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 gue...
5 Heinä 202428min
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 pr...
20 Kesä 202431min
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 t...
6 Kesä 202427min
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 la...
23 Touko 202431min
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 t...
9 Touko 202430min
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 ju...
25 Huhti 202430min
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...
16 Huhti 202432min
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 form...
11 Huhti 202432min
