Episode 84: Nicole Abboud-Shayan, Legal Industry Blogger, Speaker, and Podcast Host

Daily Matters: The changing face of the legal industry

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Uncuffed empowers people in California prisons to tell their own stories. The award-winning collaboration between incarcerated student producers and professional journalists shines light on the human experience of people before, during, and after their prison terms. The new Season 4 is hosted by formerly incarcerated producer Greg Eskridge. https://www.WeAreUncuffed.org

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When she was young, Nicole Abboud-Shayan knew she wanted to become a lawyer—until she actually became one, and she realized she had a different calling. Now, Nicole—best known as the producer and host of the Gen Y Lawyer Podcast—is a legal industry expert who handles business development at WordRake and blogs, speaks, and creates content to help build a better future for legal professionals and their clients.

In this episode, Nicole talks to Jack Newton about:

Nicole’s journey from lawyer to legal industry entrepreneur
Nicole’s takeaways from her years hosting the Gen Y Lawyer Podcast
Advice for law firms who have Millennials on staff or work with Millennial clients
How the coronavirus crisis compares to the Great Recession in 2008, and what that means
Why Nicole feels lawyers are “exceptionally qualified to help change society for the better”

You can watch Nicole’s past presentation from the Clio Cloud Conference, “Millennials: Understanding Your New Clients and Colleagues,” here. (To learn about the 2020 Clio Cloud Conference, visit www.cliocloudconference.com.)

Nicole Abboud-Shayan is a Business Development Associate at Wordrake, a national speaker, and award-winning content creator who is guiding a new generation of leaders in the legal field.

As a WordRake team member, Nicole helps demonstrate the value of clear and concise writing in helping lawyers and other professionals communicate effectively. Through her insightful blog posts, podcasts, and resources, she’s here to show lawyers and law firm owners that effective leadership—the kind that works in today’s world—is agile, minimalistic, and social.

Nicole’s advice has been featured on numerous legal podcasts as well as online legal publications and web portals like the ABA Journal, GP Solo, Attorney at Work, Ms. JD, and Forbes. Nicole has spoken at leading industry conferences like the Clio Cloud Conference, Avvo’s Lawyernomics, and various bar association conferences.

You can follow Nicole on Twitter at @nicoleabboud

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#Business #Jack Newton #Legal #Law Firm #Remote Work #Legal Industry #Lawyers

Episode 84: Nicole Abboud-Shayan, Legal Industry Blogger, Speaker, and Podcast Host

Daily Matters: The changing face of the legal industry

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MP3•منزل الحلقة

In this episode, Nicole talks to Jack Newton about:

Nicole’s journey from lawyer to legal industry entrepreneur
Nicole’s takeaways from her years hosting the Gen Y Lawyer Podcast
Advice for law firms who have Millennials on staff or work with Millennial clients
How the coronavirus crisis compares to the Great Recession in 2008, and what that means
Why Nicole feels lawyers are “exceptionally qualified to help change society for the better”

Nicole Abboud-Shayan is a Business Development Associate at Wordrake, a national speaker, and award-winning content creator who is guiding a new generation of leaders in the legal field.

You can follow Nicole on Twitter at @nicoleabboud

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#Business #Jack Newton #Legal #Law Firm #Remote Work #Legal Industry #Lawyers

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Episode 87: George Psiharis, Chief Operating Officer at Clio 44:56

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Since joining Clio 10 years ago, Chief Operating Officer George Psiharis has had a front-row seat for the massive technological and cultural shifts that have swept the legal industry in the past decade—shifts which have accelerated due to COVID-19. In today’s Daily Matters conversation, George chats with Jack Newton about how legal has evolved, and where it’s headed. Specifically, they discuss: What Clio and the legal industry were like 10 years ago, and how both have changed over time The importance of data literacy to law firms, and how firms can leverage data more successfully George’s insights into major ways that COVID-19 has affected the legal industry What the legal industry might look like 10 years from now Key things firms can do to position themselves for the future To learn more about COVID-19’s impact on legal, read Clio’s data-driven research analysis here: https://www.clio.com/resources/legal-trends/covid-impact/ To learn more about data literacy for law firms, listen to the prior Matters podcast episode “Why Data Literacy Matters” here: https://www.clio.com/podcast/why-data-literacy-matters/ And to read the 2019 Legal Trends Report, visit https://www.clio.com/resources/legal-trends/2019-report/ George Psiharis is the Chief Operating Officer at Clio, the leader in cloud-based legal technology. Specializing in customer success, business development, and data operations, George has worked extensively with law schools, bar associations, and other legal professionals to help make information on cloud computing and law firm economics increasingly accessible. George is also fluent in Greek, a skill he’d love to use as Clio expands its global offerings. To connect with George, you can find him on LinkedIn . To learn more about Clio, visit www.clio.com…

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