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On The Lawyer's Edge podcast, attorney and professional business coach Elise Holtzman sits down with successful lawyers, legal marketing specialists, business leaders and authors to talk about how lawyers and law firms can grow and sustain healthy, profitable businesses.
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You have clients, you're making money, and you want to expand. But how can you when you're already working as hard as ever? You can't. That's why I created Be a Better Lawyer Podcast. In this podcast you'll learn how to master the mental game as well as the strategy you need to thrive in the legal profession. We cover topics like: - Systems - Time management and billable hours - Boundaries with clients and employees - Overcoming anxiety - Stress management - Goal setting and accomplishment - ...
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Brisbane Centre for Legal Innovation

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The legal ecosystem is transforming but to what, for whom, where, why and how? Join us to learn about the next best practices and how legaltech is impacting your legal business. Learn from the people who are “walking the talk.” Hear what they are doing and what has driven them to do things differently for their clients, their people, their organisations and themselves and, how they measure and learn from success and failure. We’re going to get candid, super practical and yes, we’re going to ...
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WORK WITH DINA Dina helps lawyers take control of their practice, find fulfillment and create a life they love. Work with her to start implementing what you're learning in this podcast. Book a Strategy Session with Dina, and together you'll elevate how you practice the law and how you build your business. During your session, Dina will help you see…
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Morris Tabush is a community activist, tech hobbyist, and serial entrepreneur. Growing up passionate about technology and helping others, he turned that passion into a business in 2000 by founding the Tabush Group with a mission to simplify IT for businesses. He oversees all aspects of the firm’s business and focuses on delivering outstanding servi…
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Amanda Koplos is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Central Florida-based law firm Shuffield, Lowman & Wilson. She has 20 years of experience in various law firm leadership positions and currently serves as the president of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA). ALA is a premier professional association with 9,500 members that exists …
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Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the details and enroll now "Why do I snap at people so easily?" In the Time Peace Sessions, I'm answering some of the most frequently asked questions I get from lawyers. You'll gain insight into why you do what you do, and what you can begin doing to make change now. Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 …
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Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the details and enroll now "Why is it so hard to manage my time?" In the Time Peace Sessions, I'm answering some of the most frequently asked questions I get from lawyers. You'll gain insight into why you do what you do, and what you can begin doing to make change now. Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: …
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Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the details and enroll now "Why do I work so hard?" In the Time Peace Sessions, I'm answering some of the most frequently asked questions I get from lawyers. You'll gain insight into why you do what you do, and what you can begin doing to make change now. Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the deta…
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Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the details and enroll now "Why do I procrastinate?" In the Time Peace Sessions, I'm answering some of the most frequently asked questions I get from lawyers. You'll gain insight into why you do what you do, and what you can begin doing to make change now. Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the det…
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Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the details and enroll now "Why do I feel so behind?" In the Time Peace Sessions, I'm answering some of the most frequently asked questions I get from lawyers. You'll gain insight into why you do what you do, and what you can begin doing to make change now. RESOURCES Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 …
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Laura Leopard is the co-founder and General Manager of Leopard Solutions, the largest law firm data platform serving the legal industry with actionable intelligence and insights on more than 5,500 law firms worldwide and 6,800 U.S. corporate legal departments. She has spearheaded Leopard Solutions’ growth and development over the company's 18-year …
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In this episode, you'll learn how to create safety to fail (and therefor grow), and you'll get the details on my new program Time Peace for Lawyers™. Sign up for Time Peace for Lawyers™ here: 👉 Time Peace for Lawyers™ Register for Dina's latest Masterclass: 👉 The Busy Lawyer's Toolbox: Calm Overwhelm and Become a High-Performer in Your Practice Wor…
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Michael Ellenhorn founded Decipher Investigative Intelligence to help clients create safer, more productive, and more profitable workplaces through reliable investigative intelligence. He counsels clients on mitigating risks associated with the hiring process and is a frequent speaker on the topic of lateral hiring, integration, and talent acquisit…
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Register for Dina's latest Masterclass: 👉 The Busy Lawyer's Toolbox: Calm Overwhelm and Become a High-Performer in Your Practice Work with Dina one-on-one. Sign up for a Strategy Session and learn more here: 👉 Sign up for a Strategy Session TODAY'S EPISODE Ever wonder why it's so hard to create a new habit? You're not imagining things. Creating (an…
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Debbie Foster, CEO of Affinity Consulting, can build relationships with even the most challenging personalities. She is a nationally recognized thought leader on people, strategy, efficiency, and innovation in professional legal organizations. Her first project involving increased efficiency and change management came when she computerized the orde…
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Register for Dina's latest Masterclass: 👉 The Busy Lawyer's Toolbox: Calm Overwhelm and Become a High-Performer in Your Practice Work with Dina one-on-one. Sign up for a Strategy Session and learn more here: 👉 Schedule a Strategy Session TODAY'S EPISODE Want to increase your net worth? This episode of Be a Better Lawyer is a must-listen. I’d like t…
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Alé Dalton is a partner at the national law firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings. Working with their Healthcare Practice Group, which is consistently ranked as one of the best in the country, she provides practical advice to clients on a wide range of transactional, operational, and regulatory matters. She also participates in Bradley’s pro bono progr…
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If you’re a lawyer who wears perfectionism like a badge of honor, this episode is a must-listen. Perfectionism blocks us from doing our best work and prevents us from taking action on our goals. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔥 5 sneaky thoughts you may not know cause perfectionistic tendencies 🔥 How to know whether these sneaky thoughts are impact…
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This podcast was recorded on 22 July 2024 as the fifth session in CLI’s Legal GenAI Around the World Series. In this session Terri Mottershead, Executive Director at the Centre for Legal Innovation facilitated a discussion with three amazing panellists from Africa and the Middle East: Peter Hall, Chief Operating Officer, Cognia Law Leah Molatseli, …
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What do you want right now? Is it to: write a book start a new workout start a business hire a coach grow your net worth Are you taking action on it? If you're not, it may be because you're waiting for courage. In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, I share what waiting for courage looks like and how you can begin taking action to live your most ex…
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If you feel isolated in your firm, you're not alone. But what is isolation costing you in terms of your long-term happiness at your firm? And what can you do about it? In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, I share an experience I had, and the mindset that created it. You can create a different experience at your firm when you implement what I'm sh…
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In this session, we spoke with Colin Lachance, the Innovator in Residence at the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and the Principal of law firm coaching and consulting business, PGYA Consulting. Colin has spent most of his career in the legal industry. He’s worked in publishing, consulting, and legaltech development just to name a few. In all that he …
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When I began following desires that seemed impossible to me, that's when my life changed for the better. Today I'm inviting you to have unreasonable desires. Desires you may not be verbalizing because your brain says, "That's not reasonable." In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, you'll learn the questions and mindset you need to make room for unr…
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This podcast was recorded on 18 June 2024 as the fourth session in CLI’s Legal GenAI Around the World Series. In this session Terri Mottershead, Executive Director at the Centre for Legal Innovation facilitated a discussion with four amazing panellists from Europe and the UK: Giulio Coraggio, Partner – Location Head of Italian Intellectual Property…
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This podcast was recorded on 29 May 2024 as the third session in CLI’s Legal GenAI Around the World Series. In this session Terri Mottershead, Executive Director at the Centre for Legal Innovation facilitated a discussion with three amazing panellists from the USA: Wendy Butler Curtis, Chief Innovation Officer and Chair eDiscovery & Information Gov…
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Washington-based estate planner Andrea Lauritzen is a powerhouse. But she didn’t always see the power that she had inside herself. She was a new partner who felt overwhelmed. She’d tried a lot of things, but nothing seemed to be working. That’s when she sought help and discovered coaching. In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, you’ll hear how Andr…
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Today I have a very special guest who’s sharing what it’s taken for her to become a happy lawyer. Nancy Cogar is a long-time client, friend, and estate and elder law practitioner out of Tennessee. This episode of Be a Better Lawyer spans a range of topics, and Nancy doesn’t hold back with the wisdom she’s acquired over the years. In this episode sh…
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Setting intentional goals is the fastest way to create the lives and businesses we want. So why do so many of us either not set goals or forget about them altogether soon after we set them? You'll get the answer to that question and more in this episode of Be a Better Lawyer Podcast. Plus, I'm sharing: ✨ What a Goldilocks Goal is and how to set one…
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Ever wonder what it takes to have incredible inner strength? To be unshakeable? Today I’m sharing some of my favorite lessons that I’ve learned on becoming unshakeable in my life, law practice, and business. In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, you’ll learn: 🔥 4 lessons to become unshakeable in any situation 🔥 a surprising requirement to being un…
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This episode is for the lawyers dreaming of leaving their offices to start a new business. A lot of new entrepreneurs don’t continue building their businesses because they believe three myths that can crumble your self-esteem if you don’t know what to look for. Believing these myths can have you: 😫 self-sabotaging a good thing without thinking abou…
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Last week I had a Coaching Open house where I talked about the subconscious mind and its influence over us and how we can begin reconditioning the subconscious to create the life and practice we want. I shared a lot of stories about lawyers I’ve worked with, and my hope is those stories inspire you to make the change you may have been putting off. …
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Constraining what you do in your law practice and when you do it is a powerful tool to calm the overwhelm you may be feeling and accelerate progress towards your goals. Today I’m sharing how to apply constraint in your practice, so you can achieve your goals faster. In this episode you'll learn: what exactly constraint is in terms of achieving goal…
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If you're the kind of person who thinks you're the kind of person who just needs to work all the time, this episode of Be a Better Lawyer is for You. In this episode, you'll learn: 👉 the questions I ask myself to become more focused 👉 practices to rejuvenate yourself mid-day 👉 the hidden benefit of giving yourself what you need (hint: it's the reas…
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If you feel bogged down by the day-to-day casework in your law practice, today's episode of Be a Better Lawyer is a must-listen. When we don't devote even a small time to thinking big picture in our businesses, we aren't running the business. The business runs us. In this episode, you'll discover how I think about my business that's helped me get a…
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Are you a Checklist Lawyer? If so, you're wasting time, energy, and creating frustration in your practice. By necessity, lawyers work by a lot of checklists, but the Checklist Mentality is hurting lawyers more than helping. In today's episode of Be A Better Lawyer, I'm sharing how being in a Checklist Mentality is stunting the growth of your practi…
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Jennifer Cona, is the Founder and Managing Partner of Cona Elder Law, an award-winning elder law and estate planning firm located in Melville, New York. Celebrating 25 years in business, Cona Elder Law has been consistently ranked the number one elder law and trust in-estate firm on Long Island. Jennifer has won many awards, including the New York …
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If you want to grow your law practice (or even simply survive it!), demanding energy has to go. In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, I'm sharing the concepts of Demanding and Expanding Energies. One contracts you and your practice, and the other -- you guessed it -- helps you expand into the biggest version of you and what's possible. Inside this…
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This podcast was recorded on 15 April 2024 as the second session in CLI’s Legal GenAI Around the World Series. In this session Terri Mottershead, Executive Director at the Centre for Legal Innovation facilitated a discussion with three amazing panellists from India, Hong Kong and Singapore: Komal Gupta, Chief Innovation Officer, Cyril Amarchand Man…
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If you feel like your law practice is in chaos, listen into this episode. I'm sharing with you two of the most common mistakes I see my clients make, that I see other lawyers making, and I even make them myself from time-to-time. I'm sharing: why so many lawyers feel like their practice is chaotic and don't know how to make change the number 1 prob…
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Lawyers frequently report that they are exhausted, overloaded, or burned out. Sound familiar? In this episode of The Lawyer’s Edge podcast, host Elise Holtzman chats with Lauren Baptiste, a burnout expert and founder of Acheloa Wellness, to delve into the all-too-common issue of burnout in the legal profession. Lauren shares how to prevent burnout …
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WORK WITH ME I help lawyers take control of their practice, find fulfillment and create a life they love. Work with me to start implementing what you're learning in this podcast. Book a Strategy Session with me, and we'll elevate how you practice the law and how you build your business. During your session, I'll ask you questions to help you see pa…
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What do you think is one of the most powerful obstacles to business development success for lawyers? Despite their busy schedules, it isn’t a lack of time. It’s not about the lack of money, either. It’s not even that you don’t know how to do it, although law school certainly didn’t teach it. Simply put: it’s your mindset. It’s the stories you tell …
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Diagnosing and solving next level problems in your law practice is the difference between feeling overwhelmed and calm. It's the difference between feeling like you're drowning and enjoying your practice. But our brains don't automatically see these next level problems and instead diagnose superficial problems. The next level problem is the biggest…
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Professional opportunities abound for women lawyers, yet many women hesitate to pursue their dream of starting and owning a law practice. Many of those who do take the leap still struggle with building their business into a saleable asset that supports their lifestyle (both now and in retirement). Before my guest, Davina Frederick, started her law …
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This episode is for the lawyer who wants to continuously improve their life. I'm sharing with you the top ten time and money investments I've made this year, and there's definitely several in here that are easy tweaks to improve your life a bit. And some that can be transformative. As I reviewed some of my best investments in both time and money th…
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Do you struggle to connect with audiences in your public speaking engagements and legal presentations? You can continue to struggle or learn how to be a more engaging and memorable presenter. Valerie Madamba knew she had to overcome a huge learning curve as a public speaker if she wanted to be happy and successful as a lawyer. Once she figured out …
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Almost every lawyer wants to know how to be more confident whether it's in the courtroom, on the phone with a client or in negotiations with opposing counsel. But true confidence isn't what you think. And to build confidence, it takes understanding your brain and its current habits of thinking before you can rewire it to be more confident. In this …
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This podcast was recorded on 12 March 2024 as the inaugural session in CLI’s Legal GenAI Around the World Series. In this session Terri Mottershead, Executive Director at the Centre for Legal Innovation facilitated a discussion with three amazing panellists from Australia + New Zealand: Matt Farrington, Senior Legal Counsel, Vice Chancellor’s Offic…
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Those first travelers making their way West did so without a roadmap. But in taking the opportunity, they paved the way for the nation’s expansion. That spirit of the West is very much rooted in Tara Stingley and the Nebraska law firm of which she is a partner. As the first woman to serve on Cline Williams’ executive committee, she challenged other…
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What does success mean to you? Are you relying on what others think success is to define success for yourself? And does your vision for success have one essential component: Conscious well-being. In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, you'll learn: Why success hinges on you incorporating conscious well-being into your vision of success What externa…
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Are you up late at night, pulling all-nighters, and burning out from the fast-paced nature of your job as a lawyer? As a former litigator, Charlène Gisèle loved all of it! She reveled in the things you’re not supposed to love. While she was thriving in her environment, though, she got a wake-up call that made her realize that she’d been neglecting …
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Do you have a clear vision for the future of your life and law practice? Many lawyers find themselves without a defined vision, making it challenging to navigate their personal and professional life. In this podcast episode, we'll explore the transformative power of having a vision and how it can benefit your daily life and legal career. Discover h…
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