{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Real Lawyers with Kevin O'Keefe","title":"Ballard Spahr's Alan Kaplinsky on Blogging in BigLaw, Bringing in Business and Doing Webinars Differently","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/fe997b04\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2816,"description":"Kevin O’Keefe sits down with Alan Kaplinsky of Ballard Spahr, the lawyer behind the long-running Consumer Finance Monitor blog. Alan shares how the blog came together around the launch of the CFPB, how it evolved into a go-to resource in consumer financial services and how he has blended publishing with client work over the years.Kevin and Alan talk about what it takes to sustain a high-volume law blog, why a practicing lawyer needs to be the champion for any publication and how focused commentary can shape a practice group’s reputation with clients and regulators alike.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2G290lHIkvQMg--L6bnfLwyS7QO2p38ibr4Wg89KoN8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNDlk/MDdmYzZkYjI5OTBm/OTY3NzA1OWJhOWEz/OWVjNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}