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‘I Hope We All Keep Up the Momentum and Keep the Strength:’ Black Women Firm Leaders Speak

Legal Speak

Release Date: 07/02/2020

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Legal Speak

For over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE.  But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live!  Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers from various panels at this year’s event in Chicago.  In this episode, Patrick is...

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Legal Speak

For over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE.  But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live!  Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers from various panels at this year’s event in Chicago.  In this episode, Patrick is...

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 Live from the GC MidWest with Betty Jang show art Live from the GC MidWest with Betty Jang

Legal Speak

For over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE.  But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live!  Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers from various panels at this year’s event in Chicago.  In this episode, Cedra is joined...

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Legal Speak

For over 20 years, General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry by delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis, do more with fewer resources, and MUCH MORE.  But this year, the conference is experiencing a first … Legal Speak Live!  Hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith are bringing you interviews with moderators and speakers from various panels at this year’s event in Chicago.  In this episode, Cedra is joined...

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In this week's Legal Speak episode, McDermott Will & Emery chair Ira Coleman explains "Big Law Better", his idea on where the legal sector is moving and what elements of previous iterations the industry should be looking to maintain and which it should perhaps relegate to times gone by.

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As 'Social Inflation' Helps Fuel 'Nuclear' Verdicts, Insurers Address 'Legal System Abuse' show art As 'Social Inflation' Helps Fuel 'Nuclear' Verdicts, Insurers Address 'Legal System Abuse'

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In this week's Legal Speak episode, James Whittle with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association dives into the impact of what the organization has dubbed "legal system abuse" as social inflation—the belief that large corporations are "bad actors with deep pockets"—helps fuel "nuclear" verdicts.

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In this week's Legal Speak episode, Chanel T. Rowe, of Johnson & Johnson, shares why she thinks promoting "comfortable diversity" can improve firms' bottom lines and how she's helping level the legal playing field.

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In this week's Legal Speak episode, ALM reporter Justin Henry chats with Womble Bond Dickinson U.S. CEO Betty Temple on how the firm is going about integrating its heavy in-flow of laterals since the merger.

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Why a Lack of Black Representation in the Legal Industry Should Concern the Entire Profession show art Why a Lack of Black Representation in the Legal Industry Should Concern the Entire Profession

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In this week's Legal Speak episode, Marlon Hill, of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman, shares why he thinks Black History Month can be an opportunity to learn about how we can do better and make better policy.

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It’s that time of year once again … LegalWeek!    ALM’s LegalWeek is one week where thousands of legal professionals gather to network with their peers, dive deeper into their professional development, explore topics and strategies tailored specifically to their role, and gain the tools to get legal business done.  The LegalSpeak show has now become a regular staple at the conference as we talk to some of the leading legal minds across the industry.  In this episode, Zack and Alaina sit down with Jerry Levine, Chief Evangelist & General Counsel, ContractpodAI

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