The Lawyer Podcast
The Lawyer
97 episodes
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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Why lawyers now control football
Send us Fan Mail Football law has typically been the domain of sports specialists. However, in recent years, there has been a growing number of large, elite firms and chambers entering the football market. Clifford…
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Qualification: the end of your career?
Send us Fan Mail The associate recruitment market has tightened up over the past year or two. For trainees looking to qualify, that means finding a home in their preferred practice area is more difficult too. But…
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The Election Special
Send us Fan Mail Labour won. Now what? As Sir Keir Starmer walks into Downing Street, The Lawyer Podcast boils up a vat of coffee and brings you an election results show for lawyers. With special guests including…
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Addleshaws and the myths of the mid-market
Send us Fan Mail The doom of the middle market has long been foretold. As global mergers grab attention and smaller, boutique firms blossom, many question whether there is any role for mid-market practices in law’s…
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WANTED: A female leader
Send us Fan Mail Law firms have long had a problem with gender equality. Partners and senior leaders are weighted heavily towards men, with an average of 2.35 male partner to every female partner in the UK's top 100…
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Bumble and billables: the woes of dating as a lawyer (and why partners should care)
Send us Fan Mail O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Last week, The Lawyer reported that time-poor lawyers are struggling to date in a profession where time is money. Longer hours for junior lawyers, compounded…
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Why you should leave Big Law for a boutique (and why you shouldn't)
Send us Fan Mail Last week, all eyes were on A&O Shearman, a union hailing Big Law and its future. But in this week’s episode, we consider why so many solicitors are pursuing another future: opening their own firm. A…
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A&O Shearman’s five biggest challenges - and worst mistake
Send us Fan Mail The wait is finally over. In just under a week, the transformational merger between Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling will go live. But while the deal is done, the job is only just beginning. So…
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Emergency Episode: The SQE shambles
Send us Fan Mail The Lawyer's Christian Smith, Catrin Griffiths, Richard Simmons, Katy Dowell and Charlotte Lear are joined by College of Legal Practice CEO Giles Proctor for this emergency episode of The Lawyer…
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Big Law outside London: crumbling offices, crumbling strategies
Send us Fan Mail Regional offices have long been critical to some of the UK’s biggest law firms. The essential components of today’s DLA Piper came from across the country, legacy Eversheds was formed of four firms…
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The SQE: Students deserve better than this
Send us Fan Mail Grabbing the attention of aspiring solicitors and spectators alike, criticism of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination has torn through the media over the weeks following the most recent set of…
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Scream if you wanna grow faster
Send us Fan Mail Law firms leaders love saying they don’t want growth for growth’s sake, but the truth is, without any growth at all they soon find themselves floundering. So as the financial year draws to a close,…
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Who wants to be a millionaire associate?
Send us Fan Mail The new episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now. Last week The Lawyer reported that claimant firm Pogust Goodhead could pay its newly qualified associates up to £2m (if it wins its cases), making…
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Everyone wants to be Simpson Thacher’s friend
Send us Fan Mail London has become the biggest referral market in the world - and the Brits are nowhere The rise and rise of American firms in London’s private equity market – and the challenge that has presented to…
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We need to talk about Linklaters
Send us Fan Mail Linklaters seemingly started the year strongly with a six partner hire from Shearman & Sterling in New York. So why then has it come in for so much negative attention? From an absent US strategy to…
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Lawyers and the Post Office scandal: “Are we the baddies?”
Send us Fan Mail The Lawyer Podcast is back for 2024 and we’re kicking things off by delving into the lessons the legal profession can glean from the Post Office scandal. The Post Office scandal has already become…
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Law firms and climate change: That green office is a distraction
Send us Fan Mail Every law firm and his dog seems to be moving into a green office at the moment, but how important is that really when it comes to a law firm's impact on the environment? Well with COP28 well underway…
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Forget dealmakers, litigators are law's true entrepreneurs
Send us Fan Mail The new episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now! Across the UK and Europe, new types of litigation are booming – and the money is pumping in. On this episode of The Lawyer Podcast, Catrin…
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The City-regional salary gap: are associates being mugged off?
Send us Fan Mail Salary wars are so 2022. Or are they? On Tuesday this week, The Lawyer’s deputy editor (UK) Rich Simmons revealed the largest firm pay gaps between London and the regions. Did you know that Hogan…
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Horizon, not live
Send us Fan Mail The Lawyer’s Horizon Live is due to kick off next month. We are launching a series of webinars, dinners and roundtables featuring some of the biggest names in law discussing the most prominent issues…
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Stop whinging about PEP - it matters
Send us Fan Mail Profits are falling and costs are rising. On the latest episode of The Lawyer Podcast, the team chat about why profit isn't a dirty word: • Love it or hate it, PEP is part of a firm's branding and…
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The truth behind the CMS redundancies
Send us Fan Mail Proposed redundancies at CMS and Taylor Rose have raised associate anxieties across the market, with many wondering whether they could be the start of wider trouble. Hosts Catrin Griffiths and…
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Paul Weiss and the Goblet of Money
Send us Fan Mail Why is everyone talking about Paul Weiss and Neel Sachdev? The Lawyer Podcast is BACK after the summer break and for the first episode of the new term, the team take on the hottest story of the…
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: A&O and Shearman & Sterling emergency episode
Send us Fan Mail Like many of its listeners, The Lawyer Podcast is on its summer holidays. But hanging over the summer for partners at A&O and Shearman & Sterling is the question of whether they should vote through…
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Buried treasure, AI, and are trophy offices a male thing?
Send us Fan Mail The last episode of The Lawyer Podcast before the summer break is out now! Join hosts Catrin and Christian as they speak with Horizon editor Katy Dowell about why so many firms are moving or…
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Simpson Thacher boss on A&O-Shearman; super-senior associates; and Lawyer Awards preview
Send us Fan Mail The new episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now! On this episode, Catrin and Christian preview next week’s The Lawyer Awards and take a look at some of the categories exciting them this year.…
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Special edition: Live from the GC Strategy Summit
Send us Fan Mail The new episode of The Lawyer Podcast comes to you live from The Lawyer’s recent GC conference in Bedfordshire. Catrin and Christian are joined by a range of senior in-house leaders, along with…
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Emergency Episode: We don’t buy the A&O line
Send us Fan Mail It looks set to be one of the most extraordinary deals in legal market history, ushering in a new era of global law, and so The Lawyer Podcast is here with an emergency edition to tell you what the…
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Quinn and Pallas’s client tussle; new partners; and we sympathise with A&O and Linklaters
Send us Fan Mail On the brand new episode of The Lawyer Podcast, the coronation may be over, but law firms are still crowning new leaders and partners across the City. Our deputy editor (City), Rachel Moloney, joins…
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Ince; US firms have more lawyers but less work; and office dog days are over
Send us Fan Mail The latest episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now! Tune in as hosts Catrin Griffiths and Christian Smith speak to reporter Maria-Ward Brennan about the downfall of the Ince Group, while Horizon…
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Litigation funders are the new banks; Paul Hastings' memo is good for its brand; and small firms: the life you could have had
Send us Fan Mail On the new episode of The Lawyer Podcast, editor Catrin Griffiths and litigation editor Christian Smith speak to director of insight Matt Byrne, who reveals how litigation funder Harbour is evolving…
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A night at the ballet; banned football teams; and why are we being nice about Eversheds?
Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of The Lawyer Podcast, we ask: Which law firm is involved with a ballet about a tech billionaire? Why is the challenger firm in Oslo banned from a football tournament? And why…
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Why recruiters are happier than ever; and do you like virgin piña coladas?
Send us Fan Mail The latest episode of The Lawyer Podcast has just landed. If you think the last few years have been buoyant for recruiters, then check out what director of insight Matt Byrne has to say about just how…
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Cravath's $4m man; NQs' litigation problem; and why Zuckerberg's win spells trouble for class actions
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, editor Catrin Griffiths and deputy editor (City) Rachel Moloney bring you all the drama from Cravath’s raid on Shearman & Sterling’s leveraged finance team. Meanwhile litigation…
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Lord Pannick's fees are chickenfeed; Mishcon's big signing (not Matt Hancock); and Ukraine, a year on
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, litigation editor Christian Smith and international editor Alex Taylor discuss Man City’s new signing: Lord Pannick KC, and how big money means lawyers are the new stars of football.…
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BDB Pitmans needs a new merger partner; and the legal issues hanging over rugby before the Six Nations
Send us Fan Mail Following the launch of the Hot 100 last week, The Lawyer’s editor Catrin Griffiths sits down with new Hot 100 member Banke Odunaike from CBRE to discuss her career, the nuances of being a role model,…
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Women partners are not "absent Mums"; and Hogan Lovells won’t merge with Shearman & Sterling
Send us Fan Mail The Lawyer Podcast is back for 2023. In the first episode of the year, The Lawyer's editor Catrin Griffiths and litigation editor Christian Smith are joined by deputy editor (City) Rachel Moloney to…
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The partners who stole Christmas
Send us Fan Mail Tis the season to be jolly, so for the last episode of The Lawyer Podcast for 2022, editor Catrin Griffiths and litigation editor Christian Smith are getting into the Christmas spirit with the dulcet…
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Leveraged finance lawyers just aren't hot any more
Send us Fan Mail This episode, has the music stopped for leveraged finance? Deputy editor Rachel Moloney joins Catrin Griffiths to assess what the recession is doing to all those expensive hires. Christian Smith talks…
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Forget the World Cup, fossil fuels still pay for law firms
Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode of the fortnightly The Lawyer Podcast, editor Catrin Griffiths and litigation editor Christian Smith are back with the stories driving the UK legal market. Football's World Cup…
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US firms lack imagination; Big Tech picks its fighters
Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of the new fortnightly The Lawyer Podcast, hosts Catrin Griffiths and Christian Smith dive into the top stories shaking the UK legal market. They discuss why Slaughter and May’s…
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The Lawyer Podcast - Trailer
Send us Fan Mail The Lawyer Podcast is launching this week. Listen to the trailer now.
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US firms in London - who's up and who's down?
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Cat Griffiths and Matt Byrne discuss the latest US financials season, and whether law firms are actually listening to their clients on one of the biggest issues in the world today.
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The Wellness Podcast: Mental health in private practice and in-house
Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Wellness Podcast is a recording of a panel discussion that took place at The Lawyer's in-house counsel as business partner summit, featuring both general counsel and private…
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The Wellness Podcast: Mindfulness
Send us Fan Mail Junior associate Eloise Skinner and The Lawyer's features editor Richard Simmons discuss mindfulness.
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The Wellness Podcast: Finding a Sense Of Purpose
Send us Fan Mail Eloise Skinner, Sally Davies, Andrew Wells and Katie Power discuss the importance of having a sense of purpose as a lawyer.
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The Wellness Podcast: Mental health first-aiders
Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of The Lawyer's Wellness Podcast, we talk about the role of mental health first-aiders within law firms.
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