Successful attorneys are busy people, and it’s not always easy staying up to date with the latest legal happenings. Doing so used to mean spending hours reading industry periodicals and attending conferences—hours that aren’t always easy to find.

Podcasting has changed all that. Now you can learn from experts in the field on your daily commute, while running on a treadmill, in the garden—anywhere. Lawyers who listen to podcasts are better informed about new laws, amendments to existing laws, tips to help retain and attract new clients and new tools that can help them manage their firm and increase profitability.

Without further ado, here are 13 of the best damn legal podcasts available today:

The Lawyerist Podcast

The Lawyerist Podcast

 

Hosts - Aaron Street, co-founder, and CEO of Lawyerist.com and Stephanie Everett, co-author of The Small Firm Roadmap.

Description - Successful lawyers and thought leaders from technology, business and government join the team to cover current events that will affect the future of law and its practice. 

Episode length – Approximately 30 – 60 minutes

Frequency - Weekly

Where to subscribeApple, Google Play, lawyerist.com

Lawyer 2 Lawyer

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Podcast

 

Host – J. Craig Williams; one of the nation’s Top-Rated Criminal Defense Lawyers for White Collar Crime

Description – Launched in 2005, Lawyer 2 Lawyer is one of the longest-running podcasts on the internet. Listen to Williams and prominent guests discuss how current and potential rulings on major cases and other legal developments will impact the practice of law. 

Episode length – Approximately 30 minutes 

Frequency – Every two weeks

Where to subscribeApple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify

Legal Toolkit

Legal Toolkit Podcast

 

Host – Jared D. Correia, CEO of Red Cave Law Firm Consulting

Description – Correia invites experienced attorneys and other experts to discuss the challenges of managing a law firm and offer tips, ideas, resources, and solutions for growing a practice, improving employee morale and increasing profitability. 

Episode length – 30 – 60 minutes

Frequency – Every two weeks

Where to subscribeApple Podcasts, Audible, Google Play, Spotify, and Stitcher

New Solo

New Solo Podcast

 

Host – Adriana Linares, President of LawTech Partners 

Description – For solo practitioners and those making plans to become such. Linares invites other attorneys who have succeeded as a lone wolf to talk about the highs and lows of solo lawyering while offering advice on overcoming obstacles and utilizing technology to achieve an efficient and profitable law practice.

Episode length – 30 – 70 minutes

Frequency – Monthly

Where to subscribeApple Podcasts, Audible, and Google Play

LawNext

Law Next Podcast

 

Host – Bob Ambrogi, journalists with Above the Law and authority on legal technology

Description – Ambrogi takes his guests on deep dives about new and future technologies, trends, and innovative business models to help attorneys meet the challenges of tomorrow, today. 

Episode length – 25 – 60 minutes

Frequency – Weekly 

Where to subscribeApple Podcasts, Google Play, Libsyn.com, and Spotify

Maximum Lawyer

Maximum Lawyer

 

The LAWsome Podcast

The Lawsome Podcast

 

Host – Creative legal marketing experts Jake Sanders and Paul Julius 

Description – Inspirational episodes that focus on simple and creative ways for lawyers to improve themselves professionally along with methods and practices guaranteed to increase firm efficiency and profitability.

Episode length – 15 – 60 minutes

Frequency – Weekly

Where to subscribeApple Podcasts, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Audible

The Law Entrepreneur

The Law Entrepreneur Podcast

 

Host – Neil Tyra

Description – Primarily for solo practitioners and small firms, this is where law meets entrepreneurship. During interviews with successful solo attorneys and non-legal professionals, Tyra covers everything you didn’t learn in law school about starting and growing your own practice and thriving in the internet era. The website helpfully includes descriptions and links to products and services that Tyra uses in the podcast production and in his own firm.

Episode length – 35 – 45 minutes

Frequency – Weekly

Where to subscribethelawentrepreneur.com, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Google Play, and Spotify

The Digital Edge

The Digital Edge Podcast

 

Hosts – Sharon D. Nelson, Chair of the Virginia State Bar TECHSHOW and President of Sensi Enterprises a digital forensics and cybersecurity firm, and Jim Calloway, an expert on legal technology and law office management 

Description – Provides practicing attorneys and law students with cutting-edge information on the importance and uses of technology in the legal profession along with tips on the best tech tools to improve individual and firm productivity.

Episode length – 30 – 60 minutes

Frequency – Monthly

Where to subscribeApple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and Stitcher

Thinking Like a Lawyer

Thinking Like a Lawyer Podcast

 

Hosts – Elie Mystal, Kathryn Rubino, and Joe Practice

Description – No holds barred discussions and debates dealing with current legal happenings and their potential impacts, all delivered in an entertaining and informative manner.

Episode length – Approximately 30 minutes

Frequency – Weekly

Where to subscribeApple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and Audible

Law School Toolbox

Law School Toolbox Podcast

 

Hosts – Bar exam experts, Lee Burgess, and Alison Monahan 

Description – Everything a law student needs to know. Burgess and Monahan provide helpful and actionable guidance on attending law school, research and writing, course selection, interacting with professors, job searching, preparing for the bar exam and life as a practicing attorney.

Episode length – 20 – 30 minutes

Frequency – Weekly

Where to subscribeApple Podcasts, Google Play, and Law School ToolBox

Lawyers Gone Ethical

Lawyers Gone Ethical Podcast

 

Host – Megan Zavieh, California State Bar defense and ethics attorney

Description – Zavieh and guests discuss best practices for attorneys to successfully navigate today’s ever-changing ethical landscape. Topics include social media no-no’s for attorneys and clients, professional competence with technology, securing client data electronically, credit cards, crypto currencies, and lots more.

Episode length – 10 – 30 minutes

Frequency – Every two weeks

Where to subscribeAudible, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher

The Lawfare Podcast

The Lawfare Podcast

 

Host – Staff of the Lawfare Institute

Description – Forbes Magazine, but for lawyers. Lawfare staff and high-profile experts in government, law, journalism, and private industry exam current events from a legal perspective in the areas of policy, national security, international relations, taxation, immigration, cybersecurity, terrorism, and internet freedom.

Episode length – 45 – 60 minutes

Frequency – Weekly

Where to subscribeAudible, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and thelawfareblog.com

Filevine Fireside Podcasts

Filevine Fireside Podcast

 

Description – We can’t leave out Filevine’s own podcasts! The Filevine Fireside interviews some of the most interesting minds in the legal world, to learn how they’re changing the future of the profession. Taking the Stand delivers actionable tips on improving your productivity and profitability as a lawyer. Check them out today!

Episode length – 20 – 40 minutes

Frequency – Weekly

Where to subscribeApple Podcasts, Google Play, filevine.com/podcasts

Conclusion

Whether you are a law student, senior associate or managing attorney, listening to podcasts is an easy and convenient way to stay abreast of trends and changes in the industry, improve legal skills, better serve clients, and increase productivity and profitability. With well over a hundred legal podcasts available, there is something for everyone. Start listening today.