ABA Journal: Modern Law Library Podcast
1) How to be (sort of) happy in law school | Rebroadcast
As summer winds down and school beckons, we’re looking back in our archives and assigning some back-to-school reading—grown-up style. In this episode, Professor Kathryne M. Young shares advice from he...Show More
2) Need to sharpen your legal writing? 10th Circuit Court judge shares his tips | Rebroadcast
As summer winds down and school beckons, we’re looking back in our archives and assigning some back-to-school reading—grown-up style. In this episode, Judge Robert Bacharach shares insights from his b...Show More
3) James Patterson dishes on his new legal thriller, ‘The #1 Lawyer’ | Rebroadcast
With a new legal thriller on the horizon, we're revisiting James Patterson’s 2024 interview about #1 Lawyer. The bestselling author shares how he builds courtroom suspense and what makes a legal story...Show More
4) 3 trial court judges share the tough cases that stuck with them | Rebroadcast
This month, we're revisiting some standout conversations from our archives. In this episode, three seasoned trial court judges reflect on the cases that have stayed with them throughout their years on...Show More
5) Try estate law for a practice with work-life balance, says ‘Lifestyle Lawyer Revolution’ author
Laura Cowan started her career in finance, earning a CPA and working at Ernst & Young and Goldman Sachs. When she decided to go to law school at 35, she knew that she wanted to launch a boutique firm ...Show More
6) Barrister’s new mystery novel offers glimpse inside the Inner Temple
Since it was seized from the Knights Templar in the 14th century, the Inner Temple in London has housed acolytes of a different sort: men (and eventually women) who serve as advocates of the law. Sall...Show More
7) How a Florida murder and an unlikely justice created a ‘criminal procedure revolution’
In Chambers v. Florida and the Criminal Justice Revolution, historian and former ABA Journal reporter Richard Brust lifts the veil on a case that laid the groundwork for some much more famous civil ri...Show More
8) What today’s rainmakers do differently
Matthew Dixon, co-founder of DCM Insights, is a researcher who’s spent much of his career studying the shared characteristics and behaviors of successful B2B salespeople. In 2011, he released a study ...Show More
9) Perplexed about AI? Richard Susskind wants to help
For nearly 30 years, Richard Susskind has written books asking lawyers to envision the future of the law and the legal profession in ways that stretch the imagination. Susskind has been one of the for...Show More
10) ‘Secrets of the Killing State’ exposes realities of lethal injection
Execution by lethal injection is seen by many Americans as a less barbaric alternative than older methods like hanging, firing squads and electrocution. It is easy to assume that the process must rese...Show More