Join me as I chat with Luba Shur, author of the forthcoming novel Rule 23, about her journey from law to novelist. Discover her insights on legal ethics, the myth of class actions, and how she balances writing with a legal career. A must-listen for aspiring lawyer-authors!
Highlights
How Checkbox’s ‘Legal Front Door’ Can Transform Your Workflow
Leveraging agentic AI to triage, prioritize, and automate the law department inbox.
- Intersection of reality and fantasy in career choice
- Early reading and legal career expectations
- Surprising twists and interesting outcomes in legal career
- Balancing writing and legal career
- Rule 23 as a skewer of legal profession dysfunction
- Inspiration behind the character Vera
- Creating compelling flawed characters
- Challenges of legal ethics and ambition
- Significance of mentorship and legal education critique
- Reality of Rule 23 and litigation process
- Future writing projects exploring startup culture
- Advice for balancing legal careers with writing
The Jabot podcast is an offshoot of the Above the Law brand focused on the challenges women, people of color, LGBTQIA, and other diverse populations face in the legal industry. Our name comes from none other than the Notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the jabot (decorative collar) she wore when delivering dissents from the bench. It’s a reminder that even when we aren’t winning, we’re still a powerful force to be reckoned with.
Happy listening!
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Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1 or Mastodon @[email protected].