Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession

Jun 27 2024 12 ep. 54 mins 3
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Buckle up as we hit the gas with Fast-Tracked: Emergent Issues in the Legal Profession, a PLI podcast hosted by legal innovator and thought leader Jen Leonard.  The legal profession has seen unprecedented changes over the past few years, with no signs of slowing down. Fast-Tracked brings you in‑depth discussions with leading experts on how cutting‑edge trends can — and will — influence your practice.

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Law Firm Leadership During Challenging Times

Jun 27 2024 66 mins  
Legal industry leaders Brad S. Karp, Chair of Paul, Weiss, and Jami McKeon, Chair of Morgan Lewis, share insights from their impressive careers as long-time leaders of their respective firms and in the broader profession. From making tough decisions on controversial topics of the day to assessing how Generative AI will impact the industry's future, our guests peel back the curtain

The Future of Regulatory Reform and Lawyer Licensure

Jun 10 2024 58 mins  
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Shaping the Law Firm Associate of the Future

May 24 2024 60 mins  
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The Future of DEI in Legal

May 14 2024 63 mins  
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Generative AI and Lawyer Formation

Apr 30 2024 63 mins  
The capabilities of generative artificial intelligence — reading, summarizing, analyzing, organizing, and producing draft documents —-- align with the very tasks law students and junior lawyers learn in the early years of practice. So how can we reimagine lawyer formation to harness AI’s efficiencies while also ensuring the full development of a lawyer's mind? Guests Ben Bart

The Status of Attorney Well-Being

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The last few years have marked a sea change in the way the profession thinks about mental health and attorney well-being. Paula Davis of the Stress & Resilience Institute and Shailini George of Suffolk University Law School join us to discuss the science underlying team well-being and how to support lawyers in elevating their health, beginning in the early days of law school. R

Leading the Most Intergenerational Legal Workforce in History

Apr 02 2024 56 mins  
How in the world can today's legal leaders tackle the complexity of creating a vision to guide four different generations simultaneously? Join our guest experts Diana Cortes of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Jessie Spressart of Optia Consulting as we explore frameworks for organizing intergenerational conversations, describe the experience of leading large legal teams during t

The Evolving State of ESG Initiatives

Feb 28 2024 55 mins  
In this episode, guest experts David Curran of Paul, Weiss and Lisa Fairfax of The Institute for Law & Economics at Penn Carey Law discuss ESG initiatives in the legal sector: What does ESG mean; how are corporations aligning governance to ensure the fulfillment of public commitments on social and environmental issues; how are law firms developing practices that support these e

Generative AI: Innovation in the General Counsel's Office

Feb 28 2024 48 mins  
Dive into this fast-paced conversation with Ilona Logvinova, formerly of McKinsey & Co., and Darth Vaughn of Ford Motor Co., about how generative AI is poised to impact the relationship between corporate counsel and law firms. Learn about how corporate legal departments are leading the way in leveraging technology so lawyers can focus on the most strategic elements of legal cou

State of the Corporate Legal Services Industry

Feb 28 2024 57 mins  
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