Legal Speak

In this week's Legal Speak episode, law.com senior editor Christine Simmons and Mesa Five managing shareholder Blane Prescott discuss the end of the lockstep compensation era in Big Law and what facilitated the change.

Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield

Reporter: Christine Simmons

Guest: Blane Prescott

Producer: Charles Garnar

For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency.

Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers.

In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Jessica Tseng Hasen, Senior Counsel and the U.S. Lead at Ashurst Perkins Coie

Host: Cedra Mayfield

Guest: Jessica Tseng Hasen

Producer: Charles Garnar

Be sure to look for all the RelFest conference on Law.com, Apple and Spotify.

For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency.

Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers.

In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Johnathan Hill, the Senior Manager of Soical Impact at Relativity

Host: Cedra Mayfield

Guest: Johnathan Hill

Producer: Charles Garnar

Be sure to look for all the RelFest conference on Law.com, Apple and Spotify.

For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency.

Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers.

In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Susan Stone, Director of Discovery Technology at AT&T.

Host: Cedra Mayfield

Guest: Susan Stone

Producer: Charles Garnar

Be sure to look for all the RelFest conference on Law.com, Apple and Spotify.

For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency.

Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers.

In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Cristin Traylor, Head of Legal AI Consulting at Relativity.

Host: Cedra Mayfield

Guest: Cristin Traylor

Producer: Charles Garnar

Be sure to look for all the RelFest conference on Law.com, Apple and Spotify.

For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency.

Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers.

In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Martha Louks, Managing Director Discovery Technology Services, McDermott Will & Schulte

Host: Cedra Mayfield

Guest: Martha Louks,

Producer: Charles Garnar

Be sure to look for all the RelFest conference on Law.com, Apple and Spotify.

For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency.

Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers.

In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Dorna Moini, Vice President of Product Management at Relativity

Host: Cedra Mayfield

Guest: Dorna Moini

Producer: Charles Garnar

Be sure to look for all the RelFest conference on Law.com, Apple and Spotify.

For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency.

Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers.

In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Maribel Rivera, Vice President of Strategy and Client Engagement at ACEDS

Host: Cedra Mayfield

Guest: Maribel Rivera

Producer: Charles Garnar

Be sure to look for all the RelFest conference on Law.com, Apple and Spotify.

For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency.

Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers.

In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Josh Kreamer, CEO of Seedless

Host: Cedra Mayfield

Guest: Josh Kreamer

Producer: Charles Garnar

Be sure to look for all the RelFest conference on Law.com, Apple and Spotify.

For the first time, Legal Speak recorded live podcast episodes from RelFest Chicago 2026 during Relativity's annual conference hosted September 29th through October 1st at the Hyatt Regency.

Centered around legal technology, legal data, e-discovery and the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal work, the gathering brought together roughly 2,000 members of the legal intelligence community, including lawyers, legal technology professionals, corporate legal teams, litigation support and e-discovery specialists, judges, consultants and technology providers.

In this episode recorded live from the conference floor, Host Cedra Mayfield sat down with Judge Michelle Rick from the Michigan Court of Appeals

Host: Cedra Mayfield

Guest: Judge Michelle Rick

Producer: Charles Garnar

Be sure to look for all theRelFest conference on Law.com, Apple and Spotify.