The Lawyer Podcast
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.
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Podcasting since 2019 • 62 episodes
The Lawyer Podcast
Latest Episodes
Trump v BigLaw, part one: Crisis
Trump’s attacks on some of America’s most famous law firms has set in motion a chain of events that has thrown the world of BigLaw into chaos.Across the course of three episode...
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Your firm may not be interested in private equity, but private equity is interested in your firm
Law firm listings are out of fashion, but private equity interest in firms has never been higher. With more deals already struck this year, The Lawyer Podcast crew sets out the state of PE investment in firms, debates the benefits a...
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Could you hack it as a startup GC?
Dynamic. Modern. Exciting. From Revolut to Bloom & Wild, Darktrace to Fever, startups are increasingly the place to be in the UK - and that is the case for lawyers too.So as the potential avenues for a career in law grow and grow, Ca...
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Does Linklaters’ exit spell the end for the Magic Circle in Eastern Europe?
Poland’s GDP per capita could surpass Japan’s next year and may exceed the UK’s by the end of the decade.Such statistics help explain why the Eastern European nation is seeing an influx of international business - and legal work.A...
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Absolute scenes: Freshfields, Willkie and how Merricks v Mastercard bankrolled the litigation market
£20m is a number most recently associated with top private equity partners, but that’s the amount a team from Willkie Farr & Gallagher has been paid for its work on the iconic Merricks v Mastercard litigation.Now as the case...
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