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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 1H 21M

#88: Let's Get Personal with Michael Bloom, Founder and CEO at Praktio

from Personal Jurisdiction · host Michael Bloom, Allison Freedman, Hallie Ritzu

Michael Bloom is the founder and CEO of Praktio, an interactive online learning platform for training in contracts, transactional skills, and litigation skills. Michael has also served as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Law School, where he founded and directed the Transactional Lab & Clinic, as a Lecturer in law at the University of Chicago Law School, and as an associate at Sidley Austin.  Michael is the co-author of two books on contracts from a transactional perspective: Contracts and Commercial Transactions and Contracts: A Transactional Approach. Michael is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Yale Law School.  Get new episodes by email by subscribing to our Substack! Thank you to our sponsor, Themis Bar Review! Find us online at https://www.personaljxpod.comFind us on LinkedIn on our new page and subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletterFind us on Twitter @PersonalJxPodWe couldn't do this alone! So...Personal Jurisdiction is powered and distributed with Simplecast. We use Riverside.FM to record our episodes. Our episodes are edited by Scott Donnell at Run and Drum Media https://www.runanddrummedia.comOur new logo/branding was designed by Ellie Mejia, a graphic designer and illustrator located in Chicago, Illinois. Check out Ellie's work here. Our previous logos were designed by Lizzie L. O'Connor.Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Show Less

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Early in his legal career, the unlikely pairing of a love for teaching and an economic downturn led Michael Bloom to identify unexplored opportunities to innovate in the legal industry. Michael is the founder and CEO of Praktio, an interactive online learning platform for training in contracts, transactional skills, and litigation skills. In this episode, we discuss Michael's willingness to step outside of the common legal career path, why academia can be entrepreneurial, and what it means to cultivate a beginner's mindset.

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