Practising Law Librarian
by Practising Law Institute
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The Advocate's Mindset: Shamika Dalton on Growth and Impact
The Advocate's Mindset: Shamika Dalton on Growth and Impact
About this podcast
The Practising Law Librarian features interviews with law librarian professionals from an array of backgrounds and organizations. Join host Karen Oesterle, of PLI’s Legal Information Services team, to learn about trends, resources, and fresh ideas from peers in your profession.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 35 episodes
- The Advocate's Mindset: Shamika Dalton on Growth and Impact · 53 min · Episode 34In this interview, Shamika Dalton reflects on her path from a small town in North Carolina to becoming Law Library Director and Associate Professor at the University of Colorado…
- Law Librarian Errol Adams' Intriguing Path · 36 min · Episode 33Errol Adams discusses his career path from government legal work to law librarianship, describing roles at the Department of Corrections, New York City Civil Courts, academia…
- Why Librarians Matter More Than Ever · 46 min · Episode 32Cas Laskowski, Head of Research, Data, and Instruction at the University of Arizona’s law library, discusses how law librarianship is evolving from traditional legal research…
- Inside Legal Tech with Sarah Glassmeyer · 60 min · Episode 31Sarah Glassmeyer, Director of Data Curation at Legal Tech Hub, traces her path from academic law librarian to legal tech, sparked by the 2008 downturn and the free law movement…
- Innovation in the Stacks with Jenny Wondracek · 47 min · Episode 30Jenny Wondracek, director of the law library and professor of legal research and writing at Capital University Law School, shares her path from practicing law at North Carolina…
- Carla Wale on Law Libraries, AI, and Leading Through Change · 52 min · Episode 29Carla Wale, a senior academic law librarian and program director, discusses her path into law librarianship and the degrees she pursued (JD, MLIS, MBA, and an online M.Ed…
- Access, Aloha, and AI with Jenny (Silbiger) Foster · 46 min · Episode 28Jenny (Silbiger) Foster, State Law Librarian and Access to Justice Coordinator for the Hawaii State Judiciary and President of the American Association of Law Libraries, shares…
- Unlocking Legal Access with Valerie Salazar · 50 min · Episode 27Valerie Salazar, a Law Library Service to Prisoners librarian at the Minnesota State Law Library, shares her path from volunteering and working in public and academic libraries…
- The Leadership Lens with Susan Hesse, Natalie Loeb, and David Sarnoff · 49 min · Episode 26Susan Hesse, Director of Research and Information Services at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Loeb Leadership founder Natalie Loeb, and Sarnoff Group LLC founder David Sarnoff…
- Greg Lambert on Law Librarians and Legal Technology · 55 min · Episode 25Greg Lambert, Chief Innovation Officer at Jackson Walker, shares his fascinating career journey, transitioning from service in the U.S. Army to law school while programming at…
- Josh LaPorte on Learning by Doing · 58 min · Episode 24Josh LaPorte, supervisory librarian at the United States Court of International Trade, discusses his career trajectory, including stints in his high school library, as a…
- Theresa Kim: A Pathfinder for Legal Research · 40 min · Episode 23Theresa Kim, Senior Business & Legal Research Analyst at Venable LLP, talks about how her 20+ year career has evolved from a print-dominated landscape to a digital one. With…
- John Davey’s Journey Through Law Librarianship and Beyond · 40 min · Episode 22John Davey, Research Manager at Alston & Bird and a seasoned law librarian with over 30 years of experience, shares insights about his career journey, the evolution of law…
- Be the Person That Gets Stuff Done · 58 min · Episode 21Dean Mason, the London-based head of Sidley Austin’s award-winning Library & Research Services team, shares his perspective from over two decades working in legal and commercial…
- CJ Pipins on Teamwork and the Quiet Room · 46 min · Episode 20CJ Pipins, Director of the Law Library and Professor of Practice at the University of Baltimore School of Law, shares his journey from a BFA in musical theater to law…
- Lawyer in the Library : A Conversation with Avery Le · 44 min · Episode 19Avery Le, the director of the Homer M. Stark Law Library, recounts her shift from aspiring trademark lawyer to law librarian, working in academic, corporate, and county…
- Unlocking Legal Knowledge: A Conversation with Vicenç Feliú · 47 min · Episode 18Vicenç Feliú, Associate Dean of Library Services and Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law in Fort Lauderdale shares his career journey…
- Embracing Change: The Law Librarian’s Journey · 44 min · Episode 17Zanada Joyner, Associate Director for Collections and Information Discovery at Francis King Carey School of Law at the University of Maryland describes with joy her role…
- Chris Laut on Breaking Down Information Silos · 42 min · Episode 16Chris Laut, Director of Library and Knowledge Services at Sullivan & Worcester, shares his serendipitous journey into law librarianship, starting from his initial role as a…
- Giving Back to the Profession | Taryn L. Rucinski · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 15As the newly appointed Law Library Manager at the U.S. Court of International Trade, Taryn Rucinski brings a decade of experience as a librarian in the U.S. federal court system…
