@theBar

About @theBar

Welcome to The Chicago Bar Association’s @theBar, a podcast where young and young-ish lawyers have interesting and unscripted conversations with their guests about legal news, events, topics, stories and whatever else strikes our fancy.

Publisher

Legal Talk Network

Category

education · news

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

9 Mar 2018

Latest episode

30 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 89 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Key Takeaways from the AI 2035 Symposium

   Host Kevin Thompson interviews legal technology leaders Jennifer Byrne, Emma Holden, Samuel Oh, Cristin Traylor, and Megan O’Donnell about AI's transformative impact on the future of legal practice.

2. 

   6 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   AI 2035 Symposium: Practicing Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

   AI has rapidly impacted every area of law and every aspect of legal practice. Accordingly, legal professionals need to feel confident and prepared as we move forward in this new landscape. From May 11–13, the Chicago Bar Association will host the AI 2035 Symposium, providing legal professionals with the tools to use AI responsibly and effectively in their practice. Podcast hosts Mathew Kerbis and Nikki Marcotte welcome Joel Bruckman to discuss the upcoming event. Joel outlines the Symposium’s development over the past year and explains its aim to give attendees the opportunity to learn from leading experts, explore AI tools through live demonstrations, and participate in interactive CLE sessions. Visit Chicago Bar Association Learning: AI 2035: The Legal Profession and the Law for full details.

3. 

   6 Aug 2025

   Getting Involved, Giving Back: Bar Leaders Share Their Stories

   Host Amanda Arriaga interviews Trisha Rich, Jon Amarilio, and Dan Cotter about their bar association leadership journeys and the benefits of active involvement.

Inside a recent episode

Key Takeaways from the AI 2035 Symposium

Published 30 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] One of the practical demos went on for probably about an hour and a half. But at the end of it, they went through 15 examples of how a law firm might be looking at different things that they might want to implement to implement AI within their firm. It was really thought-provoking for me. We're a firm that's doing a decent amount of this stuff. I thought of some new things that would be great to potentially look at. It was a great brainstorming session. Yeah, and so I think that's important to point out because you are well steeped in this. You're learning about this stuff. Obviously, you're a speaker at this symposium, but even you're still learning things to take back to the firm. […]

Who has been a guest on @theBar

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kevin Thompson
• Jennifer Byrne
• Emma Holden
• Samuel Oh
• Cristin Traylor

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,077,840

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

47 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

51

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