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PD Insider, an original series brought to you by the Practising Law Institute, brings you insights from the leading voices in law firm Professional Development. Hosted by PLI’s Craig Miller, PD Insider features conversations with experts on timely topics and trends in professional development and the law.
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Friday May 30, 2025
Creating a Sustainable Culture for Wellbeing: Part 2 | Denise Robinson
Friday May 30, 2025
Friday May 30, 2025
Listen to the second part of our interview with Denise Robinson, founding principal of The Still Center, a consulting group focused on facilitating organizational well-being and meaningful diversity & inclusion. Denise sits down with host Craig Miller for an in-person conversation about the PD's role creating — and sustaining — a firm culture prioritizing well-being as a prerequisite for professional success.
This podcast is produced by PLI, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit https://www.pli.edu/pdcenter

Friday Mar 07, 2025
Creating a Sustainable Culture for Wellbeing: Part 1 | Denise Robinson
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
PD Insider Interview Series Episode 33: Denise Robinson, founding principal of The Still Center consulting group and host of PLI’s bite-sized learning series, Mindfulness for Lawyers, sat down with host Craig Miller for an in-person conversation about creating — and sustaining — a firm culture prioritizing well-being as a prerequisite for professional success.
This podcast is produced by PLI, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit https://www.pli.edu/pdcenter
Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and not necessarily those of PLI.

Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Training Associates for In-House Careers | Summer Bougie & Joe Glynias
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
PD Insider Interview Series Episode 32: Summer Bougie, Director of Professional Development at Husch Blackwell, and Joe Glynias, Executive Firm Chair at Husch Blackwell, joined Craig Miller for a conversation focused on Husch Blackwell's innovative training program to help associates explore the transition to an in‑house career. Listen to learn more about the program's development and execution, and the exciting opportunities for alumni and client relations it provides.
This podcast is produced by PLI, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit https://www.pli.edu/pdcenter

Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Deepa Selvam, Director of Professional Development at Morgan Lewis, and Josh Rosenzweig, Senior Director of AI and Innovation at Morgan Lewis, sat down with Craig Miller for a special two-part interview covering the challenges and successes they've encountered implementing AI processes and how cross-departmental collaboration benefits the entire firm.
This podcast is produced by PLI, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit https://www.pli.edu/pdcenter

Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Deepa Selvam, Director of Professional Development at Morgan Lewis, and Josh Rosenzweig, Senior Director of AI and Innovation at Morgan Lewis, sat down with Craig Miller for a special two-part interview covering the challenges and successes they've encountered implementing AI processes and how cross-departmental collaboration benefits the entire firm.
This podcast is produced by PLI, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit https://www.pli.edu/pdcenter

Friday Mar 01, 2024
Global Learning Initiatives | Lauren Hakala
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Lauren Hakala, Senior Director of Global Learning and Development at Reed Smith LLP, joins host Craig Miller to explore the insights gained and lessons learned while leading learning initiatives for a firm with offices spanning 4 continents. For an increasingly global industry, Lauren's unique perspective is valuable for all professionals devising similar PD projects — no matter the size of their firm or organization.
This podcast is produced by PLI, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit https://www.pli.edu/pdcenter

Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Legal Operations Spotlight | Mike Haven
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Host Craig Miller welcomes Mike Haven, Director of Legal Operations and Associate General Counsel at Intel and acting President of the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC). They discuss the perspectives Mike has developed in his long career as both a practicing attorney and legal operations leader in law firms and major corporations alike. As legal operations continues its rapid growth, Mike’s insights will be especially useful for PD teams facing developments in their own firms.
This podcast is produced by PLI, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit https://www.pli.edu/pdcenter

Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Supporting Lateral Integration Initiatives | Aisha Greene
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Aisha Greene, Director of Attorney Development and Training at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP sat down with Craig Miller in the PLI Studio for an in-depth discussion sharing insights and lessons she's learned developing and implementing successful lateral integration programs for associates and partners. As the legal industry continues evolving and shifting, her valuable insights are more crucial than ever for PDs facing these challenges in their own firms.
This podcast is produced by PLI, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit https://www.pli.edu/pdcenter

Thursday Sep 01, 2022
The State of Legal PD: Live from PDC Summer 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Special Interview Compliation! To celebrate the first in-person PDC Summer Conference since 2019, PD Insider was on-site in Denver in July to record ten interviews for a special compilation episode. Each guest sat down with Craig Miller to share the best lessons they've learned from a colleague in PD, their fall and winter priorities, and how the PD community supported one another during, and after, the pandemic. This special compilation features candid insights from diverse perspectives that will be a resource to all PDs this fall and beyond.
Special thanks to our ten featured speakers: Chris Boyd (Wilson Sonsini); Larry Brown (Fisher Phillips); Lewis Check (Baker McKenzie); Mollie Farrell (Greensfelder); Aisha Greene (Cadwalader); Alicia Kappers (Frost Brown Todd); Jeanne Picht (Fried Frank); Reva Pollack (Arnold & Porter); Jessie Spressart (Optia Consulting); and Erin Walczewski (Cooley)
This podcast is produced by PLI, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit https://www.pli.edu/pdcenter

Friday Jul 01, 2022
Retirement by Design: Strategies for Succession Planning | Ida Abbott
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Special Guest Ida Abbott, President of Ida Abbott Consulting and a co-founder of the Professional Development Consortium (PDC), returns to PD Insider -- this time, her conversation with Craig Miller focuses on the role professional development can play in managing senior partner retirement, and the benefits of utilizing design thinking in succession planning. The industry's shift to remote and hybrid work created a new landscape for partner retirement planning, making the valuable insights shared more important than ever for PDs facing similar challenges in their firms.
This podcast is produced by PLI, for PLI's PD Center. For videos and other resources tailored to the professional development community, please visit https://www.pli.edu/pdcenter