In the face of widespread adoption and utilisation of new technologies, there is much that lawyers across the board must take into account when using AI, from client confidentiality to guidance from the courts.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Mills Oakley partner Dalvin Chien to discuss why lawyers must care about ongoing tech developments, guidance that has been issued to and from the profession recently about AI use and what such guidance means, the importance of in-house policies for AI use, and the real-world problems that practitioners face when using AI in practice.

Chien also gets into what we've learnt from headline instances of AI use in recent times, practical steps to ensure responsible and effective use of AI tools, the best ways to boost productivity and client service delivery, the need for good training, and how the day-to-day roles of lawyers coming through the ranks will continue to evolve.

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While trust and lawyers have not always gone hand in hand, Jennifer Gardner has stressed that being trustworthy, credible, and reliable has rapidly become one of the most critical assets a lawyer can possess to succeed in today's evolving legal landscape.

In a recent episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Grace Robbie speaks with Jennifer Gardner, a US-based trial lawyer, persuasive communication expert, and dynamic speaker. Gardner explains how the deep understanding of psychology and ability to craft compelling narratives have helped her win trial cases, discusses how lawyers are increasingly recognising the importance of engaging the emotional dimension when representing clients, and stresses that without trustworthiness, a lawyer cannot effectively do their job.

Gardner also highlights the common missteps that can undermine a lawyer's credibility and trustworthiness, outlines practical strategies to actively build and strengthen these qualities, emphasises that these attributes should be cultivated from the very outset of a legal career, and stresses how long-term success in the profession is inseparable from being credible, reliable, and trustworthy.

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For most lawyers, opening a firm is a slow, carefully mapped-out process – but Kate Redman has turned that convention on its head, launching her own practice in just six weeks despite never having envisioned herself as a firm owner.

In a recent episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Grace Robbie speaks with Kate Redman, the director and principal solicitor of Kate Redman & Associates, about her remarkable journey of launching her practice in just six weeks despite never having previously envisioned running a firm. Redman reflects on the mindset shift and self-belief that made it possible and shares insights into balancing the intense demands of starting a business with the realities of personal commitments and parenthood.

Redman also reveals the key priorities she focused on to open her firm within such a tight time frame, unpacks the biggest challenges she encountered along the way, reflects on the importance of turning lived experience into practical lessons, offers candid advice for lawyers considering taking the leap into firm ownership, and weighs in on whether she would recommend launching a practice under similarly intense time pressure.