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Tune in to our favorite podcasts of 2024

The ABA Journal staff have conversations with fascinating lawyers every day. But in our podcasts, you get to listen in on some of those discussions. Here are our favorite episodes from 2024.

Dec 23, 2024 9:57 AM CST

Our favorite pop culture picks in 2024

It’s the time of year when The Modern Law Library likes to look back on the media that we’ve enjoyed: our annual pop culture picks episode. From presidential histories to wicked witches, listeners will find ways to occupy the holiday season.

Dec 18, 2024 10:35 AM CST

2024 in Review: Generative AI dominated legal tech

The year 2024 has been a momentous year for legal technology. Generative artificial intelligence continues to gain traction in an industry not known for adopting tech quickly or efficiently.

Dec 11, 2024 8:46 AM CST

Horse-loving lawyer left the law to help run a Colorado ranch

In Running Free: An Incredible Story of Love, Survival, and How 200 Horses Trapped in a Wildfire Helped One Woman Find Her Soul lawyer Ami Cullen shares a lightly fictionalized version of the journey that she’s been on for more than a decade.

Dec 4, 2024 4:00 PM CST

What went wrong—and right—with 10 famous trials

In How Would You Decide? 10 Famous Trials That Changed History, J. Craig Williams examines cases and trials from history through the lens of a modern trial lawyer.

Nov 25, 2024 10:25 AM CST

What generative AI means for the future of predictive analytics

Thanks to generative artificial intelligence, predictive analytics tools are easier to use and deploy, giving lawyers even more of an incentive to use them.

Nov 13, 2024 11:00 AM CST

‘Watchdogs’ author has no regrets about choosing civil service over the NBA

Glenn Fine’s career-long crusade against corruption might have its roots in his college days as a point guard for the Harvard basketball team. He played his personal best against Boston College—in a game that he later discovered had been fixed by the mob.

Nov 6, 2024 8:11 AM CST

Meet the sheriffs who believe they are ‘The Highest Law in the Land’

In The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy, lawyer and journalist Jessica Pishko takes a deep dive into the history of this position in American life and at a far-right movement hoping to co-opt it.

Oct 24, 2024 1:30 PM CDT

What Filevine’s new AI tool could mean for the future of depositions

When Filevine unveiled its Depo Copilot in September, it sent shock waves among those in the legal technology sphere. What are potential issues relating to generative artificial intelligence, and what does it mean for the future of depositions?

Oct 16, 2024 8:34 AM CDT

‘Company’ is the perfect short story collection for spooky season

Most—though not all—of the 13 short stories in Company deal with members of the Collins family. Three generations of narrators bear witness to the changing fortunes of the family, and as with any witness statement, everyone has a different perspective on what actually happened. Also, there are ghosts—and at least one witch.

Oct 9, 2024 4:00 PM CDT

The Supreme Court is a liberal body—when it comes to legal writing

Legal writing professor Jill Barton spent five years analyzing more than 10,000 pages of SCOTUS opinions to produce The Supreme Guide to Writing. Her biggest takeaway? The justices are not a conservative bunch when it comes to writing style.

Sep 25, 2024 8:48 AM CDT

What does the future hold for licensed paraprofessionals?

Much has been made of the gigantic access-to-justice gap in this country. One possible way to help bridge the gap is to expand the pool of people eligible to practice law. Of course, that raises age-old concerns about unauthorized practice of law.

Sep 18, 2024 8:49 AM CDT

Legal thriller author David Ellis’ day job? Appellate court justice

Justice David W. Ellis has served on the Illinois Appellate Court for the 1st District for nearly 10 years. But readers may know him better as author David Ellis, bestselling writer of more than a dozen legal thrillers.

Aug 29, 2024 8:41 AM CDT

Tests into and out of law schools—what’s changing and why

Not much can strike more terror into the hearts of aspiring lawyers than the LSAT and the bar exam. Right now, these tests are having a moment.

Aug 14, 2024 8:49 AM CDT

‘Shaping the Bar’ author says bar exam protects legal profession, not public

Lawyer and author discusses with the ABA Journal’s Julianne Hill how the bar’s history of creating a method to test minimum competency is outdated and discriminatory.

Jul 24, 2024 8:48 AM CDT

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