Leveraging Latitude: Cultivating a Full Life in the Law – Details, episodes & analysis

Thinking about starting your own firm? This episode of Leveraging Latitude offers an unfiltered look at what it really takes to launch—and grow—a law firm.

Guest co-host Kyle Robisch joins Alex Su in welcoming Matt Margolis, whose career has spanned Big Law, in-house roles, legal tech, and now, Partner of his own firm, Margolis PLLC. Matt shares how he built a fast-growing practice by leveraging his in-house experience, building genuine relationships, and showing up consistently on social media.

The conversation dives into the nuts and bolts of starting up: how to find clients, the power of fractional legal work (both as a service provider and recipient), and why law firm owners shouldn’t fear asking their network for support. Plus, you’ll hear insights on scaling sustainably, developing operational processes, and how showcasing authentic personality on social media can actually be good for business.

It’s a candid, energetic, and often funny discussion about the business side of law, full of practical advice for attorneys who may be toying with the idea of going solo or simply looking to grow your legal practice more intentionally.

A podcast by Latitude Legal - Flexible Legal Talent.

Candice and Tim welcome back Paula Davis, former attorney, workplace well-being expert, and founder and CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute. For over 15 years, Paula has been a trusted advisor to leaders, teams, and organizations, helping them make work better.
 
Paula returns to Leveraging Latitude to discuss her newest book, Lead Well: 5 Mindsets to Engage, Retain, and Inspire Your Team. She breaks down the mindsets for legal leaders to foster engagement, prevent burnout, and build resilient teams—without sacrificing performance.

Together, Paula, Candice, and Tim unpack leadership topics such as:

• Building connected workplace cultures that unlock your team’s full potential.
• Why autonomy, belonging, and challenge are key to keeping legal teams engaged, and how to nurture these "ABC Needs" even in high-pressure environments.
• Creating sustainable workloads (it doesn’t mean working less).
• How legal leaders can help their teams connect to their work, fostering an environment where attorneys feel recognized, valued, and motivated.

With eye-opening insights from Paula’s research and practical strategies and advice, this episode is a must-listen for attorneys looking to lead with impact. 

For more publications and resources by Paula Davis, visit her website: https://stressandresilience.com/lead-well/.

A podcast by Latitude Legal - Flexible Legal Talent.

Tim and guest host Michelle Culligan speak with Lisa Ann Cooney, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary at Day & Zimmermann, listed by Forbes as one of America's Largest Private Companies. For Lisa, leadership and business are personal, and she shares the lessons she’s learned about advocating for herself and her career goals, inviting and responding to constructive criticism, adapting leadership styles to varying situations, and giving back through coaching and mentoring.

A podcast by Latitude Legal - Flexible Legal Talent.

Conference season is in full swing! On this episode of Leveraging Latitude, Candice Reed and Tim Haley speak with special guest Alexandra Guajardo, Conference Director for Legal Value Network’s LVNx Conference taking place September 21-23 in Chicago. Alexandra shares an exciting preview of the conference and Legal Value Network’s unique approach to accelerating evolution in the legal industry. From her experience serving as Pricing & Analytics Officer at Shell, Alexandra also shares her insights on the growth and trajectory of legal operations in supporting the people and the business of law.

A podcast by Latitude Legal - Flexible Legal Talent.

Special guest Michelle Browning Coughlin, Founder and President of MothersEsquire®, joins Candice and Tim in examining systemic gender biases in the legal profession and how they hurt both men and women. Michelle sheds light on “the motherhood penalty” across professions and suggests big and small pragmatic changes that legal institutions and employers can make to help support women and parents. Exchanging personal parenting and professional anecdotes, Michelle, Candice and Tim discuss what it means to “parent out loud” in the workplace.  

A podcast by Latitude Legal - Flexible Legal Talent.

Lawyers are the last ones to give themselves permission to step back and think, “Am I happy, should I do something else?” We often are tasked with solving everyone else’s problems, but are reluctant to ask ourselves if what we’re doing is helping us meet our own career goals or priorities.

Cynthia Moon and Joan Blackwell, Directors of Legal Recruiting and Placement at Latitude, share their personal experiences as attorneys who chose to pivot their legal careers into law-adjacent recruiting positions. They take us through their decision-making process when considering whether to leave the daily practice of law and the value of choosing work you love (over what is expected). In this episode, we talk about looking forward to Monday mornings, finding meaningful work slightly outside the practice of law, and asking ourselves the important questions, “Is the work I’m doing now fulfilling? Is it helping me achieve my current professional and personal goals? Can I leverage my legal experience to do something else I might enjoy more?”

A podcast by Latitude Legal - Flexible Legal Talent.

All eyes will be on Indianapolis as the College Football Playoff National Championship Game is scheduled for Jan. 10, at Lucas Oil Stadium. On this Leveraging Latitude episode, Tim Haley talks to Kobi Wright, Chief Legal Officer & Business Operations Director for the Capital Improvements Board of Managers (CIB), and Eric Neuburger, Attorney & Stadium Director for Lucas Oil Stadium, about their unexpected career paths and their work to bring this game (and other high profile events) to the city of Indianapolis. They also talk about remaining open to opportunities that may come into your life as you never know where they will take you.

A podcast by Latitude Legal - Flexible Legal Talent.

Candice Reed talks to Brad Blickstein about the trends in Legal Ops over the past 13 years and his 14th Annual Law Department Operations Survey – open to Legal Operations professionals right now. Eligible professionals should participate, and by participating can learn what the Legal Futurist is learning about the growing role of Legal Ops in the market.

A podcast by Latitude Legal - Flexible Legal Talent.

Tim paraphrases Billy Madison and Candice defends herself.  Our special guest this week, Lucian Pera, sets them both straight with his expertise on the topic of legal ethics and how that relates to working remotely.  This is a very current topic as more and more attorneys adapt to a pandemic reality.

A podcast by Latitude Legal - Flexible Legal Talent.

The traditional law firm secondment has been used for more than 50 years to help in-house clients expand their internal bench strength to meet peak work demands. However, that doesn't mean that this model is without its disadvantages. In this episode, Candice interviews her Leveraging Latitude co-host Tim Haley and Latitude CEO Ross Booher about "The Secondment Trap" on the heels of a National Law Review article they recently wrote outlining why this traditional model is not always the best option and how utilizing experienced flexible legal talent can positively impact the client-firm relationship, while also providing cost savings and protecting associates' career trajectories. This turns the trap into a win-win-win scenario.

A podcast by Latitude Legal - Flexible Legal Talent.