Why Wachtell, football and private equity dominated the summer
Send us Fan Mail The Lawyer Podcast is back from the summer break on its new Monday publication date. 2026 was a summer to remember, and not just because of Britain's heatwaves. Legal news was far fro...
7 Syys 30min
The Lawyer Podcast: It’s not just Cravath under threat in New York
Send us Fan Mail New York’s legal market is changing. For those long established firms, pressure is coming from multiple directions. The city is now home to more than just the traditional New York hea...
16 Heinä 38min
Is AI about to get too expensive for lawyers?
Send us Fan Mail Just as the world of law was getting carried away with the excitement of AI, legal tech firm Legora has brought us all thudding back down to earth. Legora has told its clients that it...
2 Heinä 24min
AI and lawyer job cuts: the annoying truth
Send us Fan Mail It is an uncertain time for those wanting a career in the law. Doom-mongers would have you think that AI is about to lead to a mass cull in junior lawyer roles around the world. But a...
11 Kesä 33min
It's raining men at A&O Shearman (and BigLaw)
Send us Fan Mail In 2015, The Lawyer wrote: “eight candidates for two top roles at Allen & Overy, and not one woman. For a law firm committed to that 30 per cent target, it’s not a good look.” Fast-fo...
22 Touko 28min
Legal AI: Have Harvey and Legora peaked?
Send us Fan Mail We’ve all been seeing a lot more of Jude Law lately. Legal AI firm Legora’s effort to cement itself in our consciousness with expensive ads featuring the actor has certainly been refr...
7 Touko 30min
Fess up about Germany, Freshfields
Send us Fan Mail Ever since its big German mergers in 2000, the firm has been one of the major international players in Europe and is now the second largest law firm in Germany. And yet… Freshfields h...
23 Huhti 33min
REPLAY: Taylor Wessing and Winston & Strawn's transatlantic tie-up
Send us Fan Mail The Lawyer Podcast is on holiday this week, but with Taylor Wessing and Winston and Strawn aiming to complete their merger in three weeks’ time, we thought you might like to listen ba...
9 Huhti 32min
