Podcast: LegalSpeak at Legalweek 2025 with AltaClaro's Abdi Shayesteh

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what's happening in the legal industry. Each episode tackles a subject that's worthy of a deep dive—from law firm profit hacks to Supreme Court showdowns to the most promising plays in legal tech. Hosted by Senior Litigation Reporter of the Daily Report Cedra Mayfield and Senior Staff Writer for the American Lawyer Patrick Smith, Legal Speak offers straight talk from experts, plus an inside-the-newsroom perspective on market-shaping stories.

April 3, 2025

This year's LegalWeek conference, hosted by ALM Media and Law.com, was held in New York City from March 24th through March 27th.  More than 6,000 of the biggest names in the industry gathered at the New York Hilton Midtown for the four-day conference.  And yes ... Legal Speak was there conducting live interviews with the best and brightest.

In this episode of LegalSpeak, hosts Patrick Smith and Cedra Mayfield sat down with Abdi Shayesteh, the Founder & CEO of AltaClaro. Here's a quick recap of what was covered:

• Benchmark360 Magic: Sharing how it gives associates instant feedback on simulated tasks, building self-awareness and helping firms with smart training, better hiring, and tackling unconscious bias.
• GenAI Training Today: Talking about our panel on prepping the next wave of lawyers for the GenAI world, and how places are using AltaClaro’s GenAI Solutions for hands-on training.
• ALM Shoutout: Celebrating ALM naming AltaClaro the Best Legal Tech Training Provider and giving a shoutout to our amazing team and clients who make it all possible!