Resiliance, Mentorship, Community: Trans Attorney Creates Support Network During the Dark Days of the Trump Administration
In this week's episode of Legal Speak, Patrick Smith interviews Dru Levasseur, founder of the Trans Legal Professionals Networking Program. They discuss his background, the challenges many trans people historically and currently face, both socially and professionally, and the power of community in challenging times. Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield Guest: Dru Levasseur Producer: Charles Garnar
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ALM Welcomes Nick Brailey as CEO Amid Merger with Law Business Research
In this week's Legal Speak episode, ALM and Law Business Research CEO Nick Brailey discusses the company's recent merger while introducing listeners to the man behind the leadership title. Brailey became CEO of ALM following LBR's acquisition of the company on April 30. In addition to sharing the purpose, timing and benefits of the merger while chatting with Legal Speak podcast co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith, Brailey also details how his personal and professional background have helped influence his leadership aspirations and style. Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield Guest: Nick Brailey Producer: Charles Garnar
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Live from the GCC MidWest with Patricia Bradley
Two Major ALM Conferences back-to-back … they said it couldn’t be done. Legal Speak believed it … and went there to see it for themselves. For over 20 years, the General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry. 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 and do more with fewer resources just to name a few. For the 2nd year, Legal Speak was there live to bring you interviews with interesting attendees as well as moderators and speakers from various panels from this year’s event in Chicago. In this episode, host Patrick Smith is joined by Patricia Bradley, Vice President and Sr. Associate General Counsel for Adtalem Global Education. Host: Patrick Smith Guest: Patricia Bradley Producer: Charles Garnar
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Live from the GCC MidWest with Donna Haddad
Two Major ALM Conferences back-to-back … they said it couldn’t be done. Legal Speak believed it … and went there to see it for themselves. For over 20 years, the General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry. 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 and do more with fewer resources just to name a few. For the 2nd year, Legal Speak was there live to bring you interviews with interesting attendees as well as moderators and speakers from various panels from this year’s event in Chicago. In this episode, host Patrick Smith is joined by Donna Haddad, Vice President and Associate General Counsel at the IBM Corporation. Host: Patrick Smith Guest: Donna Haddad Producer: Charles Garnar
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Live from the GCC MidWest with Meredith Ritchie
Two Major ALM Conferences back-to-back … they said it couldn’t be done. Legal Speak believed it … and went there to see it for themselves. For over 20 years, the General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry. 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 and do more with fewer resources just to name a few. For the 2nd year, Legal Speak was there live to bring you interviews with interesting attendees as well as moderators and speakers from various panels from this year’s event in Chicago. In this episode, host Patrick Smith is joined by Meredith Ritchie, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Ethics & Government Affairs Officer for Alliant Credit Union. Host: Patrick Smith Guest: Meredith Ritchie Producer: Charles Garnar
Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what's happening in the legal industry. Each episode tackles a subject that's worthy of a deep dive—from law firm profit hacks to Supreme Court showdowns to the most promising plays in legal tech. Hosted by Senior Litigation Reporter of the Daily Report Cedra Mayfield and Senior Staff Writer for the American Lawyer Patrick Smith, Legal Speak offers straight talk from experts, plus an inside-the-newsroom perspective on market-shaping stories.