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Let’s talk about bias. Not just “explicit” bias, the conscious bias for or against someone. Instead, think about “implicit” bias, those subconscious decisions we all make about hiring, capability, and value because of our own experiences. It happens every day. Guest Al De La Cruz leads the litigation department for the San Diego office of Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP and examines how our own internal biases affect our daily decisions, even if we don’t realize it. When legal cases touch on discrimination or other issues in employment law, start with understanding how the decision was made. What was going on? It’s complicated.To overcome bias, start by being intentional. Learn to reflect on your decisions and understand your own starting point and thought process. It’s not just race, ethnicity, or gender. Think about being tall, short, older, younger, etc.Bias has consequences across our daily lives, from education to business to economics and the law. Take this opportunity to make the best, most equitable, decisions you can. Start with the Harvard University’s implicit bias test.Mentioned in This Episode:Law360 Article, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (free registration required)Implicit Association Test (IAT), Harvard UniversityAmerican Bar Association, “Implicit Bias Videos and Toolkit”New York Times, “Why Many CEOs Are Tall People? The Height Of The Matter” (registration required)The Economic Times, “The Necktie Syndrome: Why CEOs Tend To Be Significantly Taller Than The Average Male”“Thinking Fast and Slow,” Daniel Khaneman“Blink, The Power of Thinking Without Thinking,” Malcolm Gladwell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the depths of addiction to helping attorneys overcome their own, lawyer and author Brian Cuban joins the show to share his personal journey, as well as shed light on the often overlooked issue of substance abuse within the legal community.Drawing from his own struggles, Brian highlights the unique pressures, stressors, and challenges which can commonly lead lawyers down the path of addiction. He also offers valuable advice to attorneys and law school students who find themselves grappling with similar issues.Tune in as we delve into the prominence of substance abuse, events that can contribute to addiction, available resources for support and guidance, and the steps lawyers can take towards a healthier and more fulfilling life.Additional Resources:Mental Health Options for AttorneysDealing with a Death or Serious IllnessHow Lawyers Can Cope with Vicarious TraumaVoices of Recovery Podcast SeriesABA Young Lawyers DivisionABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lately, AI developments have been top of mind for just about everybody—lawyers included. And with AI’s potential to solve all kinds of workflow problems and majorly improve access to justice, the excitement around it does have real merit. However, concerns about accuracy, security, and the current lack of regulation are just as pressing as the excitement surrounding the AI bandwagon. To address all these issues and more, Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway welcome John Simek to unpack the latest AI trends and their implications for lawyers. John W. Simek is vice president of the digital forensics, managed information technology and cybersecurity firm Sensei Enterprises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fastcase and vLex have merged to form the world's largest law library, containing the law from over 100 countries and more than a billion documents. One platform with all these resources means attorneys around the world will have bigger, better, faster access to everything they need to do legal research. Jared chats with Ed Walters of Fastcase about their goals for democratizing the law and what plans they have to continue developing this global library and legal AI for easier use.This time on the Rump Roast, Jared and Ed play “Wack-Ass Responses from AI to Completely Reasonable Prompts,” but that title seems a bit unwieldy, so you can just think of it as: “ChatGPT Jeopardy!”And, since AI will probably take over the world eventually, let’s prove our superiority while we still can. Jared’s found the clincher: we’re funny, and AI’s sense of humor is decidedly lame. We win.Ed Walters is the CEO and co-founder of Fastcase, an online legal research software company.Read more about the merger: Legal tech disruptors vLex and Fastcase merge to form world’s largest global law library-----Legal research is all about searching, but there's a lot of other stuff you can look for, too.-----Our opening track is Two Cigarettes by Major Label Interest.Our closing track is Yellow Letter by Sam Barsh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can one guy mess up this much?Ron DeSantis is about to announce a run for president, but meanwhile he's botching remedial civil procedure and running face first in the Fourteenth Amendment. Also, the Kamala Harris camp seems interested in reigniting her tough-on-crime persona by trashing public defenders. It's dangerous rhetoric that erodes faith in the justice system. Finally, Justice Kagan lashes out at Justice Sotomayor over intellectual property rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite best intentions, parents can be their child’s worst enemy during an investigation. And innocent people can know the same facts that only guilty criminals do. But how are these things possible? In this part two of two, we talk all about it with Making a Murderer’s Laura Nirider, Certified Forensic Interviewer David Thompson, and former Washington D.C. Police Detective James Trainum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the most intriguing question about our criminal justice system. Why do innocent people confess to crimes they didn’t commit? As strange as it seems, it happens regularly and for a variety of reasons like investigator deception, false evidence, and interrogation tactics. In this part one of two, we hear from Making a Murder’s Laura Nirider and Certified Forensic Interviewer David Thompson about why people send themselves to prison for decades even though they are innocent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marty Tankleff was wrongfully convicted of murdering his parents in 1990. Innocent and very young, he would learn the legal system well enough to win his freedom. In the process, Marty would uncover the criminals and deep corruption that killed his family and kept him behind bars for 18 years. His underdog case beckoned help from top firms and caught the eye of Tony Soprano. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marty Tankleff was only 17 when his parents were murdered in their Belle Terre home in Long Island, New York. When he needed help from adults the most, he was subjected to a frightening interrogation as a person-of-interest. Traumatized, confused, and in a state of exhaustion he was pressured into making a false confession. It would take 18 years, but eventually Marty would win his freedom and show his parents were likely killed by organized crime to hide a money laundering operation uncovered by his father. This is his incredible story told in his voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Google I/O 2023, the behemoth of search unveiled some truly fundamental changes. Plus, the guys open up the mailbag and answer your questions about misbehaving Google Business Profiles, branching out into new practice areas, and all that jazz!---In what may be the most significant change to online search ever, Google announced the AI-powered SGE (Search Generated Experience) and Perspectives. Gyi and Conrad pontificate on the ins and outs of the announcement and how it could affect both traditional SEO and customer behavior. What will this mean for you, dear lawyer, and how can you be prepared? No hyperbole here: this will truly change search as we know it.It’s mail time! The guys answer your questions, including: Dude, where’d my Google Business Profile metrics go? What kind of fruit grows on a Linktree? Speaking of trees, how does one branch out into different practice areas? And finally, how do I make the connection between my sweet billboard and online advertising?The News:  Google I/O and the big announcement. This was a big one with tons of Google developments you need to know now. The Top Level Domain (TLD) .esq is here. Do you need the .esq, as in www.Lawyer.esq? The Attorney At Work website survey names LHLM as one of the Top 10 Legal Podcasts! Hat tip to Joan Feldman and friends. Mentioned in This Episode:Google IO and the Big Announcement (YouTube video)“The .Law TLD Sales Conspiracy,” MockingbirdAttorney At Work Top 10 Legal Podcasts“The Google Search Generative Experience - All New AI Google Search Engine,” Search Engine RoundtableGoogle Labs — SGE SignupGoogle Perspectives“What Is Dark Social And Why It Matters,” LHLM episodeWant to be part of the Mailbag? Hit up Gyi on LinkedInLinktr.eeLHLM on Apple podcasts, leave a reviewLunch Hour Legal Marketing now on YouTubeLunch Hour Legal Marketing on TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices