Apr 17, 2026
Episode 34: Victoria Gamble, new NALSC Board Member; interview by Jordan Abshire.
Victoria Gamble, founder of Gamble Partner Search and a new NALSC board member, reflects on her path into legal recruiting and the lessons that shape her partner-level work. Drawing on her experience as a Division I rower at Penn, she...
Mar 19, 2026
Episode 33, featuring David Gialanella; interview by Jordan Abshire. David, Editor-in-Chief of The American Lawyer, breaks down ALM’s latest lateral report, explaining that today’s market reflects an intensification—not a fundamental shift—of longstanding BigLaw dynamics, driven by client demand for scale and...
Feb 16, 2026
Episode 32, featuring Stephanie Chen Banjo; interview by Jordan Abshire. Stephanie previews her upcoming NALSC Conference breakout session, Navigating Candidate Roadblocks, where she will explore the hidden psychological and practical factors that influence lawyers’ career-move decisions. Drawing from her work as an...
Feb 2, 2026
Episode 31, featuring Chris De Santis; interview by Jordan Abshire. Chris previews his upcoming NALSC Conference session, Closing the Generational Communication Gap. Chris explains how generational friction is less about personality and more about deeply embedded differences in upbringing, authority, communication,...
Jan 20, 2026
Episode 30, featuring Ava Diamond Dreyer and Andrew Blatter; interview by Jordan Abshire. Ava and Andrew preview their upcoming Brain Care Basics session at the NALSC Conference in New Orleans. Take-aways: Recruiting is neurologically demanding because recruiters are always “on” and operate in a high-stakes,...