Law Bloggers, Now With Sound: Converge Podcast Round-Up

Audio highlights of the 2015 ATL Converge conference.

Earlier this month, ATL hosted its second annual daylong conference, Converge. You may have seen some pictures. Converge featured a series of thought-provoking panels on topics flowing out of the intersection of law, digital media, and technology. As noted by our friends at Legal Talk Network, the day’s emphasis on all things internet was in noticeable contrast to our venue, the “formal and beautiful University Club where ties and jackets are required but mobile devices must be concealed.”

LTN was present to create a whole slew of podcast content, with the estimable Robert Ambrogi on hand to interview each group of panelists. The results are here:

Online Reputation, Privacy, and the Law, moderated by Staci Zaretsky and featuring Michael Gottlieb (Boies Schiller), Mary-Rose Papandrea (BC Law), Kashmir Hill (Fusion), and Leeza Garber (Capsiscum). Among the highlights: Nude photos everywhere, the upsides of our general loss of privacy (spoiler: they include unsolicited wedding gifts), and the difficulty of administering the “Right to Be Forgotten.”

Pitching the Mainstream Media, moderated by David Lat and featuring Ashby Jones (Wall Street Journal), Casey Sullivan (Bloomberg BNA), and John Hellerman (Hellerman Baretz). Topics addressed include: successful (and terrible) media pitches, the value of PR for law firms, and what lawyers get wrong about media strategy.

Emerging Technical Trends and Best Practices, moderated by Joe Patrice and featuring Tasha Cooper (Upward Action), Ryan Lytle (Mashable), Michael Schmidt (Cozen O’Connor), and Dan Lear (Avvo). Some questions explored: is there a point in starting a blog? What is this “conversation” everyone is talking about? Who wants to “friend” their lawyer? Why was this panel bad for Joe?

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The Future of Law, moderated by Elie Mystal and featuring Rakesh Madhava (Nextpoint), Dr. Silvia Hodges-Silverstein (Buying Legal Council), Adam Nguyen (eBrevia), and Jessica Hunt (Axiom). Some highlights: Is there a future for “artisanal law”? Why won’t the billable hour just go away? What will drive change at the upper end of the legal services industry? Shall we welcome our new robot overlords?

Many thanks to Legal Talk Network for all their great work in covering Converge. See you next year!

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