Podcasts
The Weekly Voir Dire is really all about one thing- talking to fascinating people. Most of them are lawyers, some of them use social media like Twitter, but ALL of them are interesting to me for one reason or another. I hope you find their stories as informative and compelling as I do.
What Technology Do Lawyers Need? with Niki Black
Niki Black is a lawyer, the author of Criminal Law in New York with Thompson West as well as the author of four different blogs. She is one of the top legal technology experts in the country. Listen in to hear:
- What technology lawyers need
- What technology can be ignored
- How to use social media in an effective way
Click here to listen to Niki Black!
No Twitter for Lawyers? Hear marketing pro Larry Bodine’s Take

Back on May 23rd, 2009 Larry Bodine, a legal marketing veteran with over 18 years of experience, claimed Twitter was a waste of time, ineffective, and unable to deliver new business to attorneys. Has he softened on his stance since then? Listen in as Adrian Dayton grills him on the subject in this edition of the Weekly Voir Dire.
Click here to listen to Larry Bodine!
Learn How To Build Your Practice from the #1 LinkedIn Lawyer
David A Barrett, Esq is the #1 lawyer on LinkedIn with over 10,000 worldwide connections and growing. Listen to find out how he has become a rainmaker by combining the powers of social media with traditional networking.
Click here to listen to David Barrett!
Can A Blog Bring in Business?
Scott Greenfield says that blogging doesn’t really bring in any good clients, while dozens of bloggers disagree. But I’ve spoken with many other legal bloggers that have great traffic (1000+ hits unique visitors per week to their blog), but no new clients.
So what are they missing? Today we have on the program Grant Griffiths- former lawyer- turned full time blogger to answer that very question.
Click here to listen to Grant Griffiths!
Is the Legal Industry Ready To End the Billable Hour? With Patrick Lamb
Listen in to hear Patrick speak on:
- How law firms can be run more like a business.
- How easy it is for clients to demand change.
- The science and art that go into crafting a non-billable hour model.
- Most importantly, learn how Patrick has had more fun practicing law in the last 18 months, then in the 18 years previous.
Click here to listen to Patrick Lamb!
Alexis Neely Shares Her Secrets
Just over a year ago Alexis Neely sold her million dollar law practice, and she has already moved on to a new million dollar venture. What’s her secret?
Tune in for the Weekly Voir Dire to find out what helped her ditch the big firm life to build not only a successful business, but to live a more fulfilling life.
Click here to listen to Alexis Neely!
Jeff Carr, VP and General Counsel of $4.6 Billion Company FMC Technologies Goes on the Record
Learn how Mr. Carr took a $1.8 Billion company to a $4.6 Billion company without increasing litigation costs.
Listen to Mr. Carr’s thoughts on social media and the Wikipedia of law that he predicts will turn the old law model on its head.
Click here to listen to Jeff Carr!
Can Large Law Firms Benefit from Social Media?
How many times have I heard this? Well, in this interview I asked Melanie Green (@melaniegreen for those on Twitter) how she was able to implement social media at her international firm of over 300 attorneys.
Click here to listen to Melanie Green!
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