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Grow Your Law Firm

By: Ken Hardison
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  • The Grow Your Law Firm podcast deploys the most innovative legal marketing and management tactics available to get more cases and more free time for yourself. Our law firm growth podcast can help scale your firm by 250% growth with less stress and more free time in the week by exploring the hottest topics and trends in legal marketing and management. This law firm podcast will teach you what the Law Schools don’t. Start your law firm growth NOW.
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  • What Personal Injury Lawyers Need to Know About Railroad Worker Injuries with John Cooper

    What Personal Injury Lawyers Need to Know About Railroad Worker Injuries with John Cooper
    May 31 2024
    Welcome to episode 229 of the Grow Your Law Firm podcast, hosted by Ken Hardison. In this episode, Ken sits down with John M. Cooper, Founding partner at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers and a veteran of Virginia personal injury law practice, to delve into the complexities of railroad worker injury cases governed by FELA and the challenges of dealing with railroad companies like Norfolk Southern and CSX. They highlight the importance of expert witnesses, early legal representation, and understanding the specific rules of railroad injury law to secure fair compensation for injured workers. John M. Cooper is one of the founding partners at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers and a veteran of Virginia personal injury law practice. A native Virginian, he was raised in Norfolk and Virginia Beach by parents who practiced law. After graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1988, John returned home to work for a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division, which launched his passion for and career in personal injury law. What you’ll learn about in this episode: 1. Filings claims under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA):
    - Railroad worker injury cases governed by the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) offer unique challenges due to the complex laws involved.
    - FELA allows employees of major railroads like Norfolk Southern and CSX to sue for damages, requiring specialized legal expertise for fair compensation. 2. Expert Witnesses and Railroad Injury Law:
    - Expert witnesses are crucial in proving liability and dealing with railroad companies' claims departments.
    - It is essential in these cases to deal with slow responses from Amtrak and understand the specific rules and procedures of railroad injury law. 3. Legal Representation Crucial for Injured Workers:
    - The adversarial relationship between railroad companies and injured workers necessitates early and robust legal representation.
    - Amtrak's high duty of care to passengers and potential obstacles posed by mandatory arbitration clauses make legal representation crucial. 4. Legal Complexities and Nationwide Practices in Railroad Crossing Accidents:
    - Visibility issues at railroad crossings leading to accidents often place responsibility on the driver, creating further legal complexities.
    - Navigating the nationwide practice of railroad injury cases is facilitated by remote communication options and in-house investigators. 5. Strategic Venue Selection in Amtrak Injury Cases for Optimal Jurisdiction:
    - Venue options in railroad injury cases can be creative and strategic, allowing for flexibility in choosing the most advantageous jurisdiction.
    - Amtrak cases present additional complexities in venue selection, where representing clients across different states can be managed effectively for their best interests. Resources: refertocooperhurley.com
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-m-cooper-a70a3a44/ Additional Resources: https://www.pilmma.org/aiworkshop https://www.pilmma.org/the-mastermind-effect https://www.pilmma.org/resources https://www.pilmma.org/mastermind New boost
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    30 mins
  • Streamlining Document Organization for Law Firms with AI with Vivek Rao

    Streamlining Document Organization for Law Firms with AI with Vivek Rao
    May 24 2024
    Welcome to episode 228 of the Grow Your Law Firm podcast, hosted by Ken Hardison. In this episode, Ken interviews Vivek Rao, co-founder and CEO of Foundation AI. They highlight how well-organized data and technology can streamline document management in law firms, increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing client satisfaction. The conversation emphasizes the value of using AI as a solution to specific business problems rather than just a standalone technology. Vivek Rao is co-founder and CEO of Foundation AI, an intelligent document processing company focused on automating document intake and routing, data entry, and other tedious tasks for litigation firms. Prior to founding Foundation AI in 2019, Vivek ran the medical lien unit at one of California’s largest workers’ compensation firms while moonlighting as counsel to numerous startups ranging from webstars to venture-backed startups. Vivek started his AI journey over a decade ago when he served as corporate counsel of Enlightiks, a healthcare AI platform focused on the medical provider space. After Enlightiks was acquired in 2016, Vivek recruited and convinced the technical brains behind it to apply their AI expertise to solve the document processing challenges that plague litigation firms. Five years later, Foundation AI processes millions of documents a month for some of the nation’s top personal injury firms. Vivek earned his B.S. in Business Administration from USC and his JD and MBA degrees from UCLA. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Importance of Well-Organized Data and Maximizing Efficacy with Technology: - Well-organized data allows for better access, sharing, and utilization, giving law firms a competitive edge. - Leveraging technology, like AI systems, can automate manual tasks, enhance efficiency, and optimize the use of other software tools. Benefits of Document Automation: - Document automation not only saves time and money but also ensures consistency and easy data extraction for informed decision-making. - Automation tools, like Foundation AI Astronaut, act as a bridge to reduce manual labor and facilitate the effective use of digital platforms in law firms.Value in Problem-Oriented AI Solutions: - AI should be viewed as a tool to solve specific business challenges rather than just a standalone technology. Companies that offer AI solutions tailored to solve practical problems demonstrate more value than those solely focused on selling AI technology.Continuous Evaluation for Operational Efficiency in Firm Scaling: - Proper utilization of automation tools can enhance efficiency as law firms grow, preventing cost escalation and ensuring sustainable profitability. - Regular assessment of workflows and technologies is crucial to maintain operational efficiency and profitability as a law firm expands.Limitations of Foundational Models and Utilizing Specialized AI Models: - Foundational models like GPT, though powerful, may lack specificity for legal tasks and exhibit overconfidence, leading to potential errors. - Specialized AI models like Bert and Roberta offer tailored solutions for tasks like data extraction and question answering, addressing the limitations of general foundational models. Resources: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundation-ai/ http://www.foundationai.com/legal https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550019396552 https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekrao-foundationai/ Additional Resources: https://www.pilmma.org/aiworkshop https://www.pilmma.org/the-mastermind-effect https://www.pilmma.org/resources https://www.pilmma.org/mastermind
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    30 mins
  • Expert CFO Guidance for Law Firms with Brooke Lively

    Expert CFO Guidance for Law Firms with Brooke Lively
    May 17 2024
    Welcome to episode 227 of the Grow Your Law Firm podcast, hosted by Ken Hardison. In this episode, Ken sits down with Brooke Lively, President of Cathedral Capital. Brooke emphasizes the importance of data-driven strategies like EOS and scaling up and highlights the crucial steps to prepare a law firm for sale, focusing on clean financials, efficient operations, and staff training. The conversation delves into hiring the right people, implementing proper procedures, and fostering a deliberate culture to ensure consistency, efficiency, and growth within a law firm. Brooke discovered her passion for helping entrepreneurial lawyers build their firms by working with her father. After getting her MBA in Corporate Finance and Investments at TCU and a quick stint at a hedge fund, Brooke found herself helping her family establish a new firm, which hit the 7-figure mark within 18 months. Soon thereafter, she started talking to other lawyers who asked, “Can you do for us what you do for your family?”. That was when she realized that most attorneys aren’t running their firms by the numbers. They are making decisions based on their gut and that causes a lot of anxiety – not to mention a loss of profitability. With that insight, Brooke started Cathcap, a fractional CFO company designed to maximize law firm profitability. Over the past decade, Brooke and her team have helped hundreds of firms make data driven decisions to drive faster growth and more predictability in their businesses. As a CFO, Brooke looks at every part of a firm that touches the money – and that’s the whole firm. This eventually led her to become an EOS® Implementer. Through EOS, Brooke helps firms get clarity on their vision, discipline and accountability to increase traction, and a healthy functional leadership team. Brooke weaves the technical knowledge of her MBA with her real-world experience to create entertaining speeches that have been heard around the world for groups such as Entrepreneur’s Organization, Bar Associations, and at conferences like PILMMA, 360 Advocacy, and the Louisiana Association of Justice. She has written numerous books, including her international best-selling series From Panic to Profit and her latest, Exit On Top. Brooke has been featured in Forbes, CNBC, US News and World Report and has a monthly financial column in Attorney at Work. She is a frequently requested podcast guest. 1. The Importance of Vision, People, and Data in EOS: - Ensuring everyone is on the same page about the firm's direction. - Having the right individuals in the right roles. 2. Addressing Issues and Improving Procedures: - Identifying and solving problems permanently. - Documenting processes for consistency and efficiency. 3. Achieving Traction and Alignment: - Getting everyone aligned and rowing together towards the vision. - Bringing the vision down to practical implementation. 4. Preparation for Law Firm Sale: - Creating a timeline for Sale Readiness for clean financials and profitability. - Creating characteristics of a firm that's a joy to own. 5. Transitioning from Working in the Firm to Managing the Firm: - Being able to manage the firm with minimal effort. - Reaching a stage where you're managing managers and not day-to-day operations. Resources: cathcap.com https://www.facebook.com/CathedralCapital https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookelively/ Additional Resources: https://www.pilmma.org/aiworkshop https://www.pilmma.org/the-mastermind-effect https://www.pilmma.org/resources https://www.pilmma.org/mastermind
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I'm not a US based attorney, our BAR has strict rules against some of the marketing practices performed in the US and still, I find a lot of value in some of the episodes.

As I am a corporate lawyer and most epsiodes are with PI practitioners I only listened to some episodes but in general - truly recommended!

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