Successful attorneys are busy people, and it’s not always easy staying up to date with the latest legal happenings. Doing so used to mean spending hours reading industry periodicals and attending conferences—hours that aren’t always easy to find.
Podcasting has changed all that. Now you can learn from experts in the field on your daily commute, while running on a treadmill, in the garden—anywhere. Lawyers who listen to podcasts are better informed about new laws, amendments to existing laws, tips to help retain and attract new clients and new tools that can help them manage their firm and increase profitability.
Without further ado, here are 13 of the best damn legal podcasts available today:
The Lawyerist Podcast
Hosts - Aaron Street, co-founder, and CEO of Lawyerist.com and Stephanie Everett, co-author of The Small Firm Roadmap.
Description - Successful lawyers and thought leaders from technology, business and government join the team to cover current events that will affect the future of law and its practice.
Episode length – Approximately 30 – 60 minutes
Frequency - Weekly
Where to subscribe – Apple, Google Play, lawyerist.com
Lawyer 2 Lawyer
Host – J. Craig Williams; one of the nation’s Top-Rated Criminal Defense Lawyers for White Collar Crime
Description – Launched in 2005, Lawyer 2 Lawyer is one of the longest-running podcasts on the internet. Listen to Williams and prominent guests discuss how current and potential rulings on major cases and other legal developments will impact the practice of law.
Episode length – Approximately 30 minutes
Frequency – Every two weeks
Where to subscribe – Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify
Legal Toolkit
Host – Jared D. Correia, CEO of Red Cave Law Firm Consulting
Description – Correia invites experienced attorneys and other experts to discuss the challenges of managing a law firm and offer tips, ideas, resources, and solutions for growing a practice, improving employee morale and increasing profitability.
Episode length – 30 – 60 minutes
Frequency – Every two weeks
Where to subscribe – Apple Podcasts, Audible, Google Play, Spotify, and Stitcher
New Solo
Host – Adriana Linares, President of LawTech Partners
Description – For solo practitioners and those making plans to become such. Linares invites other attorneys who have succeeded as a lone wolf to talk about the highs and lows of solo lawyering while offering advice on overcoming obstacles and utilizing technology to achieve an efficient and profitable law practice.
Episode length – 30 – 70 minutes
Frequency – Monthly
Where to subscribe – Apple Podcasts, Audible, and Google Play
LawNext
Host – Bob Ambrogi, journalists with Above the Law and authority on legal technology
Description – Ambrogi takes his guests on deep dives about new and future technologies, trends, and innovative business models to help attorneys meet the challenges of tomorrow, today.
Episode length – 25 – 60 minutes
Frequency – Weekly
Where to subscribe – Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Libsyn.com, and Spotify
Maximum Lawyer
The LAWsome Podcast
Host – Creative legal marketing experts Jake Sanders and Paul Julius
Description – Inspirational episodes that focus on simple and creative ways for lawyers to improve themselves professionally along with methods and practices guaranteed to increase firm efficiency and profitability.
Episode length – 15 – 60 minutes
Frequency – Weekly
Where to subscribe – Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Audible
The Law Entrepreneur
Host – Neil Tyra
Description – Primarily for solo practitioners and small firms, this is where law meets entrepreneurship. During interviews with successful solo attorneys and non-legal professionals, Tyra covers everything you didn’t learn in law school about starting and growing your own practice and thriving in the internet era. The website helpfully includes descriptions and links to products and services that Tyra uses in the podcast production and in his own firm.
Episode length – 35 – 45 minutes
Frequency – Weekly
Where to subscribe – thelawentrepreneur.com, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Google Play, and Spotify
The Digital Edge
Hosts – Sharon D. Nelson, Chair of the Virginia State Bar TECHSHOW and President of Sensi Enterprises a digital forensics and cybersecurity firm, and Jim Calloway, an expert on legal technology and law office management
Description – Provides practicing attorneys and law students with cutting-edge information on the importance and uses of technology in the legal profession along with tips on the best tech tools to improve individual and firm productivity.
Episode length – 30 – 60 minutes
Frequency – Monthly
Where to subscribe – Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and Stitcher
Thinking Like a Lawyer
Hosts – Elie Mystal, Kathryn Rubino, and Joe Practice
Description – No holds barred discussions and debates dealing with current legal happenings and their potential impacts, all delivered in an entertaining and informative manner.
Episode length – Approximately 30 minutes
Frequency – Weekly
Where to subscribe – Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and Audible
Law School Toolbox
Hosts – Bar exam experts, Lee Burgess, and Alison Monahan
Description – Everything a law student needs to know. Burgess and Monahan provide helpful and actionable guidance on attending law school, research and writing, course selection, interacting with professors, job searching, preparing for the bar exam and life as a practicing attorney.
Episode length – 20 – 30 minutes
Frequency – Weekly
Where to subscribe – Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Law School ToolBox
Lawyers Gone Ethical
Host – Megan Zavieh, California State Bar defense and ethics attorney
Description – Zavieh and guests discuss best practices for attorneys to successfully navigate today’s ever-changing ethical landscape. Topics include social media no-no’s for attorneys and clients, professional competence with technology, securing client data electronically, credit cards, crypto currencies, and lots more.
Episode length – 10 – 30 minutes
Frequency – Every two weeks
Where to subscribe – Audible, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher
The Lawfare Podcast
Host – Staff of the Lawfare Institute
Description – Forbes Magazine, but for lawyers. Lawfare staff and high-profile experts in government, law, journalism, and private industry exam current events from a legal perspective in the areas of policy, national security, international relations, taxation, immigration, cybersecurity, terrorism, and internet freedom.
Episode length – 45 – 60 minutes
Frequency – Weekly
Where to subscribe – Audible, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and thelawfareblog.com
Filevine Fireside Podcasts
Description – We can’t leave out Filevine’s own podcasts! The Filevine Fireside interviews some of the most interesting minds in the legal world, to learn how they’re changing the future of the profession. Taking the Stand delivers actionable tips on improving your productivity and profitability as a lawyer. Check them out today!
Episode length – 20 – 40 minutes
Frequency – Weekly
Where to subscribe – Apple Podcasts, Google Play, filevine.com/podcasts
Conclusion
Whether you are a law student, senior associate or managing attorney, listening to podcasts is an easy and convenient way to stay abreast of trends and changes in the industry, improve legal skills, better serve clients, and increase productivity and profitability. With well over a hundred legal podcasts available, there is something for everyone. Start listening today.