole Bradick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NicoleBradick. Theory and Principle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theoryprinciple. Theory and Principle website: https://www.theoryandprinciple.com/.     SHOW LESS      

Nicole Bradick, Founder and CEO of Theory and Principle, along with Ryan McClead, Principle at Sente Advisors, join us to talk about their collaborative product Map Engine. Map Engine is an easy-to-use, but powerful data visualization tool that allows law firms to quickly and easily turn their multi-jurisdictional data into beautiful, shareable maps. Instead of the common approach of placing data in flat documents like PDFs, Map Engine allows the firms to tell the story embedded in some or all of the data and allows for the maps to enhance the consumer's experience through the interactive interface. Along the way, we also discuss Nicole and Ryan's individual experiences in launching a startup (without breaking the bank or eating only ramen.) Information Inspirations Bloomberg Law is developing a Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Framework to measure how law firms are meeting and/or surpassing DEI metrics which Bloomberg is developing with experts across the industry. Steve Embry breaks down some of the problems AmLaw firms will eventually face if they keep moving more partners into non-equity roles, and keep the "old boy's network" going on in the equity ranks. The Association of Legal Administrators released a new white paper on "Remote Working as an Effective Recruitment and Retention Tool for Law Firms Post-COVID-19. [PDF]" The firms that remain flexible on remote working options will benefit over those competitors that demand that all work be done in the office. Clients love multidisciplinary teams (MTD), but it seems that law firms only have a very narrow definition of what that means. Spoiler: only lawyers should make up the MTD. Listen, Subscribe, Comment Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcast. Contact us anytime by tweeting us at @gebauerm or @glambert. Or, you can call The Geek in Review hotline at 713-487-7270 and leave us a message. You can email us at geekinreviewpodcast@gmail.com. As always, the great music you hear on the podcast is from Jerry David DeCicca. [See 3 Geeks post for transcript]

Over the past year, many of us have said "I guess all law firms are virtual law firms now." While that may technically be true, there are many firms whose business model is based on being a virtual firm. Dan Packel from The American Lawyer gives us a primer on Distributed Law Firms like Fisher Broyles, Ramon, Taylor English and Duma, and Culhane Meadows and how they operate without a physical environment. While many of these firms may fly below the radar for many biglaw firms, distributed firms like Fisher Broyles may be poised to break into the AmLaw 200. And if that happens, and it might happen this year, many big firms will start to take notice. Information Inspirations While we don't want you to replace us as your favorite podcast, we do think that Stephen Poor's new podcast from Seyfarth, Pioneer and Pathfinders, provides some good sit-down discussions with legal innovators like Dr. Heidi Gardner, Dan Linna, Nicole Bradick, and more to come. Go check it out. There are only eleven states now which do not require lawyers to have a competence level when it comes to legal technology. California is the latest to make such a requirement. Our fellow geek, Casey Flaherty is the last of the Baker McKenzie dream team to finally leave Baker and go back into the legal innovation consulting world. Casey is now the Chief Strategy Officer at LexFusion and is bringing his talent back into the open legal market to help legal departments and law firms implement technology to improve overall legal processes. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly brings us a new blockchain sheriff in Texas. The Texas Blockchain Council is a nonprofit trade association with the objective to make Texas the center of the universe for blockchain technology. Listen, Subscribe, Comment Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcast. Contact us anytime by tweeting us at @gebauerm or @glambert. Or, you can call The Geek in Review hotline at 713-487-7270 and leave us a message. You can email us at geekinreviewpodcast@gmail.com. As always, the great music you hear on the podcast is from Jerry David DeCicca.

For the last few years, legal technology has seen an incredible boom, as more and more companies and entrepreneurs enter the space. Today's guest, Nicole Bradick, comes from this world. Nicole is the CEO and founder of Theory and Principle, a technology product design and development firm for the legal industry. Like many of our guests, Nicole has had a fascinating journey from former litigator to three-time legal technology entrepreneur. Listen in as Steve and Nicole discuss why and how Nicole transitioned from the courtroom to legal tech founder, get her take on the most critical skill for founders, and how small risks can reap big rewards. About Theory and Principle Theory and Principle is the premier product design and development firm for the legal industry. T&P's designers, developers, strategists, and product managers have deep knowledge in both legal technology and the possibilities of emerging technologies. Together, they have built some of the most highly acclaimed digital products in the legal industry in recent years, and are proud to be 100% woman-owned. Theory and Principle has been engaged by clients globally to improve the delivery of legal services, the justice system, lawyer efficiency, legal education, and access to justice for all. They work with clients who are moved to innovate and build to create a better system.

While lawyers probably hear every day how Artificial Intelligence is going to change the legal industry, many are still uncomfortable discussing it simply because they don't understand what exactly AI is, and if it is going to be a good thing or a bad thing for them personally. Kira Systems' Noah Waisberg and Dr. Alexander Hudek are releasing a book on February 3rd that addresses these issues. AI For Lawyers: How Artificial Intelligence is Adding Value, Amplifying Expertise, and Transforming Careers walks through the questions and gives some easy to understand explanations on how AI is being used in the legal industry. Whether it is document automation, e-discovery, legal research, or a myriad of other legal issues, AI is becoming normalized across practically every task a lawyer or legal professional does. As with most advanced technologies, AI may sound scary, but eventually, it becomes ubiquitous. Information Inspirations The Strategic Knowledge and Innovation Legal Leaders Summit (SKILLS) went online this year using Shindig, and it was a great experience. The audience and presenters found ways to interact, and while LegalWeek may not have happened this year, it was nice to still be able to seek out our conference friends online. Speaking of friends, our fellow 3 Geeks contributor Ryan McClead from Sente Advisors, along with Nicole Bradick of Theory and Principle won the video presentation at SKILLS for their new Map Engine software. Early podcast guest, Jae Um has a five-part series on what to expect in a post-pandemic era for the legal market. It is a must-read. We thought that last year's bar exam was a bit of a mess. Turns out it was more like a mean game of musical chairs. There were definitely winners and losers. The University of Texas Center for Women in the Law is putting on a free CLE featuring Nina Totenberg and four former clerks of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to celebrate the beginning of their Ginsburg Initiative. Listen, Subscribe, Comment Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcast. Contact us anytime by tweeting us at @gebauerm or @glambert. Or, you can call The Geek in Review hotline at 713-487-7270 and leave us a message. You can email us at geekinreviewpodcast@gmail.com. As always, the great music you hear on the podcast is from Jerry David DeCicca.

This week on Legaltech Week, Nicole Bradick, founder and CEO of legal tech design firm Theory and Principle, joins us to discuss Read the F*ing Directions, a voter education site developed for Spread the Vote. She also gives a preview of the upcoming Justice Tech & Design Gathering.  Plus, our  panel of legal journalists discuss the week’s top stories, including the glut of virtual conferences, a report on captive ALSPs at Am Law 100 firms, new ‘Market Standards’ from LexisNexis for data-driven M&A research, Google giving search data to police, and tech incompetence at the Supreme Court.   This week’s panelists are: Caroline Hill, editor-in-chief of Legal IT Insider; Victoria Hudgins, reporter for Legaltech News; Victor Li, assistant managing editor of the ABA Journal; Molly McDonough, media consultant, former publisher and editor-in-chief of the ABA Journal; and Joe Patrice, editor, Above the Law. Bob Ambrogi of LawSites blog and LawNext podcast moderates.

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.

From Inspire.Legal 2.0, host Nicole Bradick welcomes Carlos Gamez, Sanjay Kamlani, Lucy Bassli, and Haley Altman to discuss strategies for minimizing friction in the processes of procuring and adopting new technology. They bring together perspectives from both law firms and vendors to address pain points and offer solutions. Carlos Gamez is a client and partner lead in legal technology innovation at Thomson Reuters. Sanjay Kamlani is the managing director of 1991 Group. Lucy Bassli is founder and principal at InnoLegal Services, PLLC. Haley Altman is the general manager of transaction management at Litera Microsystems.

From Inspire.Legal 2.0, host Nicole Bradick welcomes Carlos Gamez, Sanjay Kamlani, Lucy Bassli, and Haley Altman to discuss strategies for minimizing friction in the processes of procuring and adopting new technology. They bring together perspectives from both law firms and vendors to address pain points and offer solutions. Carlos Gamez is a client and partner lead in legal technology innovation at Thomson Reuters. Sanjay Kamlani is the managing director of 1991 Group. Lucy Bassli is founder and principal at InnoLegal Services, PLLC. Haley Altman is the general manager of transaction management at Litera Microsystems.

Join Nicole Bradick and I as we talk about managing a business, marketing in the space and traveling for speaking engagements, all while raising a family. Bio Nicole Bradick is the CEO of Theory and Principle, a product design and development shop focused exclusively on the legal space. Nicole and her team's work centers around using good design to make the law more understandable and accessible for users of all kinds. Listen as... Nicole explains how she stumbled upon her passion for legal technology and owning a business. Nicole gives insight on how user-friendly technology can improve legal services provided by bar associations, law firms and more. We discuss the differences of marketing a service business vs. a SaaS product. Nicole shares the challenges she's faced as a mother and business owner. Listen Now on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play! ∙∙∙ Connect with Nicole Online Twitter Medium

Whether you love it or hate it, you can't ignore the importance of technology in helping change the legal profession. If you're hoping to continue to build an innovative law practice that differentiates itself based on its services and/or that offers a product that helps bridge the access to justice, you'll be interested to hear what my guest today has to say about how lawyers are using technology to accomplish these goals.   Joining me for this conversation is former litigator and current Founder and CEO of Theory and Principle, a legal technology product design and development firm, Nicole Bradick. Nicole is an expert in the legal tech space and super knowledgeable about building great legal products. Resources Mentioned: Typeform Concierge Wills and Trusts  Hello Divorce Brittany Ratelle Contact Information: Twitter @nicolebradick www.theoryandprinciple.com A huge thank you goes to our show sponsor: Abby Connect the live receptionist service loved by small businesses.  Get your 2-week free trial and $95 off your first month at http://abbyconnect.com/genwhy Thanks for Checking Out the Show Notes and for Listening! I really hope you enjoyed this episode. I would really appreciate it if you shared this episode with a friend who could benefit from listening to this particular episode.  A special thanks to our sponsors Abby Connect. If you haven't already, please don't forget to subscribe to the GWL Podcast in Apple Podcasts or in Stitcher Radio. That way, every time I prepare a new episode for you, it'll automatically show up in your phone.

It’s too easy for attorneys to be aware that something isn’t perfect in their practices and accept the situation instead of pushing back. So says longtime legal innovator Nicole Bradick. “What it’s all about is identifying something not working as well as it should be and thinking of possible solutions,” says Bradick, who in January launched a legal technology company, Theory and Principle, that aims to do just that: “Ask why is this happening, and are there any changes we can make to fix the problem?” Special thanks to our sponsor, Answer1.

It’s too easy for attorneys to be aware that something isn’t perfect in their practices and accept the situation instead of pushing back. So says longtime legal innovator Nicole Bradick. “What it’s all about is identifying something not working as well as it should be and thinking of possible solutions,” says Bradick, who in January launched a legal technology company, Theory and Principle, that aims to do just that: “Ask why is this happening, and are there any changes we can make to fix the problem?” Special thanks to our sponsor, Answer1.

I am very pleased and honored to kick off my first episode with guest Nicole Bradick. A veteran legal technology innovator and entrepreneur, Nicole is CEO of Theory and Principle, the technology design and development company she founded last January. Formerly partner and chief strategy officer with legal-technology development firm CuroLegal, Bradick is a 2014 Fastcase 50 honoree, recognizing “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders,” and was profiled by the ABA Journal as a Legal Rebel in 2012. In this inaugural episode of LawNext, I talk with Nicole about technology development and design, what makes legal technology “bad” or “good,” the process of developing technology from problem to prototype, and why Nicole believes technology is not the answer to all of our problems. Click the player above to listen to the show. And if you like the show, leave a kind word on iTunes.

When faced with a legal issue, many people don’t turn to an actual lawyer. Instead they choose to seek answers on their own. In this report from On The Road, host Patrick Palace talks to Catherine Sanders and Nicole Bradick about how lawyers and law firms can thrive amidst the rising popularity of self-help legal technology. They discuss the services clients seek from a firm, providing “freemiums” or free perks in order to build trust with potential clients, and how to customize company websites that cater to client needs. Nicole Bradick is a former lawyer and the founder and CEO of Theory and Principle, a legal technology product development firm. Catherine Sanders Reach is the director of Law Practice Management and Technology for the Chicago Bar Association.

In this episode, we have a conversation with Nicole Bradick, our first three-peat guest on the show, about some of the systemic issues in the legal system. Nicole walks us through how she is using technology and the design process to approach those problems, and what needs to happen in order for justice to be accessible for everyone. Nicole is a former lawyer and the founder and CEO of Theory and Principle, a legal technology product development firm. Whether it is improving the delivery of legal services, the justice system, lawyer efficiency, legal education, or access to justice for all, Theory and Principle works with clients who are moved to innovate and build to create a better system.

So you have a law degree. Now what? Well, lawyering is not your only option. In this report from On The Road, host Laurence Colletti talks to Stacy Stern, Nicole Bradick, and Dan Lear about alternate ways to use your law degree. They discuss what skills you need and the important role of passion in pursuing an alternative career. Stacy Stern is President of Justia. She oversees all revenue and client operations, as well as marketing and partnerships. Nicole Bradick is Chief Strategy Officer at CuroLegal, a company that works with lawyers to grow efficient, profitable, and scalable firms through its consulting services, operations support, and flexible staffing solutions. Dan Lear is currently the Director of Industry Relations for Avvo. He is a technology lawyer, facilitator, and blogger.

With Elie unavailable, Joe brings on Chad Burton and Nicole Bradick of CuroLegal to cohost a wide-ranging discussion with LegalZoom General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Chas Rampenthal about the role LegalZoom plays in the future of the legal profession from the perspective of both clients and other lawyers. We also ask the most important question: How well did John Travolta capture O.J. Simpson lawyer and LegalZoom cofounder Robert Shapiro.

Nicole Bradick explains what a virtual practice is and how to build one. But first, we talk about a baby who is crazy about a local personal injury lawyer, and the difficulty in combating link rot.

In this episode of The Legal Toolkit, Heidi Alexander interviews Nicole Bradick, former litigator and chief strategy officer at Curo Legal, about what it means to have a lean business, how to apply lean concepts to law firms, and where new lawyers and established law firms can start. Bradick begins by clearly explaining the lean concept; the company builds a minimum viable product, measures how it helps clients, learns and adapts to feedback, and repeats the process. Lawyers can use lean concepts, she says, by making fewer initial assumptions about client needs and adapting to what works. She discusses how law firms should maintain low overheads to adjust for shifts in the market while adopting efficient practices to increase productivity. Cloud-based technologies like practice management systems, contact relationship management systems, email platforms, research tools, and document management systems can be beneficial in streamlining practices, but Bradick urges lawyers to properly learn to use the technologies or risk creating more problems. Obviously, starting a lean law firm is easier said than done, but it will likely be successful in this changing legal market.

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Chad Burton and Nicole Bradick from Curo Legal at the 2015 ABA TECHSHOW in Chicago. Together, they discuss Chad’s conference presentation on eliminating email and running a virtual law office. Cloud based tools mentioned include Basecamp, Box, Dropbox, Drive, Slack, Yammer, Clio, Rocket Matter, MyCase, and Intake 123. Chad Burton runs Burton law, a virtual law firm, and is CEO of CuroLegal, a practice management consulting company. Previously a litigator, Nicole Bradick is the Chief Strategy Officer at CuroLegal.

New Solo host Adriana Linares interviews Nicole Bradick about trends for staffing in firms during the 2014 Clio Cloud Conference. Bradick explains that more than half of law firms are using or thinking about using a contingent workforce in order to best meet their clients' needs while still turning a profit. Nicole Bradick is the founder and CEO of Custom Counsel, a network of freelance attorneys who do project based work for law firms.

In January of this year while presenting a the Maine Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Nicole Bradick, the founder and President of Custom Counsel, LLC. What struck me about what Nicole is doing is it represents a 100% win for solos.  There is absolutely no downside. Truly, a 100% win for […]Written by Susan Cartier Liebel