# New Solo So, you’re a new lawyer or you’re new to practicing solo. You’ve got your game plan. Now what? First, know that you’re not ‘alone. It’s the fastest growing segment of the legal profession. Welcome to New Solo here on the Legal Talk Network, where you’ll learn a lot about practicing law. SOLO! Page: Feed: --- ## [Let Your Light Shine: Media Relations, PR, and Branding](https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/new-solo/2026/07/let-your-light-shine-media-relations-pr-and-branding) _2026-07-30_ As an attorney, you do great work, you get results for your clients, but do you ever feel invisible? Getting your name out there and letting people know what you do is still important, no matter how good you are, and it doesn’t have to be expensive or take up all your time. Guest Karen Korr is a veteran legal communications professional and an expert in legal media relations, public relations,… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LTN6307842963.mp3) ## [“An AI-Enabled World.” Why You Can’t Avoid Building AI Into Your Practice](https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/new-solo/2026/06/an-ai-enabled-world-why-you-cant-avoid-building-ai-into-your-practice) _2026-06-30_ Still on the fence about AI? You might not have a choice if you want your firm to succeed. Guest Craig Ball is a lawyer, law professor, special master, author, and above all a tireless student of all things electronic. AI, he says, may be the most transformative legal tool to hit the profession ever. Bigger than word processing, online research, even the internet. Ball explains how AI is emerging… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LTN8909967647.mp3) ## [Chill With Jill: How a Law Degree Can Lead to Careers in Organizational Leadership](https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/new-solo/2026/06/chill-with-jill-how-a-law-degree-can-lead-to-careers-in-organizational-leadership) _2026-06-01_ What’s it like to manage diverse organizations and bring together different personalities and achieve goals? Guest Jill Epstein is a lawyer by training but has spent more than two decades managing organizations and associations. She is currently the CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of California and has served as executive director of the San Diego County Bar Association, among… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LTN8404833823.mp3) ## [Money Matters! Breaking Down Law Firm Finances](https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/new-solo/2026/04/money-matters-breaking-down-law-firm-finances) _2026-04-30_ Let’s talk about finances; specifically, your law practice’s finances, everything from billing (even flat fee pricing) and bookkeeping to taxes and support staff salary negotiations. Guest Terrell Turner is not a lawyer, he’s a CPA and co-founder of the TLTurner Group, an accounting practice that helps lawyers and law firms understand and maximize their finances. In addition, Turner hosts the… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LTN4234697220.mp3) ## [Ready Player One: The Life Of A Video Game Lawyer](https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/new-solo/2026/03/ready-player-one-the-life-of-a-video-game-lawyer) _2026-03-26_ Drop a quarter in the slot and dig into the nontraditional career of Chrissie Scelsi who specializes in the law of video gaming. Scelsi forged her own way, untangling the intersection of entertainment, marketing, technology, and law. Games aren’t all fun and games. Scelsi deals with licensing, advertising, intellectual property, transactions, e-sports, content clearance, privacy law, and even… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LTN4738247274.mp3?updated=1774486919) ## [Getting Up and Running With the Help of a Coach and Today’s Tech](https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/new-solo/2026/02/getting-up-and-running-with-the-help-of-a-coach-and-todays-tech) _2026-02-26_ Meet Alyssa Vachon Daigneault, a new Massachusetts attorney who benefitted from a chat with lawyer and law coach Kellam Parks, an amazing guest from our previous podcast. Hear how Daigneault launched her law firm as a second career after years teaching high school chemistry and hear what she learned from Parks as she beefed up her technology. Daigneault launched her own firm less than two years… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LTN7844050927.mp3?updated=1772127707) ## [Six To-Dos Every Firm Can Embrace in 2026](https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/new-solo/2026/02/six-to-dos-every-firm-can-embrace-in-2026) _2026-02-03_ Where do you want your firm to go in the new year? Do you have a plan to get there? Intentional firm design and strategy trumps reactive growth every time. Don’t let your firm run you; take charge today! Guest Kellam Parks is a partner with the metrics- and technology-driven family and cybersecurity law firm Parks Zeigler PLLC, and he runs the coaching program “The Motivated Lawyer,” helping firms… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LTN7625331776.mp3?updated=1770134074) ## [Creating a Referral Network That Actually Works with Lee Rosen | First Flight #12](https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/new-solo/2026/01/creating-a-referral-network-that-actually-works-with-lee-rosen-first-flight-12) _2026-01-08_ When family lawyer and podcaster Lee Rosen talks about referrals, he doesn’t call them a network. He calls them friends. He explains why you only need about 20 trusted relationships to sustain a thriving practice, how genuine curiosity and consistency outperform traditional “networking,” and why lawyers make some of the most powerful referral partners across practice areas. Lee also shares how… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LTN6720414066.mp3?updated=1767841460) ## [Have JD, Will Work Remotely. Contract Attorneys Fill Gaps When Firms Have Short-Term Needs.](https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/new-solo/2025/12/have-jd-will-work-remotely-contract-attorneys-fill-gaps-when-firms-have-short-term-needs) _2025-12-26_ Let the record show, records were meant to be corrected. In this episode, we revisit something we mentioned that might not have been the full story, the role of the remote attorney and the freelance attorneys provided by LAWCLERK. Guest Kristin Tyler is a lawyer and co-founder and chief brand officer at LAWCLERK, which supplies contract attorneys for growing, busy law firms under an arrangement… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LTN4316133924.mp3?updated=1766523336) ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QvtrGuP1Kyqd) _2025-12-26 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Creating a Tech-Driven Solo Practice with Nate Cade | First Flight #11](https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/new-solo/2025/12/creating-a-tech-driven-solo-practice-with-nate-cade-first-flight-11) _2025-12-11_ When Milwaukee attorney Nate Cade left big law, he wasn’t just starting a firm — he was rebuilding his entire work life around flexibility, technology, and intention. He shares how shedding committees and tradition helped him design a virtual, modern practice from day one, why an iPad and curiosity turned him into a tech-first lawyer years before it was common, and how testing every tool himself… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LTN7084679419.mp3?updated=1765393566)