Legal Grounds | Conversations on Life, Leadership & Law
by Mike H. Bassett
July 2, 2025 8:00 pm
After over three decades in the legal-trenches, Mike Bassett has learned to appreciate two things: good conversation & good coffee.
Legal Grounds is an ongoing series of interviews with the people who are shaping our world – legal or otherwise. Witty, irreverent, & always thoughtful, these brief discussions fall somewhere between “Night Court” & Hopper’s “Nighthawks At The Diner”.
With that in mind, we promise your coffee will still be warm when the podcast is done.
(Legal Grounds was written, recorded, and produced by Dust Devil Press)
Recent Episodes
Legal Grounds | Heidi K. Brown On Bringing Identity to Our Legal Writing, Unpacking Introversion, and Why Finding a Shared Vocabulary is Necessary for Success
2 weeks agoLegal Grounds | Breeana Somers On Law School as a Non-Traditional Student, the Shifting Landscape of Big Law, & Making Space for Yourself to Make Space for Others
3 weeks agoLegal Grounds | Light-Roast ~ Commencement 2025
1 month agoLegal Grounds | Suraj Vyas Curiosity as a Catalyst, Helping Others to Help Yourself, & Going In-House Right Out of the Gate
1 month agoLegal Grounds | Molly Kremer on Becoming a Better Time-Keeper, How Consistency Leads to Confidence, & Why We Need to Change the Narrative Around Billing
2 months agoLegal Grounds | Astrid Munn On Seeking Out More Narratives, the Language of Dehumanization, & the Frontlines of Immigration Law
3 months agoLegal Grounds | Ben Morton on Developing the Currency of Leadership, Safety as a Foundation for Growth, & Embracing the Paradox of Planning
3 months agoLegal Grounds | Marty Strong on Solving Problems in Context, Leaders as Practitioners, and Trusting People so that You can Trust Your Plan
3 months agoLegal Grounds | Rod Jeter on Deconstructing Our Disagreements, Solving for the Problem Behind ‘The Problem’, & Letting the Relationship Win
4 months agoLegal Grounds | Shelly A. Walker on Listening as Collaboration, the Power of Being Present, & the Importance of Intentionality on Both Sides of Mentorship
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