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The Lawyer Podcast: Cravath’s $4m man; NQs’ litigation problem; and why Zuckerberg’s win spells trouble for class actions

The new episode of The Lawyer Podcast has just dropped! 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 leverage finance team. Meanwhile litigation editor Christian Smith quizzes deputy editor (UK) Richard Simmons and in-house reporter Lucie Cruz on how […]

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The Lawyer Podcast: Lord Pannick’s fees are chickenfeed; Mishcon’s big signing (not Matt Hancock); and Ukraine, a year on

The new episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now! 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 […]

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Women partners are not ‘absent Mums’; and Hogan Lovells won’t merge with Shearman

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 […]

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The partners who stole Christmas

‘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? […]

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The Lawyer Podcast: Leveraged finance lawyers just aren’t hot any more

We’re back with the latest episode of The Lawyer podcast. This week, has the music stopped for leveraged finance? Deputy editor Rachel Moloney joins editor Catrin Griffiths to assess what the recession is doing to all those expensive hires. Litigation editor Christian Smith talks about lawyers’ obligations and the SRA’s new guidance on SLAPPs – […]

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The Lawyer Podcast: Forget the World Cup, fossil fuels still pay for law firms

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 […]

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The Lawyer Podcast: US firms are showing zero imagination

The first episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now! 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, plus what it says […]