{"podcast":{"title":"Legal Speak","slug":"legal-speak-59660","podcast_index_feed_id":59660,"rss_url":"https://legalspeak.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://legalspeak.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/1/d/7/61d788347f1c2268bafc7308ab683e82/LSpeak_Blue_1400x1400.png","author":"ALM Podcasts","episode_count":100,"summary":"Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what's happening in the legal industry. Each episode tackles a subject that's worthy of a deep dive—from law firm profit hacks to Supreme Court showdowns to the most promising plays in legal tech. Hosted by Senior Litigation Reporter of the Daily Report Cedra Mayfield and Senior Staff Writer for the American Lawyer Patrick Smith, Legal Speak offers straight talk from experts, plus an inside-the-newsroom perspective on market-shaping stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T20:19:05.448891+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legal-speak-59660"},"episode":{"title":"Live from WIPL with Vanessa Blum & Alaina Lancaster","slug":"live-from-wipl-with-vanessa-blum-alaina-lancaster","published_at":"2026-09-17T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legal-speak-59660/live-from-wipl-with-vanessa-blum-alaina-lancaster","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legal-speak-59660","url":"https://legalspeak.libsyn.com/live-from-wipl-with-vanessa-blum-alaina-lancaster","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/legalspeak/Episode_551_-WIPL_4_-_Vanessa_Blum__Alaina_Lancaster.mp3?dest-id=559680","summary":"It's back. WIPL is back … but with a Nashville twist. Described as one of the \"most inspiring and empowering women's conferences in the legal space,\" Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) offers an opportunity for unprecedented exchange with women in-house and outside counsel. This premier legal event, gathering 900+ senior female legal leaders for top-notch networking with peers and mentors, has relocated to Nashville, Tennessee this year. And there was no way Legal Speak wouldn't make it's way there ... bringing you all the best interviews with speakers and moderators from the amazing panels. In this episode, Host Cedra Mayfield had a reunion with of the former hosts of Legal Speak. Vanessa Blum, Vice President of Innovation at ALM and Alaina Lancaster, Editor in Chief of Litigation and Law.com returned to the mic to share some WIPL thoughts. Host: Cedra Mayfield Guests Vanessa Blum & Alaina Lancaster Producer: Charles Garnar Be sure to look for all the episodes from this year's WIPL conference on Law.com , Apple and Spotify.","meta_description":"It's back. WIPL is back … but with a Nashville twist. Described as one of the \"most inspiring and empowering women's conferences in the legal space,\" Wome…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":544,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/legal-speak-59660/episodes/live-from-wipl-with-vanessa-blum-alaina-lancaster/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legal-speak-59660/live-from-wipl-with-vanessa-blum-alaina-lancaster.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}