Lawyer Life Podcast
1) LL New Year
LL New Year by Lawyer Life Podcast
2) Contract Law Gripes - How to Keep Contracts Efficient and Fair
No matter how much you love your job, there will always be things about it that you wish you could change. It's no different for contract lawyers. On this episode of the Lawyer Life, Mike and Darlene ...Show More
3) "Goodbye Cruel Wordle" - Talking Detox from Phone Addiction with Steve Pratt
If every buzz, badge, and Wordle streak has you checking your phone like it’s your job—well, you’re not alone. And if you are a lawyer, it kind of IS your job. Between clients, courts, and colleagues,...Show More
"Goodbye Cruel Wordle" - Talking Detox from Phone Addiction with Steve Pratt
48:35 | Oct 30th, 2025
4) Excellence Without Extremes
Is it really true that you have to do everything with excellence to succeed in life? In this episode of the Lawyer Life Podcast, we unpack the pressure to be exceptional at all times—and how that mi...Show More
5) There Has To Be a Better Way: Rethinking Justice in the Hockey Canada Case with Pam Hrick
In this episode, we sit with the discomfort and frustration that followed the acquittal in the Hockey Canada case — a decision many lawyers saw coming, given the high bar for criminal convictions in s...Show More
6) Starting Strong: Tips for New Lawyers from Those Who Have Been There
Heading back to the office this fall? Whether you're a fresh-faced law student or a new associate, this episode is for you. Mike and Darlene crack open the memory vault to share the best advice they...Show More
7) The Making and Unmaking of a Great Canadian Law Firm featuring Adam Dodek
Mike and Darlene interview Adam Dodek, author and professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, about his recent book "Heenan Blaikie: The Making and Unmaking of a Great Canadian Law Fi...Show More
8) Are Lawyers Motivated by Revenge?
Is justice just revenge with better PR? In this episode, we dig into the idea that lawyers might be chasing more than fairness — maybe it’s payback too. Could the same fire that fuels equity also fuel...Show More
9) Time Management For Lawyers
This week, in a twist, Darlene is in the interviewer's seat, asking Mike (!) about his time management skills (which are impressive, even by lawyer standards). One of Mike's special superpowers is hi...Show More
10) In-house vs. Private Practice
As lawyers who have both practiced in law firms and in-house, Mike and Darlene are often asked "which is a better way to practice law: in a law firm, or in-house in a corporation?". In this episode,...Show More