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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The Billable Hour versus Value-Based Pricing
What can penguins teach us about instituting change at your firm? Shaun Jardine and his sidekick Declan the Penguin answer that question through the lens of shifting your billing method to value-based pricing (VBP), which can be a good way to consolidate the many different billable hour policies attorneys have while offering clients the quantity and quality of service they desire.
Published Mar 20, 2024
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Getting the Most Out of AI, Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with Kriti Sharma, Chief Product Officer of Legal Tech at Thomson Reuters, we talk about the questions you should ask when choosing AI software to use at your firm, what the regulation landscape looks like and how AI will change the future of talent recruitment.
Published Feb 22, 2024
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Getting the Most Out of AI, Part 1
In the first of our two-part conversation with Kriti Sharma, Chief Product Officer of Legal Tech at Thomson Reuters, we discuss some of the latest ways artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving in the legal space, such as by simplifying research and administrative tasks, as well as how to avoid some of the common AI pitfalls like hallucinations. But don’t worry! The robots aren’t taking over our jobs just yet. After all, they still need us to tell them what to do.
Published Feb 13, 2024
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The Attorney Journey: Succession Planning
No attorney wants to think about what happens when they stop practicing, but it’s crucial to have those conversations now. Debbie Foster, Partner at Affinity Consulting, joined Legal Management Talk to discuss how to bring up those difficult conversations and why it’s important to not only your firm, but your clients, to have a solid plan in place in case a lawyer retires or has to stop working.
Published Jan 19, 2024
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Legal Management Talk's 2023 Year in Review
2023 has been an exciting year for LMT, and we wanted to celebrate by compiling some of our favorite moments from the year’s episodes. Check out snippets from our conversations that covered legal ops, mental wellness, AI and much more. If you want to hear more from these episodes and others, be sure to go to alanet.org/podcast, ALA’s Youtube channel, or download episodes wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for watching and listening! Have a Happy New Year, and stay tuned for all new episodes in 2024!Published Dec 26, 2023
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The Employee Experience
In this episode, we talk about the parts of leadership that can impact an employee’s connection and experience at your firm. Christine Wilbur, MBA, Associate Executive Director, Orange County Bar Association and a member of PDAC, discusses what prospective or existing employees really need. We cover how to get your staff showing up as their best selves each day so they can feel connected to their work and see how it fits into the firm’s overall purpose.
Published Dec 20, 2023
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