Legal Management Talk Podcast
Legal Management Talk
Our Legal Management Talk podcast keeps you in the know while you’re on the go. Most episodes are less than 30 minutes long so you can learn about a specific legal management topic as you make your way throughout your day.
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Latest Episode
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Managing Change with Empathy
Managing change at a law firm is never easy, especially when people have different comfort levels with change. Dave Collins, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oak and Reeds, joins the show (in-person!) to discuss how to meet people where they're at when introducing change so you can maximize buy-in. We also talk about the latest innovations in workplace communication, including how AI is being used.
Catch Dave's session at ALA's 2025 Level Up: Legal Management Fundamentals on Friday, September 12 at 12:15 p.m.
Register now for Dave's ALA webinar — Difficult Conversations: Collaborative Conflict — on September 24 at 2 p.m. Central. Visit alanet.org/webinars.
Published Sep 8, 2025
Previous Episodes
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Wellness Strategies During the Pandemic
Lance Breger joins us to talk about how to handle team-building, negative emotions and wellness as we deal with remote work and major stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published Apr 13, 2020
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Three Types of Operational Excellence
Rob Mattern discusses information governance, outsourcing and back-office efficiency as they relate to his latest educational offerings for the ALA audience. Learn more from Rob through his column in the March issue of Legal Management, "The Efficiency of the Attorney Experience in Your Firm’s Back Office."
Published Apr 13, 2020
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Cost Recovery for E-Discovery and Litigation
Rob Mattern and Nathan Curtis discuss Mattern, LLC's first-of-its-kind survey about law firm cost recovery for e-discovery and litigation support. Find the survey here. Learn more from Rob through his column in the March issue of Legal Management, "The Efficiency of the Attorney Experience in Your Firm’s Back Office."
Published Mar 27, 2020
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Supporting Associates into Becoming Rainmakers
Stephanie R. Hanna, Esq., the Founder of professional coaching firm The Other 85, discusses how to retain talented associates, teach them the ways of business and set them on a path toward rainmaker status.
Published Mar 27, 2020
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Coronavirus-Related IT and Remote Work Concerns
We spoke with IT consultant Michael Kemps about managing the remote workplace and keeping IT systems afloat as law firms and legal departments revise work-from-home policies in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
He's a featured source in the Legal Management article "Surviving COVID-19: Tips for Managing a Healthy Workforce and Keeping Your Clients Informed."
Published Mar 23, 2020
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Succession Planning for Administrative Managers
Cynthia Thomas discusses how to protect your law firm's operations by succession planning not only for attorneys but also for administrators.
Published Mar 2, 2020
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