Lawyers Who Learn

About Lawyers Who Learn

Lawyers Who Learn, explores how attorneys’ engagement in lifelong learning fuels their growth. Join us to uncover these journeys and gain insights for your legal career.

Publisher

David Schnurman

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Oct 2024

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

163 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   #163 Boards, Boatlifts, and Watergate: One Lawyer's Improbable Story

   Arlety crossed from Cuba to Miami as a young child during the Mariel boatlift, then built the kind of resume most lawyers only dream of: Yale Law School, seven years as a trusts and estates associate at Cravath, and now seats on four nonprofit boards. But her latest project may be her most unexpected yet, teaching Law students the one skill she says law school never covered: how to manage people. In this episode of Lawyers Who Learn, host David Schnurman, CEO of Lawline, talks with Arlety, a Lawline faculty member who teaches AI in legal practice, about the professors who pushed her toward Cornell and then Yale, the family history she kept quiet for decades, and how "board work begets board work." After stepping back from full time practice to raise a family, Arlety built deep experience in nonprofit governance, from the Brooklyn Public Library to her children's schools to the Horizons and Mercy Learning Center boards. Now, with her business partner Reagan Cucinell, she's launching a management skills workshop for first year law students set to debut in spring 2027, aimed at closing a gap she and her peers felt acutely as young associates. Along the way, she shares the remarkable story of an uncle who was one of the Watergate burglars, and one of only two people, alongside Richard Nixon, ever pardoned in connection with the scandal. For attorneys considering a career pivot, nonprofit board service, or simply better management skills their firms never taught them, Arlety's journey offers a candid, encouraging blueprint. Browse Arlety Campos Bowman’s Lawline CLE Courses → https://www.lawline.com/faculty/arlety-campos-bowmanBrowse All Lawline CLE Courses → https://www.lawline.com/cle/coursesLawyers Who Learn Podcast → https://linktr.ee/lawyerswholearn Connect with Arlety Campos Bowman (Guest) → www.linkedin.com/in/arlety-campos-bowman-2a3b73207Connect with David Schnurman (Host) → https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidschnurman/ Lawyers Who Learn explores how lifelong learning powers attorneys' growth. New episodes weekly.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   #162 From the FBI's Counterterrorism Unit to Quantum Computing's Biggest Threat

   Brett Tanferani spent 21 years at the FBI chasing espionage and counterterrorism threats. Now he's sounding the alarm on something bigger: Q Day, the moment quantum computing renders modern encryption obsolete, may have just arrived. In this episode of Lawyers Who Learn, host David Schnurman, CEO of Lawline, talks with Tanferani, a former FBI assistant special agent in charge now working in cybersecurity incident response, ransomware, and digital forensics. Tanferani breaks down what quantum computing actually does, why it accelerates AI learning exponentially, and how Japan's August 2025 announcement of a fully operational quantum computing stack may mark the threshold moment the security world feared. He explains "AI harvesting," the practice of nation-state actors stockpiling encrypted data today with the expectation that quantum computing will eventually crack it open, exposing everything from stolen medical records to defense secrets thought safely locked away for years. Tanferani also traces his own path from a rejected federal job applicant to a two-decade FBI career spanning counterintelligence, post-9/11 counterterrorism, and cyber operations against nation-states, along with lessons on decentralized leadership drawn from General Stanley McChrystal's Team of Teams. For attorneys advising clients on data security, incident response, or regulatory compliance, Tanferani's warning is a call to rethink what "safely encrypted" really means going forward. Browse Brett Tanferani’s Lawline CLE Courses → https://www.lawline.com/lawyer/brett-tanferaniBrowse All Lawline CLE Courses → https://www.lawline.com/cle/coursesLawyers Who Learn Podcast → https://linktr.ee/lawyerswholearn Connect with Brett Tanferani (Guest) → http://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-tanferani-2081309Connect with David Schnurman (Host) → https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidschnurman/ Lawyers Who Learn explores how lifelong learning powers attorneys' growth. New episodes weekly.

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   #161 Grand Juries Gone Wild: A White Collar Lawyer Tells All

   Jennifer McCoy just watched a federal investigation into her client vanish without explanation, the second one this year. It's a small mercy in an unusually turbulent moment for white collar law, one she says she's never seen in her career. In this episode of Lawyers Who Learn, host David Schnurman, CEO of Lawline, talks with McCoy, a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke in Dallas whose four Lawline courses with co-instructor Paul Coggins, the firm's former U.S. Attorney, have reached more than three thousand attorneys. McCoy focuses on white collar government investigations and antitrust, work she stumbled into after turning down a summer associate offer and nearly abandoning big law altogether. She traces her path from a Dallas courtroom's seven-week healthcare fraud trial to Jindal, the first criminal prosecution of wage-fixing as an antitrust violation, and into her latest Lawline course, "Increased Scrutiny of Grand Jury Proceedings." There, she breaks down how subpoenas tied to Jerome Powell, James Comey, and Letitia James have been quashed or dismissed, and why so-called "no bills" have surged this year, evidence, she argues, of a grand jury process increasingly bent toward political ends rather than genuine investigation. McCoy also shares what drew her to teaching, the niche lessons her students bring back to her, and the books, from Atomic Habits to Everything's Tuberculosis, shaping how she thinks. Her insights offer legal professionals a rare, practitioner's view of how prosecutorial discretion and public pressure now collide inside the grand jury room. Browse Jennifer McCoy’s Lawline CLE Courses → https://www.lawline.com/lawyer/jennifer-mccoyBrowse All Lawline CLE Courses → https://www.lawline.com/cle/coursesLawyers Who Learn Podcast → https://linktr.ee/lawyerswholearn Connect with Jennifer McCoy (Guest) → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermccoy2/Connect with David Schnurman (Host) → https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidschnurman/ Lawyers Who Learn explores how lifelong learning powers attorneys' growth. New episodes weekly.

Who has been a guest on Lawyers Who Learn

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• Kellam T Parks
• Alexander Almazan
• JJ Powell
• Jon Krop
• Rachel Shields Williams

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

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Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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