The Lawyer Podcast

• Why it was a hot debunching summer - and what else you missed on your holidays

  Send us a textThe kids are back in school, the clouds are rolling in, and offices across the land are filling up with lawyers returning from their holidays.And just in time, The Lawyer Podcast is back after the summer break. But just like in Westminster, it was far from a quiet summer for the legal sector.So on our first episode back, we bring you the stories you missed while you were on your holidays.From Addleshaw Goddard’s salary debunching and bumps in the road for Pogust Goodhead and the mass claims market, to financial results and private equity’s obsession with law, this is what you need to know from the summer.

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• Are the New York elite finished?

  Send us a textThere is a radical reconfiguration taking place in the world of BigLaw that may make terms like magic circle or white shoe firm obsolete.The transatlantic, private capital corridor between New York and London is now the stamping ground for some of the world’s best and most profitable law firms - firms that The Lawyer are now calling the Global Elite.The Lawyer’s brand new The Global Elite report sets out those firms making the grade as part of the transatlantic universe.So tune in to this episode of The Lawyer Podcast as the team discusses who has made the grade, the decline of New York elite firms like Cravath and Cadwalader, the emerging battle between the Kirkland and Latham models, and why the Global Elite is really the new club many firms will want to join. Plus, which firms we think are the ones to watch going forward.The Lawyer Podcast will be taking a break over August, but will be back in September with new and exciting content, so make sure you subscribe to get the latest episodes.You can read The Global Elite report here:https://www.thelawyer.com/mda/report/the-lawyer-global-elite/ 

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• The runny poop problem is law's next battleground

  Send us a textAs the government launches a sweeping review into parental leave, The Lawyer Podcast takes a look at the challenges faced by parents and other carers working in the legal sector. Are firms pulling their weight? Are men? How far have we come and what more can be done?SHOW NOTESThe Lawyer's Working Parents Report can be read here.

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• Freshfields, Lewis Silkin and the C-word

  Send us a textLewis Silkin and Freshfields are two very different law firms.But they now have one thing in common – they won one of the two big awards at The Lawyer Awards 2025 last week.Now, The Lawyer Podcast is not typically a podcast to gush and coo.But with Lewis Silkin taking home UK firm of the year this year, and Freshfields winning Transatlantic firm of the year, on this episode, the team wanted to ask what these two firms are getting right. And the answer is something that The Lawyer always tries to avoid: the C-word. Culture.The two firms’ cultures, although very different, are creating success, inflecting their strategies, and allowing them to set themselves apart.Tune into this episode as Catrin and Christian are joined by Richard Simmons (deputy editor UK), Jessica Boak (regional editor), Matt Byrne (director of insight) and Rachel Moloney (deputy editor City) to discuss why Freshfields and Lewis Silkin are the firms of the moment.

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• Paul Weiss’s growth is just the tip of the iceberg

  Send us a textWe have never seen such rapid investment in the London legal market like Paul Weiss’s recruitment spree since 2023.Between 2023 and 2024 alone, the firm's London headcount tripled and its estimated turnover grew by more than 550 per cent.But that was just the start of the story for US firms in London over the last financial year, as private capital doubled down on the London market.So is it all rosy for American firms in London? Or could there be trouble on the horizon?Tune in to the new episode of The Lawyer Podcast as Catrin Griffiths and Christian Smith are joined by The Lawyer's director of insight, Matt Byrne, and deputy editor (City), Rachel Moloney, as they discuss the US firms to watch, and what they should look out for.

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