Legal Speak
Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what's happening in the legal industry. Each episode tackles a subject that's worthy of a deep dive—from law firm profit hacks to Supreme Court showdowns to the most promising plays in legal tech. Hosted by Senior Litigation Reporter of the Daily Report Cedra Mayfield and Senior Staff Writer for the American Lawyer Patrick Smith, Legal Speak offers straight talk from experts, plus an inside-the-newsroom perspective on market-shaping stories.
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Live from the GCC East with Nithya Das
<p >More than just a legal event, the GCC East empowers today's legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. </p> <p >Legal Speak is proud to record live episodes at this year's GCC East taking place at the Midtown Hilton. In this episode, Patrick Smith sits down with GCAI Chief Operating Officer Nithya Das. </p> <p >Look for all the episodes from the GCC East on Law.com, Apple, Spotify or wherever your get...
Live from the GCC East with Kristen Chittenden
<p >More than just a legal event, the GCC East empowers today's legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. </p> <p >Legal Speak is proud to record live episodes at this year's GCC East taking place at the Midtown Hilton in New York. In this episode, Patrick Smith sits down with Kristen Chittenden, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Turnitin, LLC. </p> <p >Look for all the episodes from the GCC East on Law...
Live from the GCC East with Curtis Franks
<p >More than just a legal event, the GCC East empowers today's legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. </p> <p >Legal Speak is proud to record live episodes at this year's GCC East taking place at the Midtown Hilton in New York. In this episode, Patrick Smith sits down with Curtis Franks, General Counsel for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. </p> <p >Look for all the episodes from the GCC East on Law.com...
A Change at the Top of the Boston Bar
<p>Law.com's Marianna Wharry spoke with both outgoing Boston Bar Association president Suma Nair and incoming president Mark Fleming about her legacy and his plans for the post moving forward.</p> <p> </p> <p>Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield</p> <p>Reporter: Marianna Wharry</p> <p>Guests: Suma Nair & Mark Fleming</p> <p>Producer: Charles Garnar</p>
The Death of Lockstep, Explained
<p>In this week's Legal Speak episode, law.com senior editor Christine Simmons and Mesa Five managing shareholder Blane Prescott discuss the end of the lockstep compensation era in Big Law and what facilitated the change.</p> <p> </p> <p>Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield</p> <p>Reporter: Christine Simmons</p> <p>Guest: Blane Prescott</p> <p>Producer: Charles Garnar</p>
Live from RelFest with Jessica Tseng Hasen
<p >For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency. </p> <p >Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers. </p> <p >In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Jessica Tseng Hasen, Senior Counsel and the U.S...
Live from RelFest with Johnathan Hill
<p >For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency. </p> <p >Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers. </p> <p >In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Johnathan Hill, the Senior Manager of Soical Imp...
Live from RelFest with Susan Stone
<p >For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency. </p> <p >Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers. </p> <p >In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Susan Stone, Director of Discovery Technology at AT...
Live from RelFest with Cristin Traylor
<p >For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency. </p> <p >Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers. </p> <p >In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Cristin Traylor, Head of Legal AI Consulting at...
Live from RelFest with Martha Louks
<p >For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency. </p> <p >Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers. </p> <p >In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Martha Louks, Managing Director Discovery Technology Services, McD...
