Ep 265 | Karis Stephen | From BigLaw to Civil Rights Advocacy
The Lawyer Stories Podcast
Benjamin Gold
5.0 • 541 Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 265 features Karis Stephen, Associate at Allred, Maroko & Goldberg in Los Angeles, California - the firm founded by Gloria Allred, who appeared on Episode 78 of the Lawyer Stories Podcast.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a Fulbright scholar in Malaysia, Karis began her legal career in BigLaw before making the intentional transition into plaintiff-side civil rights work. Today, she focuses on employment discrimination and sexual assault cases - advocating for individuals in some of the most challenging and deeply personal situations.
Her path reflects a commitment to impact, growth, and using the law to stand up for others.
Great conversation with a talented lawyer - excited to see where her journey continues.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Lawyer Stories podcast with host Benny Gold. Lawyer Stories was founded in July 2017 on Instagram and is an expanding global network of lawyers and law students sharing their personal journeys to the noble profession of the practice of law. |
| 0:16.9 | Join us on this podcast as we dig deeper into these stories and hear from lawyers and law students from around the world in all areas of the legal profession. |
| 0:26.0 | Here at lawyer stories, we believe that every lawyer has a story. What's yours? |
| 0:33.8 | Welcome to the lawyer stories podcast with Benny Gold. Today we have a special guest and we'll get back to her in just a moment. But first, a message from our partner that we appreciate so much, call rail. How many high value cases did you lose in the past year because your firm couldn't respond fast enough. |
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| 1:34.2 | and we'll let you know how you can do it. |
| 1:36.3 | Now back to our guests, very excited today to introduce our special guest, Keras, Stephen. |
| 1:47.4 | How are you? I'm doing well. Thanks for having me. |
| 1:55.3 | Of course. So Keras Steven is an associate at Allred Morocco and Goldberg in Los Angeles, where she specialized in plaintiff's side employment discrimination in sexual assault cases. |
| 2:01.6 | Karris is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania, |
| 2:06.6 | Kerry Law School, previously practiced in big law |
| 2:10.6 | in their labor and employment group before transitioning to civil rights work. |
| 2:15.6 | She's also a regular contributor to Daily Journal about civil rights and legal news. |
| 2:21.9 | And welcome in. |
| 2:24.4 | Did I get most of that correct? |
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