Best Lawfirmpartners Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 143-The Longevity Revolution with Judith Kurnick 40:09

5d ago40:09

40:09

In this episode Steve Seckler speaks with Judith Kurnick, an executive transition coach who specializes in guiding late-career lawyers, executives, and business owners as they navigate career transitions. Judith delves into the “longevity revolution,” the idea that professionals in their 60s can expect to live and thrive for another 25-30 years. Sh…

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Episode 142-Winning in Your Own Court with Dena Lefkowitz 33:54

17d ago33:54

33:54

In this episode of Counsel to Counsel, host Stephen Seckler welcomes Dena Lefkowitz, a professional coach and former practicing attorney who helps lawyers navigate the complexities of career development, marketing, and finding professional fulfillment. Dena practiced law for over 20 years before transitioning to coaching and has authored the book W…

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Episode 141-Co-Mediation with Jeff Soilson, Esq. and Ashleigh Louis Ph.D. 45:55

1M ago45:55

45:55

In this episode of Counsel to Counsel, I am joined by Jeffrey Soilson, Esq. and Ashleigh Louis, Ph.D., founders of Quantum ADR, an innovative co-mediation practice. Quantum ADR takes an interdisciplinary approach to conflict resolution by combining Jeff's 25 years of family law expertise with Ashleigh's deep understanding of psychology. Together, t…

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Episode 140- Naïs Mouret on Emotional Intelligence, Physical Well-being, and the Practice of Law 31:39

2M ago31:39

31:39

In this episode of Counsel to Counsel, host Steve Seckler interviews Naïs Mouret, a global leadership advisor and certified emotional intelligence consultant. Naïs shares insights on the critical role of emotional intelligence (EI) and physical well-being in the legal profession. Drawing on her experience working at the United Nations and her exten…

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Episode 139-Conquering Perfectionism in the Practice of Law with Jordana Confino 42:34

3M ago42:34

42:34

In this episode of the Counsel to Counsel podcast, host Stephen Seckler is joined by Jordana Confino, a certified professional coach and founder of JC Coaching & Consulting. Together, they explore the pervasive issue of perfectionism within the legal profession, discussing how it often leads to anxiety, burnout, and career stagnation. Jordana share…

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Episode 138-Thought Leadership and Careers in Business Law with Lana Manganiello 31:03

3M ago31:03

31:03

In this episode Stephen Seckler speaks with Lana Manganiello, author of the new book Careers in Business Law: Forging Your Path to Success (American Bar Association 2024). Lana shares insights from her extensive experience working with AmLaw 200 firms on business strategy, attorney development, and implementing innovative growth initiatives. They d…

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Episode 137-Summertime, Time Blocking, and Checking Things Off of Your To Do List 7:13

4M ago7:13

7:13

In this episode of Counsel to Counsel, I'm taking a summer pause from interviewing to catch up on some projects. I share with you my thoughts on using time blocking as a way to get to the things that are important but not urgent. Related Episodes Episode 123-Setting Your 2024 Goals and Creating Your “To Don't" List with Jennifer Forester and Wendy …

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Episode 136- Aliant, a New Global Model for Practicing Law with Jacob Stein 31:58

4M ago31:58

31:58

Law is a conservative profession where change happens slowly. Law firms generally lag far behind accounting firms in creating new models. But since the explosion of the internet in the late 1990s, that rate of change has begun to accelerate. And with the rapid proliferation of ChatGPT and other AI tools, law will surely undergo a lot more change in…

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Episode 135-Tackling Mental Health Issues in the Law with Amy Levine and LCL 25:28

5M ago25:28

25:28

Attorney well-being continues to be a hot topic in the legal community. While the most severe effects of the pandemic are now behind us, mental health continues to be a significant issue in our profession. But there is a lot being done to address these challenges. To provide some context, several years ago, the Report of the Task Force on Lawyer We…

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Episode 134-Law Firm Succession Planning with David Wood 44:02

5M ago44:02

44:02

As the baby boomer generation of lawyers approaches retirement, many firms are facing the looming challenge of ensuring a seamless transition for their clients. This process is not just about maintaining business continuity but also about safeguarding the firm's legacy and client relationships. Unfortunately, many firms are not adequately addressin…

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Episode 133-Transitioning to In-house From Litigation and Building a Legal Team—With Matt Campobasso 36:57

5M ago36:57

36:57

For many lawyers in private practice, going in-house is the ultimate goal. For transactional lawyers and for some specialties like employment law, the path to a corporate role is more obvious. For litigators, less so. Most companies outsource a lot of their litigation because the need tends to fluctuate. But litigators can bring valuable skills to …

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Episode 132-My Return to Live Conferences 6:41

6M ago6:41

6:41

I was beginning to think that live conferences were in my rear view mirror...until I attended the Annual Education Conference of the National Association for Law Placement. It was my first live conference in over four years. And I was like a kid in a candy shop. While I've made a point of going to an occasional live event, especially in the last tw…

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Episode 131-Becoming Memorable with Merry Neitlich 37:23

7M ago37:23

37:23

We’ve talked a lot on this show about sales and marketing and how selling legal services is different than selling a product. That’s good news for those of us in the legal industry because many of us don’t like the thought of being a salesperson. Selling legal services is about relationships building. The challenge, however, is that clients general…

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Episode 130-Emotional Intelligence and EQ i-2.0 With Susan Schwartz 36:28

7M ago36:28

36:28

I've had a number of guests on this show speaking about leadership. A large part of this is that I'm very interested in the subject. But I also feel that this is a skill set that is often neglected in the legal profession. As lawyers, we learn a lot about our craft in law school and even more once we are in practice. As professionals, we are taught…

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Episode 129-Law Firm Leadership with Kristi Royse 40:29

8M ago40:29

40:29

The practice of law has evolved a lot in the three decades since I graduated from law school. Technology has replace many monotonous functions and computers have replaced paper. The internet has revolutionized how legal research is done and how law firms market themselves. It has enabled remote work and interaction in a way that was unimaginable in…

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Episode 128-Here Comes the Judge- the Honorable Paul Wilson (ret.) 48:15

8M ago48:15

48:15

For a long time, I’ve been meaning to invite a judge onto Counsel to Counsel to talk about judicial careers. Going on the bench is a logical next step for many litigators and I wanted to speak to a judge who could offer some practical wisdom on the subject. When I met Paul Wilson at an ABA conference in late 2022, I realized right away that I had a…

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Episode 127-Law Firm Operations and Launching Your Own Firm-With Diane Camacho 38:06

9M ago38:06

38:06

In the legal press and even in popular media, larger law firms tend to get a most of the attention. In truth, a high percentage of lawyers in the United States practice in firms that are under 20 attorneys. And many of those are solo practitioners or very small firms that have broken away from larger firms. While I know that there are many lawyers …

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Episode 126-Embracing Legal Technology with Colin Levy 33:35

9M ago33:35

33:35

When I graduated from law school in the late 1980s, there was no internet, no email, and fax machines were widely in use. I used a Dictaphone to generate correspondence and had an assistant to transcribe the tapes. While working remotely was possible because of the telephone, going into an office was the norm. In the intervening years, the rate of …

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Episode 125-James Grace on Financial Planning After the Bar 47:34

10M ago47:34

47:34

We talk a lot on this program about finding ways to build a more satisfying legal career. While many attorneys are drawn to the profession because they care about justice, they like the idea of becoming a trusted advisor, or they just enjoy the intellectual rigor of being an attorney, status and money are important too. But if you are like me, one …

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Episode 124-Lauren Rikleen on Social Justice and Defending American Democracy 40:16

10M ago40:16

40:16

In this episode, I speak with my first “threepeat” guest, Lauren Rikleen. This is Lauren’s third appearance on Counsel to Counsel. She was actually one of my first guests when I launched the show in 2018. In that episode, we spoke about success strategies for women and the work she has done on that issue. In the Spring of 2022,I invited Lauren back…

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Episode 123-Setting Your 2024 Goals and Creating Your “To Don't" List with Jennifer Forester and Wendy Merrill 45:53

11M ago45:53

45:53

December is a great time to take stock, hit the reset button, and do some planning. With 2024 around the corner, I’ve been speaking with my clients about setting goals for the new year. I’m not talking about making New Year’s resolutions. It's important to understand that resolutions and goals are not the same. Resolutions often lack specificity an…

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Episode 122-For the Sake of Your Mental Health, Stop Thinking (and Acting) Like a Lawyer 6:29

12M ago6:29

6:29

As attorneys, we share many qualities that make us effective in representing our clients. Our skepticism, aversion to risk, sense of urgency, competitiveness, and pessimism, can all be good for out clients. But when it comes to building a practice, advancing our careers, or taking on leadership roles, we are more effective when we remove our lawyer…

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Episode 121-John Buckley on Building Your Executive Presence 51:33

1y ago51:33

51:33

It is axiomatic that if you want to have a successful legal career, you need to learn your craft. Most areas of legal practice require highly refined analytical abilities coupled with good judgment. For the most part, the first developmental task of any new lawyer is to learn how to practice law. But if you want to advance in your career, you need …

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Episode 120-Scaling Your Law Firm with AI 39:03

1y ago39:03

39:03

Artificial Intelligence continues to be a big unknown in the legal space. It holds tremendous promise for streamlining the delivery of legal services and is already being deployed to expedite discovery, to help draft contracts, to assist with client intake, and to streamline many other functions that once required a lot more human labor. AI is now …

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Episode 119-From Law Firm Associate to In-House Operations-With Shawn Hoyt 37:41

1y ago37:41

37:41

In the past year, I’ve done a number of interviews with lawyers who have transitioned from the traditional practice of law into other corporate or consulting roles. In this episode, I speak with Shawn Hoyt about how to transition into an operations role in a corporate environment. Shawn is someone who has thought a lot about managing his own career…

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Episode 118-Paths to Partnership in 2023 and Beyond-With Laura Terrell 40:48

1y ago40:48

40:48

Achieving partnership was once the goal of most law firm associates. The rules were relatively simple. Work hard, do a good job, and after several years, get rewarded by being elevated. Today the law firms are more complex. Many associates entering the practice of law do not aspire to become partners, at least not at the first firm they join. And a…

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Episode 117-Nailing the Job Interview-A View From Both Sides of the Table with Amy Katz and Nancy Reiner 38:22

1y ago38:22

38:22

Job interviews can cause a lot of stress. Over the years, I’ve come to appreciate that this is true whether you are the candidate or the interviewer. The stakes can feel high. Both sides are trying to assess whether they are right for each other. The candidate may be imagining that they are interviewing for their dream job. They may be worried abou…

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Episode 116-Why Do Rankings and Awards Matter? It’s Not What You Think! 6:16

1y ago6:16

6:16

The Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Reader Rankings Awards are out, and I’m pleased to report that once again, I did very well. This year I came in first for Lawyer Outplacement and for Business Development Coach. I also came in second for Executive Coaching. So the subject of awards is top of mind for me this week. I’m happy to be in the winner’s cir…

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Episode 115-Legal Hiring in 2023-A View From the Recruiters Desk with Emily Witt 41:11

1+ y ago41:11

41:11

It has been over a year since I finally left the legal recruiting business to focus exclusively on coaching. Since the market has changed a lot since early 2022, I thought this would be a good time to invite someone who is still in the business to talk about the state of legal hiring. I also thought this would be a good time to revisit the topic of…

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Episode 114-From Biglaw to In-house to Business Role and Back Again with Carl Berglind 34:45

1+ y ago34:45

34:45

In the last two episodes of Counsel to Counsel, I spoke with a lawyer who left corporate practice for management consulting and a trial lawyer who has built a trial consulting business but continues to try cases. In this episode, I speak with a corporate lawyer who cut his teeth at international law firms, went in-house, moved into a business role,…

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Episode 113-From Litigation to Trial Consulting with Marc Diller 37:56

1+ y ago37:56

37:56

In Episode 112 of Counsel to Counsel, I spoke with David Lesser, a corporate lawyer who transitioned into management consulting and quit his day job as a corporate lawyer. In this episode, I speak with a litigator who has transitioned into jury and trial consulting while keeping his day job as a litigator. Marc Diller is the managing partner of Dil…

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Episode 112-From Corporate Counsel to Management Consultant-Leveraging Your Legal Career with David Lesser 38:21

1+ y ago38:21

38:21

When lawyers approach me to speak about their careers, one question they often ask is “what else can I do with my law degree”. The answer to that question is of course complex. As lawyers, we are trained to spot legal issues, evaluate risk, document deals, and litigate disputes. Most employers are not actively recruiting lawyers to do anything othe…

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Episode 111-Finding C.H.I.L.L. Referral Partners to Grow your Network and Your Business 9:28

1+ y ago9:28

9:28

Relationship building is the key to growing your practice. But who should you be focusing on when it comes to relationship building? In this episode, Steve Seckler explains how the acronym C.H.I.L.L. can help you to make smart choices in finding the "right" professional relationships to cultivate. Additional Resources Episode 100-Word of Mouth Mark…

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Episode 110-Dominic Grew on “Getting to No”-Turning Leads into Business and Other Ways to Succeed in Private Practice 36:38

1+ y ago36:38

36:38

Like most lawyers, I went to law school because I wanted to enter an honorable profession. I wanted to have a career where the emphasis is on intellect and not on business. Not long after graduation, I realized that law IS a business and if you want to be successful, being a great lawyer is not enough. You need to learn how to run your practice eff…

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Episode 109-Sarah Tetlow on Delegating and Dealing with Distraction 39:12

1+ y ago39:12

39:12

This episode was recorded during Well-Being Week in Law 2023. In Massachusetts and around the country, there are a lot of programs being offered to get lawyers thinking about the many mental health challenges that are widespread in the legal community. This particular week was designated to align with Mental Health Awareness Month which is May, and…

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Episode 108-Steve Seckler: Coaching Superstar Lawyers (from the Be That Lawyer Podcast) 42:19

1+ y ago42:19

42:19

In this Episode of Counsel to Counsel, I'm bringing you the feed from Steve Fretzin's great podcast, Be That Lawyer. Steve is an outstanding business development coach for attorneys. He is an author and friend who has taught me a lot about BD coaching. In this episode, Steve interviews me about why coaching can be a great tool to help lawyers achie…

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Episode 107-ChatGPT and Trends in Legal Marketing Technology-with Jared Correia 46:40

1+ y ago46:40

46:40

I don’t spend a lot of time talking about technology on this podcast. But I use technology all the time to manage my business and to increase my marketing efficiency. In fact technology is a critical reason why I am able to operate as a solo and while I don’t have to outsource much of my own marketing. While I haven’t focused on technology on Couns…

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Episode 106-Coaching for Lawyers with Seven Levels of Energy Management 29:59

1+ y ago29:59

29:59

Coaching is a field that has exploded since I graduated from law school in the late 1980s. There are now life coaches, business coaches, executive coaches, marketing coaches, career coaches, and coaches like me who borrow a little from each. Coaching is about achieving your goals and moving past roadblocks that are getting in the way of your succes…

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Episode 105-Career Services at Latham & Watkins-How One Law Firm is Creating New Models for Success (Part 2) 47:19

1+ y ago47:19

47:19

In this episode, I'm very pleased to welcome back Kevin Agnew. I spoke with Kevin just about a year ago about his career path. We talked about the career services program he runs at one of the largest firms in the world, and he shared many pearls of wisdom for lawyers who are navigating their careers in private practice. If you haven’t heard it, yo…

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Episode 104-Freelance Lawyering and Returning to Work with Montage Legal 43:19

1+ y ago43:19

43:19

I really enjoy stories about lawyers who have taken their careers on a less traditional path. I especially enjoy speaking with lawyers who have done some very unlawyerly and more entrepreneurial things. At the same time, I’m always looking for guests who can speak to my audience about alternative ways to practice, particularly when it involves bett…

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Episode 103-Ben Sachs on Building High-Performance Legal Teams 52:14

2y ago52:14

52:14

In this episode, I speak with Ben Sachs of the Landing Group. Ben is the author of a terrific new book entitled: All Rise-Practical Tools for Building High-performance Legal Teams. In the conclusion of the book Ben writes: For many attorneys, the legal work is their comfort zone. They would rather be consumed by case law, deal papers, policy memos,…

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Episode 102-Multichannel Marketing- À Chacun Son Goût 8:38

2y ago8:38

8:38

In this episode, I'm coming off of a string of marketing successes. Therefore, instead of interviewing someone else, I've decided to share my experiences. The Reader's Digest version is that most lawyers who achieve marketing success do so through a variety of channels. The important thing is to choose the channels where you'll find your clients an…

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Episode 101-Career Wisdom from a Former Federal Prosecutor 42:02

2y ago42:02

42:02

When I work with lawyers who are doing career exploration, I always encourage them to have informational interviews with attorneys who can give them some perspective. The lawyers who have the best career perspective are attorneys who have varied work experience. My guest, Linda Ricci, is an attorney who has A LOT of that perspective. Linda Ricci is…

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Episode 100-Word of Mouth Marketing with Michael Katz 42:17

2y ago42:17

42:17

In this episode, Michael Katz, returns to Counsel to Counsel after a 3 year hiatus. In 2019, Michael and I spoke about how to use newsletters as an effective marketing tool. Check out Episode 29 of this podcast. Newsletters have only grown in value, especially during the pandemic when in-person marketing went away. As many of us have resumed in-per…

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Episode 99-A Conversation With Rudy Rivera 41:33

2y ago41:33

41:33

The pandemic was a mixed bag for me. As some of my listeners know, both of my parents died of COVID in April 2020. While that was very sad, it wasn’t tragic. My dad was 95, my mom was 94, neither suffered, and neither knew the other one was gone. At the same time, the lockdown created some great new opportunities to expand my network both here in N…

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Episode 98-Saying Thank You and Overcoming Inertia in 2023 6:54

2y ago6:54

6:54

IMHO, the two most important words in the English language are "Thank You". As lawyers, we can be stingy in offering thanks to our colleagues and the people who support our work. In addition, as we enter the holiday season and are thinking about showing more gratitude, now is a great time to start thinking about the changes we'd like to make in the…

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Episode 97-What Law Firms Can Learn From Corporate America About Well-Being 42:57

2y ago42:57

42:57

The subject of attorney well-being is a topic of conversation at most major law firms today. Several years ago, the Report of the Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being was issued by the American Bar Association, Conference of Chief Judges, and other legal organizations. It called well-being an essential element of a lawyer’s duty of competence. More rece…

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Episode 96-David Abromowitz-Practicing Law in the Public Interest at an AmLaw200 Firm 51:42

2y ago51:42

51:42

Is it possible to practice in the public interest at a major law firm? How can you build a legal career working on complex commercial real estate deals while serving a higher purpose? David Abromowitz has been doing that for almost 40 years. David Abromowitz is a real estate attorney who is nationally known for his work on complex development and f…

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Episode 95-Misty Leon on Going In-house With a Specialty 44:14

2y ago44:14

44:14

In the 25 years that I’ve been coaching attorneys, one of the common themes I hear is the desire to go in-house. We have spoken a number of times on this podcast about that. Conventional wisdom says that going in-house means becoming more of a generalist and many of the in-house counsel I have interviewed have found that their work broadened a lot …

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Episode 94-Susan Ibitz-The Human Behavior Hacker 53:59

2y ago53:59

53:59

One of the things I love most about doing this podcast is that I get to meet really interesting people and interview them. My guest in this episode takes the meaning of “interesting” to a whole new level. Susan Ibitz is a face reading profiler who describes herself as a Human Behavior Hacker. Through her company, Human Behavior Lab, Susan has train…

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