Cool Down With Legal Talk Network’s July Podcasts: Sports Betting, Robot Lawyers, And Animal Rights

Looking for a way to escape the heat? Dive into this month’s crop of cool legal podcasts.

Looking for a way to escape the heat? Dive into this month’s crop of cool legal podcasts. While sitting in front of your fan you can listen to discussions about sports betting, robot lawyers, and animal rights, or interviews featuring all three finalists for this year’s Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. While they won’t fix your car’s AC or remind you to reapply sunscreen, they will give you something to talk about at your next lawyer pool party.

Harper Lee Prize Finalists Discuss their Novels, Careers, and the First Time they Read ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ – ABA Journal: Modern Law Library

Just in time for vacation travel, here’s some reading material for your airport adventures. In this episode of the ABA Journal’s Modern Law Library, Jodi Picoult, author of Small Great Things, Graham Moore, author of The Last Days of Night, and James Grippando, author of Gone Again, discuss their writing, research, and the role of the law in their work.

Supreme Court Betting On New Jersey – Above the Law

For those wondering why you have to travel all the way to Vegas to bet on sports, this podcast answers that question. Guest Steve Silver of The Legal Blitz discusses New Jersey’s challenge to the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), which is the reason behind why sports betting is largely illegal in the United States.

#127: Rise of the Robot Lawyers, with Joshua Browder – Lawyerist

It sounds like a summer blockbuster… except it’s actually real. The BBC has called Joshua Browder’s DoNotPay robot lawyer the Robin Hood of the internet. In this episode, he talks about how he built his bot and how he’s handling the growth of his product.

How the Pawlosky Case Redefined Workplace Injury – Workers Comp Matters

The definition of pre existing conditions hasn’t always been straightforward. This podcast features Justin Beck and Vincent Quatrini talking about Pawlosky v. W.C.A.B. and how the case set a new precedent for burden of proof and causation standards. They also take a look at how the outcome continues to affect lawyers today.

Internet Trends 2017 – Kennedy-Mighell Report

When it’s too hot to go outside, you do the next best thing: get lost in the interwebs. Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell talk about 2017 internet trends by reviewing the highlights of Mary Meeker’s Code Conference Report. They cover topics like smartphone use, online advertising, the future of internet searching, and much more.

Susskind Sees ‘Rosy Future’ for Law—if it Embraces Technology – ABA Journal: Legal Rebels

Richard Susskind, after three decades of experience and ten books, knows a thing or two about technology and how it affects the legal industry. His newest book focuses on courtroom technology. In this episode of the ABA Journal’s Legal Rebel’s Podcast, he discusses how the legal industry would benefit from technology.

The Legal Rights of Animals – Lawyer 2 Lawyer

Summers aren’t just for humans. This episode of Lawyer 2 Lawyer explores the debate over two chimpanzees, Tommy and Kiko, who just want to have fun in the sun. Should animals have the same rights as humans? Steven Wise and Richard Cupp weigh in.