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Commercial Litigation at a Large Firm (replay)
Episode 160
Chukwukpee Nzegwu is a junior associate practicing commercial litigation at a large, general practice law firm. While he didn't go to law school to d…
3 hours ago
Regulating Ethics in Politics: Advisory Opinions and Agency Operations
Episode 159
Amanda Arriaga is General Counsel for the Texas Ethics Commission, the state agency that oversees campaign finance, lobbying, and financial disclosur…
2 weeks ago
Fine Print, Big Money: Making Insurers Pay Up
Episode 158
Storm Lineberger is a fourth-year associate at global large firm Haynes Boone who practices insurance coverage litigation on the policyholder side. W…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
One Career in Three Acts: Big Law, Contract Work, Plaintiff Firm
Episode 157
Charles Star thought he'd become a union-side labor lawyer but like many law students, he followed the pull of Big Law instead. The prestige and payc…
4 weeks ago
Sharpening the Craft of Special Victims Prosecution
Episode 156
Like most prosecutors, Jennifer Long learned on the job. Now she helps train them. After starting her career in a DA's office, Jennifer moved into ha…
2 months ago
After the Headlines: Lawsuits in the Wake of Disaster
Episode 155
.Richard Hy is a lawyer who represents people harmed in large-scale incidents, from mass shootings to defective products to public health crises. In …
2 months, 1 week ago
More Than Legal Advice: Building a Firm for High-Conflict Divorce
Episode 154
Jonathan Merel runs a mid-sized family law firm built around high-conflict divorce. In this episode, he talks about the kinds of cases his firm takes…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Building a Practice Around Delaware's Corporate Code
Episode 153
Mark Purpura thought he might head to Wall Street but found his niche in law instead. Now a Delaware-based attorney, he works on the deals that keep …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Federal Bankruptcy Judge: Running a Second Chance Court
Episode 152
Judge Elizabeth Stong calls bankruptcy court a "second chance court," a forum where companies in financial distress and individuals buried in debt ca…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
An Introvert's Path to Running an Immigration Law Firm
Episode 151
As an international student graduating from a U.S. law school, Jimmy Lai struggled to find employers willing to sponsor him. Rather than leave the U.…
3 months, 3 weeks ago