The Legal Modernist

The Legal Modernist #4

This week, Rui Caminha a Brazilian lawyer, etnreprenerus, and visual designer joins me to discuss: 1. The oportunity and need for visual design & information design in the law, specifically in contracts 2. Is visual designing contacts considered praciticng law - How is it and how isn't it 3. Applying to and becoming a finalist in CLOC's The LIO Project- a global competition in legal services and operations Links mentioned in this episode: * https://visuallaw.design/en/tim-e-villa-cloc-2022/ [https://visuallaw.design/en/tim-e-villa-cloc-2022/] * https://cloc.org/legal-innovation-operations-lio-project/ [https://cloc.org/legal-innovation-operations-lio-project/] * https://www.instagram.com/visuallaw.design/ [https://www.instagram.com/visuallaw.design/] Links to host: https://joshkubicki.com/ [https://joshkubicki.com/] https://twitter.com/jkubicki [https://twitter.com/jkubicki] https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpkubicki/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpkubicki/] Law Firm Economics &Billable Hour Sprint Course: https://boldduckstudio.pro [https://boldduckstudio.pro] ---------------------------------------- This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm [https://wwww.zencast.fm]

The Buying & Selling of Law Firms - Episode #3

SUMMARY: The momentum is clear: More and more lawyers want to either sell or buy their law firm. There is a growing marketplace for this – which is the sweet spot for Host Josh Kubicki’s guest on this episode of The Legal Modernist. Tom Lenfestey of The Law Practice Exchange is explaining what it looks like to work within a succession-oriented framework and all the advantages these thoughtfully structured deals confer. It’s an exciting, entrepreneurial mindset shift that offers young attorneys a route to ownership (and agency over their futures!) while for more seasoned firm owners it’s a great way to cement a legacy. Building an asset like a law firm may seem hard to quantify, but Tom walks us through how his firm calculates valuations and qualifies buyer-seller relationships that are the right fit. In fact, he provides the actual equation he and his team use in determining fair market value. The process is all about securing a transition on terms that make sense based on area of practice, geographic location, buyer circumstances, seller goals and timeline. These transactions can also serve as a modern apprenticeship – a partnership through which years of experience and community stature are transferred to a next-gen attorney eager to innovate, learn … and eventually take the reins! This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm [https://wwww.zencast.fm]

Legal Market-Pulse Briefing

This episode, [Brooks Smith], [Bill Josten] and [Josh Kubicki] cover [Current Legal Market Trends]..... Topics discussed: 1. Macro level trends - mainly the slowing demand for legal work and the lower productivity. We discuss what is driving the slowdown and how long-term bahvior changes are making lawyers less productive despite the rise of technology. We also talk about fee and rate trends. 2. Practice Group trends and cycles - how to manage this as an associate and how to make it work for you by learning "the pivot." 3. Legal talent fluidity - whate are the new trends in terms of lawyer longevity & loyalty when 50% of first associates will not be at the firm in 5 years. This is only accelerating as new data shows firms churning through 20 to 30% of assciates every year! 4. Why the Business of law and its talent is key to a new lawyer's success Links mentioned in this episode: * https://boldduckstudio.pro [https://boldduckstudio.pro] * https://law.richmond.edu/design [https://law.richmond.edu/design] ---------------------------------------- This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm [https://wwww.zencast.fm]

Introduction to Podcast

Introduction to the Podcast Hello everybody, this is Josh Kubicki and I am a legal modernist and you’re listening to the Legal Modernist podcast. More people than ever are building, making, and creating cool stuff in the legal profession and the business of law. I am not talking tech. I am talking new business models, new kinds of talent – legal and business – new strategies for growth and addressing underserved markets – and new ways of thinking about what this profession is and should be about. And on this show, I sit down with these legal modernists to discuss the ideas, the opportunities, and the strategies that they’re testing and taking advantage of so the rest of us can begin and get better at building, making, and creating our own cool stuff. ---------------------------------------- This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm [https://wwww.zencast.fm]