Let’s be honest for a second, there are A LOT of podcasts out there. Name a topic, an ideology, a TV show, movie genre, school subject, preference in shoes (seriously) and there’s a podcast about it. There are even podcasts about podcasting.
So how is a person to choose? While I could spend days curating lists of non-legal podcasts, if you’re wanting to learn more about growing your legal business or staying abreast of legal news, this list is for you. It has been organized by topic for your convenience.
Lawyerist – From the creators of Lawyerist.com, the hosts of this podcast interview thought-leaders, authors, attorneys and other professionals to gain insights on topics impacting the practice of law across all spectrums. Each episode includes a kind of “sponsored content” interview about a product or service that could be beneficial to a practice. The main interview covers a wide range of topics like mental health, marketing, firm building, ethics, technology, human resources issues, professional development and more.
Released weekly | Episode length: 30-50 minutes
Legal ToolKit – Jared Correia interviews attorneys to discuss programs, ideas or innovations that have worked in their practice or firms. This podcast is more irreverent than others on this list and definitely includes some not-safe-for-work language and segments but the host explains complex concepts like AI in real-world practice in a way that anyone can understand.
Released every two weeks | Episode length: 30-40 minutes
Technically Legal – As you might guess from the title, this podcast discusses legal technology and innovation. This is a great podcast for those interested in technology, AI, data analytics and more. It is not geared toward the novice but also not inaccessible to a person moderately versed in tech.
Released monthly | Episodes length: ~30 minutes
Un-Billable Hour – This is a law practice advisory podcast that covers all the aspects of a law practice that are un-billable, like marketing, professional development, human resource and, building your practice. The host interviews experts in various fields to build skills in practice management and offers real-world strategies that can be implemented by firms of all sizes, though geared more toward small firms or solos.
Released monthly | Episode length: 30-40 minutes
Law360’s Pro Say – Three hosts discuss the legal news of the week. Episodes begin with a lightning round of legal news for the week and then a deeper dive into several stories selected by the hosts. This podcast is a great source of legal highlights and a good way to get a general overview of what’s happening. While it is geared more toward the general public, it is still informative for the legal professional who may not have the time to read beyond the headlines.
Released weekly | Episodes length: 30-40 minutes
Lawyer 2 Lawyer – This is a really excellent podcast for those attempting to grapple with all the legal implications of current events, court decisions or new laws. Host J. Craig Williams interviews fellow attorneys who dissect each aspect of the day’s topic and discuss how it might apply in different situations and how an attorney might approach tackling it in court.
Released every two weeks | Episode length: 30 minutes
LGBT Bar NY – A thorough discussion of cases and laws impacting the LGBTQIA+ community. Professor Arthur Leonard with the New York Law School summarizes recent legal developments to help listeners stay up-to-date on a variety of LGBT topics like Title IX, Title VII, discrimination or basic civil rights.
Released every two weeks | Episode length: ~40 minutes
SCOTUStalk – A nonpartisan podcast about the Supreme Court from the great people at SCOTUSblog. This podcast covers news from the Supreme Court while it is in session and when it’s not in session, offers interviews with authors and scholars and insights on what happened in the previous term and what’s ahead.
Released every two weeks | Episode length: 20-30 minutes
We the People – From the National Constitution Center, a weekly non-partisan podcast of Constitutional debate. Each week, two of the nation’s leading scholars on the topic du jour explain and debate the legal news. From Texas’ abortion ban to school mask mandates, the eviction moratorium and more. These are informative, civilized, non-partisan discussions of legal topics. Excellent for attorneys or the legally curious.
Released weekly | Episode length: 1 hour
The Legal Geeks – Three attorneys offer legal analysis of movies, TV shows and other areas of pop culture. With questions like “I had family on the Death Star, who can I sue?” and “in the show Loki, was ‘He Who Remains’ legally justified in creating the TVA?” This is a fun, light-hearted way for attorneys, pop culture nerds and legal geeks in general to take a break from the more serious legal discussions of the world and blow off some steam debating the causes of action in a class action lawsuit against Apex for building MechaGodzilla in Godzilla vs Kong.
Released weekly | Episode length: 45 minutes – 2 hours
Heels of Justice – Hosts Sarita Venkat and Katherine Minarik spend each episode highlighting a woman lawyer who blazed trails and broke barriers for future women in the profession. The description of the podcast says “Join us as we learn a bit about the law and a lot about how one woman can make all the difference” and that really encapsulates the theme of each episode. This podcast focuses on fighting imposter syndrome and reiterates that you belong, that you are an asset and that you matter. This is a great podcast for women of any profession but especially women in the legal profession.
Released Weekly (Regularity of episodes has been disrupted with the pandemic.) | Episode length: 30 minutes.
Vanessa Seeger is a digital marketing dabbler and was the Outreach Librarian for the Hamilton County Law Library for six years until December 2021.