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Linklaters seemingly started the year strongly with a six partner hire from Shearman & Sterling in New York.
So why then has it come in for so much negative attention?
From an absent US strategy to a stream of senior partner losses, many in the market now believe Linklaters is losing its sparkle.
On this episode, Catrin and Christian are joined by director of insight Matt Byrne and deputy editor (City) Rachel Moloney to discuss what’s going wrong at the magic circle firm, is it justified, or is this a whole fuss over nothing?
If you’d like to read any of the articles mentioned in this podcast, you can find their links below:
https://www.thelawyer.com/six-strong-shearman-team-exits-for-linklaters/
https://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-should-be-embarrassed-about-its-us-performance/
https://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-threatens-to-withhold-distributions-from-departing-partners/
https://www.thelawyer.com/paul-weiss-hits-linklaters-for-yet-another-partner/
https://www.thelawyer.com/the-magic-circle-has-had-enough/
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The Lawyer Podcast is back for 2024 and we’re kicking things off by delving into the lessons the legal profession can glean from the Post Office scandal.
The Post Office scandal has already become one of the biggest stories of the year and few groups are so closely tied to it as the legal profession.
With that in mind, editor Catrin Griffiths and litigation editor Christian Smith are joined by senior litigation reporter Annabel Tinson to ask: Are lawyers the baddies in this national scandal? Where is the line between acting in your client’s best interests and acting unethically? Should hyper-aggressive litigation be a thing of the past? And how has litigation funding managed to get caught up in it all?
Plus, we have special guest appearances from the University of Exeter’s professor of law and professional ethics Richard Moorhead, and Harbour Litigation Funding’s founder Susan Dunn.
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Every law firm and his dog seems to be moving into a green office at the moment, but how important is that really when it comes to a law firm's impact on the environment?
Well with COP28 well underway in Dubai, for the last episode of The Lawyer Podcast for 2023, we dive into one of the great challenges for this generation of lawyers: how can firms manage their relationship with the environment?
Catrin and Christian are joined by The Lawyer's sustainability guru Jessica Boak, along with deputy editor (UK) Richard Simmons, to discuss how firms impact the environment, what they are doing about it, what the next generation of lawyers want from their employers, and the thorny issue of acting for big polluter clients. -
The new episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now!
Across the UK and Europe, new types of litigation are booming – and the money is pumping in.
On this episode of The Lawyer Podcast, Catrin Griffiths, Christian Smith and Alex Taylor sit down to debate what the future holds for the once maligned practice area, and whether litigators are proving themselves more creative than their transactional colleagues.
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Salary wars are so 2022. Or are they?
On Tuesday this week, The Lawyer’s deputy editor (UK) Richard Simmons revealed the largest firm pay gaps between London and the regions.
Did you know that Hogan Lovells’ Birmingham newly qualifieds (NQs) are paid £45,000 less than their London colleagues? And Eversheds Sutherland’s regional NQs are all paid £33,000 less than those in the City?
A London-regional pay gap has always existed, but lawyers are starting to question whether it has ever been so big, and if it is still fair.
Suffice to say, the question led to a particularly robust debate in The Lawyer’s newsroom, so on the new episode of The Lawyer Podcast, the London-based Catrin and Christian are joined by Richard Simmons from Brighton, deputy news editor Jessica Boak from Leeds, and Horizon editor, Devonshire’s own, Katy Dowell to sort out the divide once and for all.
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The Lawyer’s Horizon Live is due to kick off next month. We are launching a series of webinars, dinners and roundtables featuring some of the biggest names in law discussing the most prominent issues affecting the profession.
To celebrate, on the new episode of The Lawyer Podcast, four of The Lawyer’s editors present some of their favourite Horizons in recent times.
The Lawyer editor Catrin Griffiths presents Horizon editor Katy Dowell’s piece Just let more women in the equity, Richard Simmons brings us his Horizon Oxford is the New Cambridge, deputy news editor Jessica Boak argues that firms need to be bolder in their net zero plans in Don’t backtrack like Sunak, and international editor Alex Taylor argues why Freshfields is still a staunch Europhile.
You can subscribe to Horizon Live here.
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Profits are falling and costs are rising. On the latest episode of The Lawyer Podcast, the team chat about why profit isn't a dirty word:
Love it or hate it, PEP is part of a firm's branding and the status of its lawyers;Profit matters for firms' long-term health and investment;Would-be partners should use PEP in tandem with intel on capital requirements to know what they're letting themselves in for;Freshfields is deluded if it thinks it can ignore PEP as a metric.For all this and more, the annual UK200 on the UK Signal Channel, sponsored by Thomson Reuters, is out now. Read it here.
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Proposed redundancies at CMS and Taylor Rose have raised associate anxieties across the market, with many wondering whether they could be the start of wider trouble.
Hosts Catrin Griffiths and Christian Smith are joined by director of insight Matt Byrne and deputy editor (UK) Richard Simmons to discuss what you need to know, and whether you should be worried.
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Why is everyone talking about Paul Weiss and Neel Sachdev?
The Lawyer Podcast is BACK after the summer break and for the first episode of the new term, the team take on the hottest story of the summer: Paul Weiss and its big London play.
Join hosts Catrin Griffiths, Christian Smith and guests Matt Byrne and Rachel Moloney as they unlock the Chamber of Secrets to reveal what you need to know, why you need to know it, and what it all means for the likes of Kirkland, Slaughters, Macfarlanes and the rest. -
Like many of its listeners, The Lawyer Podcast is on its summer holidays.
But hanging over the summer for partners at A&O and Shearman & Sterling is the question of whether they should vote through the two firms’ proposed merger.
With the vote expected in the Autumn, whether the biggest firm tie-up in decades will actually go through is still a live debate.
So if you’re looking for something to listen to while you sip your next piña colada and look out to sea, check out this episode on the merger from our archives, recorded less than 24 hours after it was first announced.
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The last episode of The Lawyer Podcast before the summer break is out now!
Join hosts Catrin and Christian as they speak with Horizon editor Katy Dowell about why so many firms are moving or upgrading offices, and why they don’t all agree on what the future office should look like.
What do treasure chests, Robert the Bruce, Adam Smith, seduction and sedition have in common? Anderson Strathern, as it turns out. The Lawyer Podcast chats to managing partner Murray McCall about how the firm discovered its, and half of Scotland’s, history.
And we are live from The Lawyer’s In-House Financial Services conference where we are joined by two GCs to talk about getting to grips with the financial services sector, what to expect from life as a GC, and AI (obviously).
The Lawyer Podcast will be taking a summer break over July and August but will return in the Autumn.
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The new episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now!
On this episode, Catrin and Christian preview next week’s The Lawyer Awards and take a look at some of the categories exciting them this year.
Rachel Moloney, deputy editor (City), joins the podcast to discuss which firms retain talented senior lawyers in corporate when they're not making partner, while other firms just don’t like it (hint, it’s the US ones).
And following the launch of Horizon Live last week, we bring you an excerpt of the discussion between the London managing partners of three leading US firms. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s Jason Glover, Jenner and Block’s Christine Braamskamp, and Mayer Brown’s Dominic Griffiths join to tell us why an economic downturn isn’t a bad thing for private equity lawyers, and what they think about the A&O – Shearman & Sterling merger.
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The new episode of The Lawyer Podcast comes to you live from The Lawyer’s recent GC conference in Bedfordshire.
Catrin and Christian are joined by a range of senior in-house leaders, along with journalists from The Lawyer to discuss what’s keeping GCs up at night.
Sarah Binder from Lime and Kodak’s John O’Reilly explain how a bad economy is making life tough for in-house lawyers, Chanel’s Cécile Cailac suggests what in-house counsel can do so they aren’t seen as idea killers, Mollie Stoker from Ocado gives her advice on improving retention in a competitive market, and Adam Woodhall of Lawyers for Net Zero argues why GCs can tackle climate change during their day jobs.
Deputy editor (UK) Richard Simmons and in-house reporter Lucie Cruz also join to tell listeners what they’re hearing behind the scenes at the conference.
Please note, this podcast was recorded on 11 May 2023.
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It looks set to be one of the most extraordinary deals in legal market history, ushering in a new era of global law, and so The Lawyer Podcast is here with an emergency edition to tell you what the A&O - Shearman & Sterling merger means.
Hosts Cat and Christian are joined by deputy editor (City) Rachel Moloney to talk through why they have merged, why it is bold, and why, no matter what they say, it’s absolutely a takeover.
Director of insight Matt Byrne also joins the podcast to discuss what it says about the future of the transatlantic market, and where it leaves other US and magic circle firms.
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On the brand new episode of The Lawyer Podcast, the coronation may be over, but law firms are still crowning new leaders and partners across the City. Our deputy editor (City), Rachel Moloney, joins hosts Catrin Griffiths and Christian Smith to discuss the trends emerging from the annual round of promotions.
Our other deputy editor (UK) Richard Simmons is also with us to explain why A&O and Linklaters have caved and upped their NQ salaries.
And Christian tells Cat why the Quinn Emanuel and Pallas Partners' Credit Suisse litigation reflects the changing nature of class actions and litigation strategy.
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The latest episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now!
Tune in as hosts Catrin Griffiths and Christian Smith speak to reporter Maria-Ward Brennan about the downfall of the Ince Group, while Horizon editor Katy Dowell joins the podcast to reflect on previous law firm collapses.
Director of insight Matt Byrne takes us on a tour of what the 2023 US Top 50 report reveals about some of the most profitable firms in London, and why this year is different to all the others,
And are the days of office dogs numbered? International editor and pandemic puppy purchaser Alex Taylor makes an appearance to talk about his dog Pilot.
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On the new episode of The Lawyer Podcast, editor Catrin Griffiths and litigation editor Christian Smith speak to director of insight Matt Byrne, who reveals how litigation funder Harbour is evolving into something of a bank to law firms. Keep an eye out for Matt’s article next week.
Meanwhile, in-house reporter Lucie Cruz brings all the goss on Paul Hastings’ controversial slide to junior associates, as Catrin and Christian ask whether it really is a privilege to work at a top 20 firm.
Finally, deputy editor (UK) Richard Simmons is back on the show to argue why Linklaters and the rest of the top 50 are actually incredibly boring, and why The Lawyer will soon be launching ‘Beyond The Bubble’, its new strand of stories exploring what’s going on in the UK’s mid-market.
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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 associate and founder of social mobility charity Strive, Sana Shafi, speaks to in-house reporter Lucie Cruz about whether the law needs to pay more attention to those who don’t drink.
And finally, deputy news editor Jessica Boak explores why the legal market in Leeds is having a growth spurt. -
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 Christian discuss the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s recent decision in the class action against Meta and Facebook, and what it might mean for this burgeoning and lucrative area of law.
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