LMA Podcast

Episode: 60 Series: Well-Being in Legal Episode Description: In this episode, LMA President Jill Huse (Society 54) speaks with LMA Well-Being Committee co-chairs Renee Branson (RB Consulting) and Ryan King (Ogletree Deakins) about the importance of well-being and mental health in legal marketing. May is Mental Health Awareness month and now, more than ever, it is essential to put mental health fir...

Episode: 59 Series: Strategies LIVE! Episode Description: In this episode, Alex MacDonald (McCarter & English) speaks with Stuart Dodds (Positive Pricing) about the importance of being confident in pricing and the approaches you should consider in the wake of COVID-19’s economic impact. MacDonald and Dodds discuss themes in Dodds’ recent Strategies article, the importance of bringing the firm into...

Episode: 58 Series: DEI in Legal Episode Description: In this episode, Bethany (Early) Chieffallo (GKG Law, P.C.) speaks with Stephanie Marella Gryder (Moore & Van Allen PLLC) and Nichole Bartlett (Dechert LLP) about the external and internal communications involving diversity. Gryder and Bartlett share their regional, national and international insights into the strategies, vehicles and challenge...

Episode: 57 Series: LMA SIG Share-Out Episode Description: In this episode, Suzanne Donnels (Jenner & Block LLP) speaks with Jeff Antaya (Plante & Moran), Frank Troppe (Miller Heiman Group) and Ellen M. Gregg (Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP) about how law firms can build a scalable sales culture. Antaya, Troppe and Gregg share their perspectives on why to have a sales culture at your firm, how gro...

Episode: 56 Series: Strategies LIVE! Episode Description: The January/February issue of "Strategies" magazine is all about 2020 vision, focusing on the trends and technology driving us forward. Included in this issue is a career-focused checklist by LMA member Anne Flanegan with resolutions to make this year your best yet. In this episode of Strategies LIVE!, Anne sits down with Krista Kellogg, pr...

Episode: 55 Series: LMA SIG Share-Out Episode Description: In this episode, John Buchanan (Sheppard Mullin) speaks with Greentarget’s John Corey, Infinite Global’s Jamie Diaferia and Hellerman Communications’ John Hellerman about some of the key changes to prepare for in legal PR as 2020 approaches. Corey, Diaferia and Hellerman share their expect perspectives on content strategy and data leveragi...

Episode: 54 Series: Strategies LIVE! Episode Description: The November/December issue of "Strategies" magazine is all about new opportunities to explore in the coming year, with a focus on client experience. One way of ensuring client success is by starting from within. Tune in as Maggie MacDonald, communications coordinator at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, and CMO Kelly Enache dive into the critica...

Episode: 53 Series: Strategies LIVE! Episode Description: The September/October issue of "Strategies" magazine is all about ways to boost firm engagement. In this episode of Strategies LIVE! Listen as founder and CEO of Amity Advisory Pamela Cone and Nicky McHugh of Reputation Institute discuss the current state of corporate social responsibility. Clients are asking tough, specific questions and l...

Episode: 52 Series: LMA SIG Share-Out Episode Description: John Buchanan (Sheppard Mullin) speaks with STET’s Susan Kostal in a follow-up from a previous episode (https://soundcloud.com/lmaintl/contented-content-the-what-why-and-how-of-developing-a-content-strategy-part-1) to give further background on content strategy. Part one of this series dove into the what, why and how of a content strategy....

Episode: 51 Series: LMA Leaders Episode Description: Collaboration is becoming more and more necessary and important for law firm growth, but why? What exactly is smart collaboration, how can your firm implement it and what role do legal marketing professionals play to support it? In the latest episode of the LMA Podcast, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn’s Cynthia Voth, 2019 LMA President, speaks with Dr...

Episode: 50 LMA Regional Spotlight What can in-house legal marketers do to influence pricing models? What does the future of professional services pricing look like? In the latest episode of the LMA Podcast, Danielle Smith (Burr & Forman) speaks with Simon Kucher & Partners’ Eddie Hartman. Hartman’s blend of tech and legal backgrounds shines through as he answers these questions and explains his f...

Episode: 49 Series: Strategies LIVE! Episode Description: The July/August issue of "Strategies" magazine is all about using communication and PR tactics to differentiate your firm. But how can legal marketers turn those strategies inward to help support their department? In this episode of Strategies LIVE! Hear from Iris Jones (McNees Wallace & Nurick) and Andrew Scott (Seward & Kissel LLP) on way...

Episode: 48 Series: LMA SIG Share-Out Episode Description: What is your firm’s content strategy? How is that strategy providing the best outcomes in business development? In the latest episode of the LMA Podcast, John Buchanan (Sheppard Mullin) speaks with STET’s Susan Kostal. Kostal helps explain what exactly a content strategy is, why it is important, how to best implement it and more. Speakers:...

Episode: 47 Series: LMA SIG Share-Out Episode Description: How do you get your content noticed? In the latest episode of the LMA Podcast, John Buchanan (Sheppard Mullin), gains insight from Greentarget’s Brandon Copple and John Matthew “JM” Upton. Copple and Upton discuss the various ways to leverage storytelling in a B2B setting to help firms better connect with clients. Speakers: John Buchanan (...

Episode: 46 Series: Strategies LIVE! Episode Description: How can legal marketers collaborate with clients and colleagues to not only improve delivery of legal service, but deepen client relationships, as well? This episode of Strategies LIVE! is coincides with the subject matter featured in the May/June issue of "Strategies" magazine. In this episode, Peter Hitson, director of legal project manag...

Episode: 45 Series: P3cast Episode Description: P3 — The Practice Innovation Conference is back with an all-new episode of the P3cast series, celebrating the P3 Women's Initiative Network. Listen as Madison Toft (Perkins Coie LLP) chat with Rebecca Benavides (Microsoft)about mindfulness in the legal industry. Speakers: Madison Toft, Strategic pricing manager, Perkins Coie LLP Rebecca Benavides, Di...

Episode: 44 Series: P3cast Episode Description: Tune in as Natasha Edlow (director of pricing analytics and project management, Covington & Burling) chats with pre-conference presenter Catherine Alman MacDonagh, ESQ. (chief executive officer and co-founder, Legal Lean Sigma Institute / Legal Mocktail / LSSO) about process improvement and project management. The discussion specifically focuses on h...

Episode: 43 Series: Strategies LIVE! Episode Description: Book smarts can get you only so far, and undervaluing emotional intelligence (EI) could be your biggest blockade to professional success. The March/April 2019 issue of LMA's "Strategies" magazine dives into effective leadership, and includes an article authored by Talia Raoufpur, business development and marketing assistant at Allen Matkins...

Episode: 42 Series: LMA Leaders Episode Description: Innovation is changing the legal marketing field. In the latest episode of the LMA Podcast, join LMA President Cynthia Voth and Professor Michele DeStefano (professor of law, University of Miami; guest faculty, Harvard Law School Executive Education; founder and executive director, LawWithoutWalls) for an enlightening conversation on innovation,...

Episode: 41 Series: Strategies LIVE! Episode Description: Every industry is in the midst of disruption, and law firms are no different. Law firms have gotten bigger, increased in number and become more multigenerational than ever. And that has major implications for law firm leadership and marketers. This episode of Strategies LIVE! is coincides with the subject matter featured in the January/Febr...

Episode: 40 Series: LMA SIG Share-Out Episode Description: Tune in as PR pros John Buchanan (Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP), John Corey (Greentarget), Jamie Diaferia (Infinite Global) and Ken Gary (Baretz+Brunelle) share their predictions for legal PR in 2019. They discuss: • How law firms should harness social media in their communications strategies next year • How to get more engagement...

Episode: 39 There are countless reasons to advance diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts at your firm, but have you considered “health and wellness” one of them? The latest episode in the StrategiesLIVE podcast series explores the idea that D&I advancement allows everyone within a firm to feel comfortable being their authentic selves. This, in turn, leads to happier team members and more cohesive...

Episode: 38 With an uptick in competition in the legal market, it’s time to find new ways to engage with prospects and clients — and that means focusing on the big “s” word: sales. This episode of the Strategies LIVE podcast series builds on the Sept/Oct issue of Strategies magazine by diving into law firm sales. Listen as Jennifer O’Leary Cathell, director of marketing and business development at...

Episode: 37 As technology advances at the speed of light, law firms and alternative legal service providers scramble to keep pace. The July/August issue of Strategies magazine is all about moving the needle toward tech, and this episode of the Strategies LIVE series brings together two contributors from the issue to continue the discussion. Adam Stock (chief information officer, Allen Matkins) and...

Episode: 36 How has your firm worked competitive intelligence into your marketing plans? In this episode of the LMA podcast, special guests Marcie Borgal Shunk, Leonard Fuld, and Mark Greene, Ph. D. discuss the basics of competitive intelligence and how to implement it at your firm to stand apart. https://www.legalmarketing.org/lma-cic