The Lawyer Podcast

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 are we being so nice about Eversheds?

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 busy the lateral market has been. Elsewhere, do you like virgin piña coladas? After her LinkedIn post about alcohol at law firm events gained traction online, Kirkland & Ellis as...

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 editor Christian Smith quizzes deputy editor (UK) Richard Simmons and in-house reporter Lucie Cruz on how junior lawyers are faring this trainee qualification season. And Catrin and Ch...

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. The Lawyer ’s editor Catrin Griffiths talks about an emerging trend of former managing partners switching firms.  And to mark the anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine, the s...

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, and what her son made of her inclusion.   The Six Nations kicks off this weekend as a storm of legal issues hangs over rugby. The Lawyer ’s litigation editor Christian Smith explain...

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 discuss all the rumours surrounding Hogan Lovells’ merger talks with Shearman & Sterling. We also speak to Hill Dickinson partner Jessica Neary about being accused of being an...

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 tones of the best law firm choirs the City has to offer.    But first, can lawyers actually switch off at Christmas? Lawyers-turned-journalists Christian and in-house reporter Lucie C...

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 about lawyers' obligations and the SRA’s new guidance on SLAPPs - and there's a punchy guest appearance from former Clifford Chance UK tax head Dan Neidle on his tussle wit...

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 could be the most controversial in recent history and has shone a spotlight on the role of sport and business in Qatari nation-building. So what does it mean for those internat...

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 new work-life balance code has got people talking, and what it says about US firms’ zero imagination in London.   Speaking of US firms in London, Matt Byrne, Director of Insight at...

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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.

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 practice lawyers who have battled their own mental health issues.

Send us Fan Mail Junior associate Eloise Skinner and The Lawyer's features editor Richard Simmons discuss mindfulness.

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.

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.