{"id":30856,"date":"2024-09-17T11:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/?p=1075252"},"modified":"2024-09-17T11:30:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:30:01","slug":"writing-the-kind-of-legal-story-you-want-to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/2024\/09\/17\/writing-the-kind-of-legal-story-you-want-to-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing The Kind Of Legal Story You Want To Read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1075253 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/JAB180-SOCIALIG-620x620.jpg\" alt=\"JAB180 SOCIAL(IG)\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this episode, I chat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loriduffwrites.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lori B. Duff<\/a>, author of the upcoming book, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Devils-Defense\/Lori-B-Duff\/9781647427368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devil\u2019s Defense<\/a>.\u201d Lori shares candid insights about her accidental journey into law, her love for trial work, and the striking realism that underpins her novel. Discover her struggles balancing a legal career with writing, the hilarious challenges of introducing technology to courts during COVID, and her advice for lawyers with creative passions. This episode offers a compelling portrait of a small-town lawyer\u2019s life and the passion driving her literary journey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lori\u2019s decision to go to law school.<\/li>\n<li>The connection between performance and trial work.<\/li>\n<li>Building a practice in a small town.<\/li>\n<li>Incorporating small-town southern life in \u201cDevil\u2019s Defense.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Realistic portrayal of legal practice in the book.<\/li>\n<li>Impact of politician\u2019s confirmation hearing on Lori\u2019s writing.<\/li>\n<li>Developing the \u201cFisher At Law\u201d series.<\/li>\n<li>Balancing writing with legal practice.<\/li>\n<li>Impact of COVID on legal practice and Lori\u2019s role in the state-level response.<\/li>\n<li>Frustrations with technology adoption in the legal field.<\/li>\n<li>Technology\u2019s lasting implications in law post-COVID.<\/li>\n<li>Navigating from conception to publication as an author.<\/li>\n<li>Importance of finding time for personal passions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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\u2019s a reminder that even when we aren\u2019t winning, we\u2019re still a powerful force to be reckoned with.<\/p>\n<p>Happy listening!<\/p>\n<iframe border=\"0\" class=\"shortcode_iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"auto\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/33084827\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\" width=\"100%\"height=\"90\"><\/iframe>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-766490 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/IMG_5243-1-scaled-e1623338814705-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kathryn Rubino Headshot\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1XC11QhFCWxWr4NQrk2sEA\">The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of <a href=\"https:\/\/legaltalknetwork.com\/podcasts\/thinking-like-a-lawyer\/\">Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email <a href=\"mailto:kathryn@abovethelaw.com?subject=Your Column\" target=\"_blank&quot;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter <a href=\"\u201c\/\/twitter.com\/Kathryn1&quot;\u201d\">@Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon <a href=\"\/\/mastodon.social\/@Kathryn1&quot;\">@Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">Lawyers write the best legal fiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":949,"featured_media":1075254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[83,7580,11611,459,112,7,8867],"class_list":["post-30856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-small-law-firms","tag-books","tag-featured-podcasts","tag-lori-duff","tag-podcasts","tag-small-law-firms","tag-technology","tag-the-jabot-podcast"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - 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