# The Lawyer Podcast

A podcast by The Lawyer. Hosted by editor Catrin Griffiths and litigation editor Christian Smith, every second Thursday The Lawyer Podcast brings you our take on the top stories, trends and views moving the legal market. For more news, analysis and data, go to www.thelawyer.com. The Lawyer Podcast can be contacted at podcast@thelawyer.com.

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## Latest episodes

- [Freshfields’ leaked AI plans: Genius? Greed? Or both?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/c59364cdb564) (2026-10-19, 27 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/19982859-freshfields-leaked-ai-plans-genius-greed-or-both.mp3
- [Manchester City: The lawyers' feeding frenzy has only just begun](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/f461798a701a) (2026-10-05, 32 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/19912725-manchester-city-the-lawyers-feeding-frenzy-has-only-just-begun.mp3
- [Where will Weil’s wobbles end?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/cba9daccbf6c) (2026-09-21, 28 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/19837827-where-will-weil-s-wobbles-end.mp3
- [Why Wachtell, football and private equity dominated the summer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/4ec92fa44a84) (2026-09-07, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/19766656-why-wachtell-football-and-private-equity-dominated-the-summer.mp3
- [It’s not just Cravath under threat in New York](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/a75e419993ca) (2026-07-16, 39 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/19500909-it-s-not-just-cravath-under-threat-in-new-york.mp3
- [Is AI about to get too expensive for lawyers?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/51ffc8cab57d) (2026-07-02, 25 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/19435668-is-ai-about-to-get-too-expensive-for-lawyers.mp3
- [AI and lawyer job cuts: the annoying truth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/94d40d050b13) (2026-06-11, 34 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/19330954-ai-and-lawyer-job-cuts-the-annoying-truth.mp3
- [It's raining men at A&O Shearman (and BigLaw)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/08504a7a526c) (2026-05-22, 29 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/19221923-it-s-raining-men-at-a-o-shearman-and-biglaw.mp3
- [Legal AI: Have Harvey and Legora peaked?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/db7d2d712442) (2026-05-07, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/19140801-legal-ai-have-harvey-and-legora-peaked.mp3
- [Fess up about Germany, Freshfields](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/5d3aa13ed54d) (2026-04-23, 33 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/19066575-fess-up-about-germany-freshfields.mp3
- [REPLAY: Taylor Wessing and Winston & Strawn's transatlantic tie-up](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/642243300ebb) (2026-04-09, 33 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18988108-replay-taylor-wessing-and-winston-strawn-s-transatlantic-tie-up.mp3
- [Kirkland's partners make $11m a year – but can it last?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/52451192c549) (2026-03-26, 36 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18913953-kirkland-s-partners-make-11m-a-year-but-can-it-last.mp3
- [Scottish lawyers are raging about private equity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/cd83dca48120) (2026-03-12, 28 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18834387-scottish-lawyers-are-raging-about-private-equity.mp3
- [Slaughter and May is a Silver Circle firm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/138d9e2670d0) (2026-02-26, 38 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18748904-slaughter-and-may-is-a-silver-circle-firm.mp3
- [Brad Karp, the Epstein files, and the future of Paul Weiss](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/4863c48cdbdb) (2026-02-12, 30 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18670128-brad-karp-the-epstein-files-and-the-future-of-paul-weiss.mp3
- [Why Greenland could redraw the law firm map](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/500b82de6bec) (2026-01-29, 30 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18590809-why-greenland-could-redraw-the-law-firm-map.mp3
- [Hogan Lovells Cadwalader: mega deal or damp squib?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/4acb43a1d195) (2026-01-15, 30 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18512347-hogan-lovells-cadwalader-mega-deal-or-damp-squib.mp3
- [BONUS episode: Taylor Wessing’s big US gamble](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/651d3e37a0ae) (2025-12-16, 33 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18363521-bonus-episode-taylor-wessing-s-big-us-gamble.mp3
- [Why 2025 marked a turning point for the business of law](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/1012a1d676b4) (2025-12-11, 35 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18338301-why-2025-marked-a-turning-point-for-the-business-of-law.mp3
- [The unfiltered take on the Ashurst Perkins Coie merger](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/644eeeceeced) (2025-11-27, 32 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18262951-the-unfiltered-take-on-the-ashurst-perkins-coie-merger.mp3
- [Merger mania hits New York](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/e95db07ddf1d) (2025-11-13, 34 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18184343-merger-mania-hits-new-york.mp3
- [Let's tax all the lawyers!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/42dca38cb059) (2025-10-30, 29 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18105609-let-s-tax-all-the-lawyers.mp3
- [Private equity: a poisoned chalice?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/03a13a3c2dde) (2025-10-16, 35 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/18021741-private-equity-a-poisoned-chalice.mp3
- [UK 200 special: The most interesting firms in the top 100](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/b0093f03d2d0) (2025-10-02, 27 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/17945295-uk-200-special-the-most-interesting-firms-in-the-top-100.mp3
- [Calling all gardeners - your firm needs you!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/9655ebcb7e94) (2025-09-18, 27 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/17859305-calling-all-gardeners-your-firm-needs-you.mp3
- [Why it was a hot debunching summer - and what else you missed on your holidays](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/36d93380db35) (2025-09-04, 28 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/17789245-why-it-was-a-hot-debunching-summer-and-what-else-you-missed-on-your-holidays.mp3
- [Are the New York elite finished?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/717bd5cc3f6c) (2025-07-31, 34 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/17593951-are-the-new-york-elite-finished.mp3
- [The runny poop problem is law's next battleground](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/8f9a181db07f) (2025-07-10, 30 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/17484184-the-runny-poop-problem-is-law-s-next-battleground.mp3
- [Freshfields, Lewis Silkin and the C-word](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/c9c0a6594c5f) (2025-06-26, 38 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/17404142-freshfields-lewis-silkin-and-the-c-word.mp3
- [Paul Weiss’s growth is just the tip of the iceberg](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/e83c2ccafedf) (2025-06-12, 34 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/17325150-paul-weiss-s-growth-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg.mp3
- [Have litigation funders been chasing a busted flush?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/fc739e4b9119) (2025-05-29, 28 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/17247174-have-litigation-funders-been-chasing-a-busted-flush.mp3
- [What law firms aren’t telling you about AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/7f5aeeac12be) (2025-05-15, 32 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/17166575-what-law-firms-aren-t-telling-you-about-ai.mp3
- [Trump v BigLaw, part three: Where's your line in the sand?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/a023639efd16) (2025-05-02, 55 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/17086397-trump-v-biglaw-part-three-where-s-your-line-in-the-sand.mp3
- [Trump v BigLaw, part two: Deal or no deal?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/adf7685450b8) (2025-04-29, 51 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/17064828-trump-v-biglaw-part-two-deal-or-no-deal.mp3
- [Trump v BigLaw, part one: Crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/213bed85c1e2) (2025-04-24, 67 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/17037803-trump-v-biglaw-part-one-crisis.mp3
- [Your firm may not be interested in private equity, but private equity is interested in your firm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/bfc7d5c62858) (2025-04-10, 28 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/16951775-your-firm-may-not-be-interested-in-private-equity-but-private-equity-is-interested-in-your-firm.mp3
- [Could you hack it as a startup GC?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/004d62f365b3) (2025-03-27, 27 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/16868787-could-you-hack-it-as-a-startup-gc.mp3
- [Does Linklaters’ exit spell the end for the Magic Circle in Eastern Europe?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/20813c2c8255) (2025-03-13, 22 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/16783949-does-linklaters-exit-spell-the-end-for-the-magic-circle-in-eastern-europe.mp3
- [Absolute scenes: Freshfields, Willkie and how Merricks v Mastercard bankrolled the litigation market](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/3dfd838756c0) (2025-02-27, 30 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/16702714-absolute-scenes-freshfields-willkie-and-how-merricks-v-mastercard-bankrolled-the-litigation-market.mp3
- [Law firm sustainability in the age of Trump](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/012ef59690ad) (2025-02-13, 33 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/16615985-law-firm-sustainability-in-the-age-of-trump.mp3
- [We need to talk about Latham](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/9101990dbe50) (2025-01-30, 32 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/16528501-we-need-to-talk-about-latham.mp3
- [When litigation gets big, who you gonna call?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/fd706eab245b) (2025-01-16, 25 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/16447855-when-litigation-gets-big-who-you-gonna-call.mp3
- [Christmas Special: Is someone you know a workaholic?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/0f8996866a75) (2024-12-19, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/16308749-christmas-special-is-someone-you-know-a-workaholic.mp3
- [Five smaller firms to watch for good or for ill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/5b1cf375bc8b) (2024-12-05, 33 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/16226670-five-smaller-firms-to-watch-for-good-or-for-ill.mp3
- [The HSF merger: Two firms do not a transatlantic powerhouse make](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/a7c56e90f87c) (2024-11-14, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/16105152-the-hsf-merger-two-firms-do-not-a-transatlantic-powerhouse-make.mp3
- [How Kirkland is shaking up the European order](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/8f5bf45de790) (2024-10-31, 26 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/16024994-how-kirkland-is-shaking-up-the-european-order.mp3
- [UK 200 Special: What we really think of Freshfields, BCLP and Osborne Clarke](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/11d3cf798f46) (2024-10-17, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/15942539-uk-200-special-what-we-really-think-of-freshfields-bclp-and-osborne-clarke.mp3
- [UK 200 Special: UK law firms fight back](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/59b4bb57b9f7) (2024-10-03, 29 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/15862876-uk-200-special-uk-law-firms-fight-back.mp3
- [Is the A&O Shearman honeymoon over?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/9f440521ddb9) (2024-09-19, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/15780585-is-the-a-o-shearman-honeymoon-over.mp3
- [Why lawyers now control football](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1483779950/3a114f830043) (2024-09-05, 35 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/907018/episodes/15700769-why-lawyers-now-control-football.mp3

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