The Legal Toolkit

Recent Episodes

1. Flirting with Revenue: How to Make Money as a Lawyer | Rebroadcast

   Jul 14, 2026

   A rebroadcast of a December 2017 episode featuring consultant and author Dory Clark discussing monetization strategies for lawyers and professionals. Clark explores brand-building frameworks, diversifying income through the professional gig economy, and creating revenue streams via consulting, coaching, podcasting, and online courses. The episode emphasizes moving beyond visibility to sustainable, six-figure income opportunities.

2. Branding Your Firm, Tools and Tactics To Up Your Marketing, and the “Name Game” | Rebroadcast

   Jun 23, 2026

   Jared Korea, CEO of Red Cave Law Firm Consulting, rebroadcasts the first episode of the rebooted Legal ToolKit podcast from October 2020. He opens with a monologue on law firm naming conventions and the outdated ethics rules that prevent firms from using brand names, arguing these rules harm both lawyers and consumers. He then interviews Geis Sakalakis, a licensed attorney and founder of Attorney Sync digital agency, about marketing tools and tactics for law firms, including Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google My Business, CRM software, and call tracking. The episode concludes with a comedic segment called the "Rump Roast" where Sakalakis plays a name-matching game.

3. The Retirement Trap: Why High-Earning Lawyers Should Rethink Aggressive 401k Saving (with Megan Robin)

   May 28, 2026

   Megan Robin, owner of Megan Robin Law, discusses tax strategy and planning for small business owners and entrepreneurs. She explains her multidisciplinary approach to tax optimization, common tax myths affecting high-earning professionals, and why aggressive 401(k) saving may not suit all clients. The episode includes a game called 'Taxing Myths and Legends' where Robin identifies real vs. fictional historical taxes.

4. Building Confidence for a Better Practice | Rebroadcast

   Apr 28, 2026

   Jeremy Richter, a civil defense litigation attorney at Webster, Henry, Bradwell, Cohen, Spiegel, and DeSheso PC in Birmingham, Alabama, discusses his new ABA-published book "Building a Better Law Practice," designed as a daily reader for busy lawyers. The episode covers how lawyers can build confidence and overcome imposter syndrome through deliberate practice, the importance of systems and organization for managing caseloads, and strategies for improving client communications. Richter emphasizes that legal practice requires both substantive legal skills and business management skills, with practical advice on case management, time tracking, and maintaining client relationships.

5. Legal Tech Genius & Real Housewives of Miami Star Reveals the Secrets to Successful Relationships (Business Professional Ones, That Is) | Rebroadcast

   Apr 7, 2026

   Jody Glidden, a serial tech entrepreneur and co-star of Real Housewives of Miami, discusses his latest AI-powered platform Postalize, designed to help legal professionals and business developers scale genuine client relationships. The episode covers Glidden's extensive background founding multiple successful tech companies (Scholars.com, Chalk Media, Introhive) before pivoting to AI, then transitions into a lighthearted Real Housewives discussion with co-hosts about his relationship with cast member Lisa Hochstein, including playful questions about controversial items like a disputed waffle maker.

6. The AI Bubble, Law Firm Marketing KPIs, & The "Wheel of Justice" with Lawmatics CEO Matt Spiegel | Legal Late Night

   Mar 24, 2026

   Matt Spiegel, CEO and co-founder of Lawmatics, discusses legal tech adoption, AI's real impact on law firms, marketing KPIs, and growth strategies in a special combined interview and "Wheel of Justice" game format. Spiegel argues that cost per lead and cost per customer are the most overlooked but critical metrics for law firm success, warns of an AI bubble in legal tech while defending AI's genuine long-term value, and emphasizes that law firms must adopt business-oriented thinking and invest in marketing to grow.

7. Millennial Lawyers: What they Want, What they Need | Rebroadcast

   Mar 17, 2026

   Susan Smith Blakely, author and legal career counselor, discusses her latest book 'What Millennial Lawyers Want: A Bridge from Past to Future Law Practice.' She explores what defines millennial lawyers (born 1980-2000), their core values including work-life balance, meaningful work, professional development, and healthy firm cultures, and how these values parallel the greatest generation lawyers of mid-20th century. Blakely emphasizes why law firms must adapt to millennial expectations given they represent 75% of the workforce by 2030 and are critical to succession planning.

8. The Art of the Entertainment Deal | Rebroadcast

   Feb 25, 2026

   Jeff Cohen, entertainment lawyer and partner at Cohen Gardner LLP, discusses his dual career as a former child actor (famous for playing Chunk in The Goonies) and transactional entertainment attorney. He covers his philosophy on deal-making, drawn from Hollywood experience and classical texts like Machiavelli's The Prince, and promotes his book The Dealmakers 10 Commandments, which synthesizes business philosophy with practical negotiation tactics for lawyers and entrepreneurs.

9. Tom Petty's "Full Moon Fever" & The Future of Work with Larry Port | Legal Late Night w/ Jared Corriea

   Feb 17, 2026

   Larry Port, founder and former CEO of Rocket Matter (exited September 2023), joins host Jared Corriea for a three-segment episode covering Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever album, Larry's post-exit activities including pro bono work and his new venture Dream Job Cafe, and a game identifying fake vs. real historical job titles. The conversation explores music, career transitions, life balance, and unconventional careers.

10. How to be a Better Law Firm Associate | Rebroadcast

    Feb 3, 2026

    This rebroadcast episode from June 2018 features Jay Harrington, a legal marketing consultant and author, discussing how law firm associates can develop their careers and build personal brands. Harrington covers key topics including ownership mindset, balancing billable hours with career development, internal brand building within firms, niche practice development, and leveraging firm resources for marketing—with distinctions between strategies for large versus small firm environments.