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Power Up Your Practice

Power Up Your Practice

By: Ruby Powers
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Welcome to Power Up Your Practice, the go-to law practice management podcast for law firm owners and managing attorneys working on the business, not in it. Hosted by Ruby Powers, your guide into the heart of law practice management. Each week, learn insights from leading legal minds, trailblazing attorneys, and expert guests who provide you with actionable advice, out-of-the-box solutions, and a fresh perspective on running your firm more effectively and efficiently. Prepare to open your mind, be inspired, and power up your practice to the next level.Ruby Powers Economics Leadership Management Management & Leadership
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  • Ep. 126: Every Law Firm Should Have a Podcast: Authority, Ecosystem & ROI with DM Meador

    Ep. 126: Every Law Firm Should Have a Podcast: Authority, Ecosystem & ROI with DM Meador
    Jul 31 2026
    In this episode, Ruby Powers sits down with DM Meador, founder of the Legal Podcast Network, for a conversation about one of the most underused client acquisition tools in the legal profession: podcasting. DM spent 30 years in digital marketing working primarily with attorneys before launching the Legal Podcast Network in early 2024. In less than two years, he's grown to 225 shows, 350 episodes per month, and a team of 65 people — all built around one insight: attorneys already close at 80% when they get someone across from their desk. A podcast replicates that dynamic online, at scale, for the people who will never walk through the door without a reason to trust you first. What we explore: ✅ Why Podcasting Works for Law Firms: The parasocial relationship that makes a prospect say "I've been listening to you — I'm ready to work with you" instead of "how much do you charge?" — and why that shift changes everything about how clients come in. ✅ The Format That Actually Works: Why DM's clients aren't the ones asking the questions — they're the ones answering them. How flipping the dynamic positions the attorney as the expert from the first second of every episode. ✅ The Marketing Ecosystem: How one recording session becomes 30 pieces of content distributed across 10 social platforms, two streaming channels, YouTube, and your website — and how that content feeds Google, Gemini, and every major LLM that clients are now using to find attorneys. ✅ When the ROI Shows Up: The honest timeline — six weeks to your first episode, four months to get comfortable, six to eight months before you start hearing "I found you through your podcast" from people you've never met. ✅ Five Ways to Monetize a Law Firm Podcast: CPM, sponsorships, referral relationships, retained clients, and the fifth one DM no longer recommends — plus why the only number that actually matters is how many clients say they hired you because of the show. ✅ The Two Types of Lawyer Podcasters: The attorney who podcasts because they love it — and the attorney who treats it like SEO and wants to see ROI. Why knowing which one you are changes everything about how you build and measure your show. If you've been curious about starting a podcast but not sure it's worth the time — this episode makes the case and gives you the roadmap. 📣 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: 🚀 Law Firm Retreat: Design Your Future – August 2026: Stop the daily grind and start architecting your next era. Join Ruby in Denver for an intimate, 15-firm-only strategic laboratory. 👉 Secure your spot: https://powersstrategygroup.com/law-firm-retreat-august-2026/ 📊 We Love Your Feedback! Help us design the next year of the podcast. Take this 2-minute audience survey: https://forms.gle/EgMgxd3tbXCsmqgp9 📌 Join the conversation in our Power Up Your Practice community! Hosted by Ruby Powers, your guide into the heart of law practice management. Each week, learn insights from leading legal minds, trailblazing attorneys, and expert guests who provide you with actionable advice, out-of-the-box solutions, and a fresh perspective on running your firm more effectively and efficiently. Prepare to open your mind, be inspired, and power up your practice to the next level. Watch more episodes of Power Up Your Practice on: 🌐 Website: powersstrategygroup.com 📺 YouTube: @powersstrategygroup 💬 Join our Skool Community - Power Hub: https://www.skool.com/powerupyourpractice Connect and learn more from your host, Ruby Powers: 🔹 LinkedIn: /rubypowers 🔹 Facebook: /poweruppractice 🔹 Website: rubypowers.com 🔹 Ruby's Book: Power Up Your Practice on Amazon Trusted Resources from Our Toolkit: Stafi https://calendly.com/d/csbk-3y4-35w/staffing-strategy-session-stafi-ruby-powers?month=2025-07 Filevine https://www.filevine.com/partner/powers-referral/ CandleAI https://www.trycandle.ai/powers Vonage https://share.vonage.com/zones/friend_landing_experience_microsite?extole_share_channel=%5C%22SHARE_LINK%5C%22&extole_shareable_code=wzq4f&referral_id=wzq4f&source=%5C%22direct%5C%22&utm_source=Power+Up+Your+Practice+by+Power+Strategy+Group&utm_campaign=a7c6feafe9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_13_07_58_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3b4d3388ea-a7c6feafe9-746189731
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    54 mins
  • Ep. 125: The Gap Between Law School & Practice: What Graduates Need to Know with Joan Bullock

    Ep. 125: The Gap Between Law School & Practice: What Graduates Need to Know with Joan Bullock
    Jul 28 2026
    In this episode, Ruby Powers sits down with Joan Bullock — professor of law at Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, former dean, CPA, practicing attorney, and the Reformed Law Prof — for one of the most honest conversations about legal education the show has had. Joan graduated from law school in 1983, went straight into teaching at 23, and quickly realized she had no business doing it — not because she didn't know the law, but because she didn't know practice. She left, got her MBA, became a CPA, worked at one of the Big Eight accounting firms, ran her own legal and accounting practice for 12 years, and came back to teaching in 1991 with the war stories and the wisdom she had been missing. That journey is exactly why she's worth listening to. What we explore: ✅ The Debt Crisis Shaping Every Decision: Why graduating with six figures of debt isn't just a financial problem — it's a constraint that determines which jobs graduates can take, which practices they can build, and which dreams they have to delay. Why financial literacy needs to start in law school, not after graduation. ✅ The Practice Environment Has Changed: Clients who expect technology fluency, faster turnaround, fixed fees, and transparency. A world where they've already Googled their situation before they call. What law school is still teaching versus what practice actually demands. ✅ The Mentorship Collapse: Senior lawyers don't have time, training budgets are being cut, remote work has eliminated casual hallway learning, and AI is taking over the entry-level tasks that used to build judgment. What graduates are losing — and why it can't be replaced by Googling. ✅ What Graduates Should Do Right Now: Find three to five deliberate mentors, not one. Come with specific questions, not vague ones. Develop depth in a skill rather than shallow breadth across many. And understand that financial fluency is not optional — it's foundational. ✅ Practice Ready vs. Practice Ability: The distinction a California attorney shared with Joan that reframed everything — why checking off a to-do list is not the same as knowing what to do next, and why that gap is the real problem law schools aren't solving. ✅ What Law Firms Need to Understand: Why hiring a recent graduate is a joint responsibility — and why firms that don't invest in developing their people are creating a pipeline problem they'll feel in five years. If you're a recent graduate trying to figure out your next move, a firm owner thinking about how you develop talent, or a law professor wondering what reform actually looks like — this conversation is worth your time. 📣 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: 🚀 Law Firm Retreat: Design Your Future – August 2026: Stop the daily grind and start architecting your next era. Join Ruby in Denver for an intimate, 15-firm-only strategic laboratory. 👉 Secure your spot: https://powersstrategygroup.com/law-firm-retreat-august-2026/ 📊 We Love Your Feedback! Help us design the next year of the podcast. Take this 2-minute audience survey: https://forms.gle/EgMgxd3tbXCsmqgp9 📌 Join the conversation in our Power Up Your Practice community! Hosted by Ruby Powers, your guide into the heart of law practice management. Each week, learn insights from leading legal minds, trailblazing attorneys, and expert guests who provide you with actionable advice, out-of-the-box solutions, and a fresh perspective on running your firm more effectively and efficiently. Prepare to open your mind, be inspired, and power up your practice to the next level. Watch more episodes of Power Up Your Practice on: 🌐 Website: powersstrategygroup.com 📺 YouTube: @powersstrategygroup 💬 Join our Skool Community - Power Hub: https://www.skool.com/powerupyourpractice Connect and learn more from your host, Ruby Powers: 🔹 LinkedIn: /rubypowers 🔹 Facebook: /poweruppractice 🔹 Website: rubypowers.com 🔹 Ruby's Book: Power Up Your Practice on Amazon Trusted Resources from Our Toolkit: Stafi https://calendly.com/d/csbk-3y4-35w/staffing-strategy-session-stafi-ruby-powers?month=2025-07 Filevine https://www.filevine.com/partner/powers-referral/ CandleAI https://www.trycandle.ai/powers Vonage https://share.vonage.com/zones/friend_landing_experience_microsite?extole_share_channel=%5C%22SHARE_LINK%5C%22&extole_shareable_code=wzq4f&referral_id=wzq4f&source=%5C%22direct%5C%22&utm_source=Power+Up+Your+Practice+by+Power+Strategy+Group&utm_campaign=a7c6feafe9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_13_07_58_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3b4d3388ea-a7c6feafe9-746189731
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    52 mins
  • Ep. 124: AI Literacy, Prompt Engineering & the Future of Legal Education with Sean Harrington

    Ep. 124: AI Literacy, Prompt Engineering & the Future of Legal Education with Sean Harrington
    Jul 21 2026
    In this episode, Ruby Powers sits down with Sean Harrington, Director of the AI and Legal Tech Studio at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, for a conversation about what it actually takes to build AI fluency — in law schools, in law firms, and in yourself. Sean has been teaching hands-on AI courses for three semesters, running an AI ops operation across the ASU campus, and presenting at ABA TechShow on prompt engineering. He's spent thousands of hours with this technology and has a grounded, balanced take on where the profession is and where it needs to go. What we explore: ✅ The Uneven State of AI in Law Schools: Less than half of law schools had any AI class as of 2024 — and of those, only 12% offered practical hands-on training. What ASU is doing differently, why some schools are still banning AI entirely, and what incoming students actually need to ask before choosing a school. ✅ Why Training Lawyers in AI Is Different: Unlike Microsoft Word or Westlaw, AI outputs are stochastic — they're never exactly the same twice. Add the high-profile hallucination cases and the career risk of getting it wrong, and you have a technology that requires a different kind of training altogether. ✅ How to Build AI Intuition: Sean's approach is brute-force repetition across as many applications as possible until every attorney has their own light bulb moment. What that looks like in practice — and why the attorneys who tried it once two years ago and gave up are the ones falling furthest behind. ✅ The Four-Part Prompting Framework: Why prompting still matters for complex tasks, what framework Sean uses and why he chose it, and what the difference looks like between a prompt that works and one that doesn't. ✅ The AI Ops Role Inside Your Firm: Why every firm with the capacity should identify an AI champion, give them a token budget, free up some of their time from the billable hour, and let them run. What that person does and why it's becoming a competitive necessity. ✅ AI Hygiene for Busy Attorneys: How to stay current when you can't spend three hours reading documentation. The newsletter diet, the Notebook LM trick, and why an hour a week of focused AI training is a realistic and meaningful commitment. If you're trying to figure out how to actually get better at this — not just keep hearing that you should — this episode is the most practical starting point we've had. 📣 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: 🚀 Law Firm Retreat: Design Your Future – August 2026: Stop the daily grind and start architecting your next era. Join Ruby in Denver for an intimate, 15-firm-only strategic laboratory. 👉 Secure your spot: https://powersstrategygroup.com/law-firm-retreat-august-2026/ 📊 We Love Your Feedback! Help us design the next year of the podcast. Take this 2-minute audience survey: https://forms.gle/EgMgxd3tbXCsmqgp9 📌 Join the conversation in our Power Up Your Practice community! Hosted by Ruby Powers, your guide into the heart of law practice management. Each week, learn insights from leading legal minds, trailblazing attorneys, and expert guests who provide you with actionable advice, out-of-the-box solutions, and a fresh perspective on running your firm more effectively and efficiently. Prepare to open your mind, be inspired, and power up your practice to the next level. Watch more episodes of Power Up Your Practice on: 🌐 Website: powersstrategygroup.com 📺 YouTube: @powersstrategygroup 💬 Join our Skool Community - Power Hub: https://www.skool.com/powerupyourpractice Connect and learn more from your host, Ruby Powers: 🔹 LinkedIn: /rubypowers 🔹 Facebook: /poweruppractice 🔹 Website: rubypowers.com 🔹 Ruby's Book: Power Up Your Practice on Amazon Trusted Resources from Our Toolkit: Stafi https://calendly.com/d/csbk-3y4-35w/staffing-strategy-session-stafi-ruby-powers?month=2025-07 Filevine https://www.filevine.com/partner/powers-referral/ CandleAI https://www.trycandle.ai/powers Vonage https://share.vonage.com/zones/friend_landing_experience_microsite?extole_share_channel=%5C%22SHARE_LINK%5C%22&extole_shareable_code=wzq4f&referral_id=wzq4f&source=%5C%22direct%5C%22&utm_source=Power+Up+Your+Practice+by+Power+Strategy+Group&utm_campaign=a7c6feafe9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_13_07_58_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3b4d3388ea-a7c6feafe9-746189731
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    49 mins
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