Legal Late Night

In this special episode, host Jared Correia partners with MCLE New England to decode the exact strategy lawyers need to deploy to secure high-visibility speaking engagements, build domain authority, and generate massive referral networks. Bruce Richard, Director at MCLE New England, breaks down the inner workings of CLE selection, revealing that his organization coordinates over 360 programs annua...

Beau Atkins, CEO of Evolve Family Law, joins the program to share how his firm is completely disrupting the Canadian legal ecosystem from the province of Saskatchewan. Putting himself through law school working as a construction tile setter, Beau realized that the trade philosophy of quoting an exact price up front for a project was directly applicable to legal services. He details how his practic...

Jared tackles the absolute mortal enemy of modern law firm revenue: time lag. Most law practices operate under a withered leak of unrecorded hours, improper invoice structures, and delayed payment processing workflows that effectively shrink their overall pocketbooks. Jared maps out the exact electronic infrastructures, cloud-based applications, and KPI metrics managers need to systematically depl...

Jared kicks things off with a deep-dive monologue into Michael Penn's brilliant but highly obscure 1989 power-pop album, March . From navigating life as Sean Penn's brother to winning an MTV Video Music Award, Michael Penn briefly captured a flawless sonic time capsule right before Nirvana's grunge revolution shifted consumer tastes forever. Jared breaks down why this quirky, instrumentation-heavy...

Kirkland and Ellis decided to drop a cool half-billion dollars on a proprietary artificial intelligence platform just to avoid paying third-party licensing fees. They claim it is an assistive tool meant to empower their army of associates, but history proves that when massive corporate empires train data models on their own workers, the ultimate goal is elimination rather than optimization. From u...

Modern artificial intelligence runs on natural language processing, making it a playground for the professionals who treat words like weapons. Jared Correia breaks down why lawyers are structurally and rhetorically built to dominate the AI chain of command, transforming strict chatbots into elite thinking partners. Because when an affirmation engine demands meticulous oversight, effective human-in...

Forty years later, Jared is still licking his wounds after Transformers: the Movie traumatized an entire generation of kids. Now, inspired by the upcoming "apology tour" for the movie, Jared looks back at the audacity of the remarkable number of shows developed in the 80s and 90s solely to market toy lines. Pure capitalism at it's finest. But while we can laugh at the audacity of brazen 80s consum...

If you’re looking to grow your law firm, stop thinking about hiring "workers" and start thinking about acquiring revenue centers. In this episode, we break down the dopamine hit of growth by acquisition—from snagging an attorney with a portable book of business to buying an entire practice for 1X gross annual revenue. It’s a top-shelf strategy to expedite your total firm revenue and ramp profitabi...

Jared Correia opens with a "Homeric catalog" ranking his top five Christopher Nolan films, placing Interstellar at the top of the list for its meticulous execution and devastating emotional core. The monologue also previews Nolan’s upcoming project, The Odyssey , which Jared predicts will be a "straight fire" swords-and-sandals epic. The guest interview features Jamie Zug , a tax attorney and foun...

Jared Correia kicks us off by tackling the "razor's edge" of associate management: how do you train attorneys to be rainmakers without accelerating their departure to start a competing firm? Jared argues that withholding professional development is a losing game and suggests a joint strategy of "firm-sanctioned" self-promotion—leveraging associate content for SEO/AEO backlinks while providing "swi...

Jared Correia’s "Travels with Jared" series takes us to King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, where the history of George Washington’s winter encampment at Valley Forge meets the rampant consumerism of the third-largest mall in America. Jared recounts his confusing excursion to the "Netflix House"—a theme-park-style entertainment complex that feels like "Satan vomited up the physical embodiment of a stre...

Jared Correia  tackles the "Bill Lumberg" problem in the legal industry: micromanagement. Jared explores how managing attorneys can find a balance between oversight and obsession by leveraging modern case management and workflow tools to "observe without being menacing" . Next, the show features a rare "double guest" interview with Dean Whalen , Chief Legal Officer of ReadBack , and John Skelton ,...

Jared Correia tackles a topic most attorneys dread: Math . Jared breaks down the three essential types of "covert math" every law firm owner needs to master—Business Math, Data Analytics, and Budgeting—to stop making decisions based on gut feelings and start building a lucrative practice. Next, Jared is joined by the "Subscription King," Mathew Kerbis , CEO and Co-Founder of Practi.ai . Mathew sha...

Jared Correia dives into March Madness, breaking down his top five most impactful NCAA Final Four tournaments of all time. From Texas Western breaking Jim Crow-style recruiting in 1966 to the legendary Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird showdown in 1979, Jared explores the history of college basketball's biggest stage. Next, Jared sits down with Daniel Steinberg , the Founder and CEO of Lawbrokr . Danie...

Jared Correia breaks down a massive shift in the legal industry: the rise of Management Services Organizations (MSOs) . As private equity finds new ways to invest in the legal space without violating ethics rules, Jared explains how MSOs are restructuring law firms and why every owner needs to pay attention. Next, Jared is joined by the coolest guest in LLN history, Owen Hemsath (aka Owen Video),...

Jared Correia challenges law firms to move beyond boilerplate policies and embrace a tech-centric approach to process management. Later, he sits down with Matt Rubin , the "Mr. Marketing" himself, to discuss the volatile history of SEO and why Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is set to absorb 30% of the search market by the end of the year. In this episode, we cover: The Procedural Challenge: Why...

Jared Correia takes us on a psychedelic tour of Memphis before diving into the complex world of tax optimization for business owners.  First, in the monologue, Jared recaps his "mind-f***" trip to Graceland . From the Jungle Room’s porcelain monkeys and a bright yellow-and-black TV room to Elvis’s Gatorade-stocked private jets, Jared explains why the King’s estate is essentially "Redneck Disney Wo...

Jared explores a metric every law firm should track: NPS. Plus, we take a deep dive into the changing landscape of legal talent. First, in the monologue, Jared breaks down the concept of NPS (Net Promoter Score) . He explains how to categorize your clients into promoters, passives, and detractors to accurately gauge brand loyalty. He also delivers a harsh reality check: the average law firm has an...

Jared Correia takes us on a musical journey before subjecting a legal tech CEO to the unforgiving "Wheel of Justice." First, in the monologue, Jared adds another entry to the "Perfect Album" series: Paul McCartney's Ram (1971) . Jared explains why the post-Beatles breakup era was McCartney's absolute prime, why Ram is essentially McCartney's "Taylor Swift album" (full of diss tracks aimed at John...

Jared  looks ahead to the future of AI and interviews a legal tech veteran turned law firm owner. First, in the monologue, Jared breaks down the three AI terms every lawyer needs to know going into 2026: Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) , Small Language Models , and Agentic AI . He explains why these technologies are critical for automating workflows and keeping your firm competitive. Then, we are...

Today, Jared Correia tackles the nightmare of the overflowing inbox and interviews one of the most dynamic managing partners in the legal industry. First, in the monologue, Jared breaks down strategies for Email Management . He discusses the "Getting Things Done" (GTD) method, the difference between subfolders and relational databases, and why sharing inbox passwords is a security nightmare. He al...

Jared Correia welcomes a true legal tech legend for a record-breaking three-segment appearance. First, Jared and Larry Port (founder of Rocket Matter) crack open a new entry in the "Perfect Album" series: Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever (1989) . They debate the merits of the album's solo status, the genius of Jeff Lynne's production, and whether "Free Fallin'" is actually a good song or just Californi...

Welcome to Legal Late Night ! In this episode, host Jared Correia takes us back to the turn of the century for a wild travelogue before diving into the future of law firm profitability with Nancy Jeng. First, Jared opens the vault for "Travels with Jared: Chapter 514." He recounts a debaucherous trip to Montreal in July 2001 to see the Red Sox play the Expos. The story features a missing toothbrus...

Welcome to Legal Late Night ! In this episode, host Jared Correia provides a strategic roadmap for small law firm growth and explores the bold journey of launching a new personal injury brand. First, Jared shares his "Growth Roadmap" for small law firms. He breaks down the five key pillars of scaling a practice: choosing the right technology, implementing process management, developing a hiring pr...

Welcome to Legal Late Night ! In this episode, host Jared Correia says goodbye to an '80s-inspired era and says hello to the future of high-precision advertising. First, Jared dives into the massive series finale of Stranger Things 5 . He breaks down the Duffer Brothers’ landing of the plane, from Will Byers’ cathartic coming-out moment to the controversial "plot armor" of the main cast. He also p...