Law Next

Hosted ByRobert Ambrogi

Robert Ambrogi interviews the innovators and entrepreneurs who are driving the future of law.

“[This] podcast is a must-listen for lawyers, law professors, and law students. Always thought-provoking, and Bob is as experienced a podcast host as you will find. Can’t recommend highly enough.”

Ed Walters, CEO, Fastcase

All Episodes

Ep 136: Reregulation of Legal Services: A Panel of Five Leading Experts Discuss

There may be no more critical issue facing the legal profession than reregulation of legal services. Amid an escalating crisis in access to justice, proponents of regulatory reform argue that the only way to meaningfully address the crisis is to…

Ep 135 – Northwestern Law’s New Dean Hari Osofsky On Leading the School’s Next Chapter of Innovation

On Aug.1, took office as dean of Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law, after four years as dean of Penn State Law School and nearly two decades of teaching law. Having herself established a reputation for driving innovation, and coming…

Ep 134: Zach Posner on The Legaltech Fund, the First VC Firm Dedicated to Legal Tech

cofounded in 2020 as the first venture capital firm laser-focused on law and legal technology. But even with that industry focus, he takes a broad view when it comes to what he considers legal tech, looking for startups that have “legal in the…

Ep 133: In Defense of the Billable Hour, with Apperio CEO Nicholas d’Adhemar

Does the billable hour get a bum rap? , founder and CEO of the London-based spend management company , believes so. The real culprit for out-of-control legal costs is something else altogether, he believes. By identifying it, d’Adhemar says, both…

Ep 132: Exclusive: How UpCounsel Avoided Shutdown and Why It Is Launching A Crowdfunding Campaign

Sixteen months after announced it would shut down, it is not only alive and well, but showing double-digit revenue growth, consistent profitability, and accelerating demand for legal services through its lawyer marketplace. Now it is launching a…