Legal 500 Podcast

Jan 09 2025 71 ep. 34 mins 16
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The Legal 500 Podcast brings together insights from over 30 years of market-leading research and content, updates and advice from our editors, and appearances from influential members of the legal community. 

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Diversity Lab and A&O Shearman on Mansfield Certification: Magic bullets and measurable change.

Jan 09 2025 24 mins  
Sophie Chan speaks to Alyssa Jarvis, Director of Mansfield & Strategic Innovations at Diversity Lab, and Jo Dooley, UK Head of DEI at A&O Shearman, about the process of Mansfield certification and its value to law firms. The panel discusses the challenges of measurable action on diversity, and the dangers of looking for a 'magic bullet' to the DEI issues affecting law firms

Joe Sellers

Nov 15 2024 23 mins  
Barnaby Merrill is joined by Joe Sellers, founder and co-chair of the Civil Rights & Employment team at Cohen Milstein. In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Joe explores one of its lesser-known provisions – Title VII, which outlawed discrimination on the basis of sex. Utilising case studies from throughout his career, Barnaby and Joe explo

Rachael Muldoon on Crypto

Oct 24 2024 63 mins  
Will Tolcher, Global Bar Editor of Legal 500, speaks with Rachael Muldoon, a member of Maitland Chambers, one of the Bar’s leading experts on crypto. In this episode, Rachael and Will discuss the potential of the blockchain - including the much-maligned NFT, differences in regulatory philosophy between the US and the UK, as well as the challenges in litigating to secure digital a

Lord Edward Garnier KC

Oct 17 2024 67 mins  
Will Tolcher, global Bar editor speaks with Lord Edward Garnier KC, a member of 4 Pump Court, about his twinned and intertwined careers in law and politics as one of England's leading defamation barristers, as well as a member of parliament for two and a half decades and Solicitor General for England and Wales.This episode makes reference to the case of Dr Mike Lynch; it was record

Alex Gunning KC

Oct 09 2024 54 mins  
In the first-ever live episode of the Legal 500 podcast, global Bar editor Will Tolcher speaks with Alex Gunning KC, the chair of Combar, to discuss international practice at the commercial Bar, the relationship between in-house, private practice and the self-employed Bar, and the talent pathway from academia through pupillage to tenancy.

Amrit Dhanoa - Young Barristers' Committee

Sep 24 2024 38 mins  
Will Tolcher, global Bar editor of Legal 500, speaks with Amrit Kaur Dhanoa, chair of the Young Barristers Committee and a member of 4-5 Gray's Inn Square about legal education in England and Wales and issues affecting emerging talent at the Bar today.

Kat Mateo

Aug 14 2024 35 mins  
Barnaby Merrill speaks to Katherine Mateo, a counsel in Olshan’s litigation team, about her career, including her work as a member of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion committee. Also discussed are the challenges of a firm-wide approach to D&I, and the importance of firm culture in long-term planning.

Jacob Turner on Artificial Intelligence (Part 2)

Aug 07 2024 65 mins  
Will Tolcher, Global Bar Editor of Legal 500, speaks with Jacob Turner, a member of Fountain Court Chambers, one of the Bar’s leading experts on artificial intelligence. In this, the second half of a two-part episode, Jacob and Will discuss use cases for AI, the philosophy behind different regulatory approaches, and how common law adapts to emerging technologies.

Jacob Turner on Artificial Intelligence (Part 1)

Aug 07 2024 68 mins  
Will Tolcher, Global Bar Editor of Legal 500, speaks with Jacob Turner, a member of Fountain Court Chambers, one of the Bar’s leading experts on artificial intelligence. In this, the first half of a two-part episode, Jacob and Will discuss what lawyers need to know about the fundamental technologies of AI, and take a look at the global landscape of competition in this space.

Stephanie Hamon

Jul 31 2024 20 mins  
Sophie Chan, Legal 500’s Deputy Editor for the UK regions and EMEA, speaks to Stephanie Hamon, Head of Legal Operations Consulting at Norton Rose Fulbright, about her role at the firm, the importance of having law-adjacent, in-house expertise at a law firm, and the future of legal ops more broadly.