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Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast

Counsel Culture is your weekly digest of the biggest news stories in the UK Legal Market, brought to you by Byfield.

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22:36

Trump’s Executive Order & Linklaters’ Gender Progress

Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast ·

2025/03/28

This week, Olivia is joined by Joint Managing Director Ben Girdlestone to discuss the latest updates on Trump’s ongoing battle with big law, including his recent executive order against WilmerHale. They also cover the news that Linklaters is on track to meet its gender diversity targets with the promotion of 34 new partners. Thank you for Listening!

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37:49

Trump vs. Paul Weiss, Diversity Cuts & Financial Wins

Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast ·

2025/03/21

This week Olivia is joined by Michael Evans, Joint Managing Director at Byfield, to discuss Trump targeting Paul Weiss, firms cutting diversity wording, HSF being fined for sanctions breaches and K&E revenues. To read the stories covered in this week's episode, visit the below links: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-fines-unit-law-firm-herbert-smith-freehills-breaching-russia-sanctions-2025-03-20/ - UK fines law firm Herbert Smith Freehill’s unit for Russia sanctions breach...

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22:03

Trump’s Order Blocked, US Firms Expanding & a CV...

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2025/03/14

Counsel Culture is excited to introduce its new host, Olivia Adam! Olivia, a Senior Account Executive, has been with Byfield for six months and previously worked as a journalist at the International Financial Law Review. In her first episode, Olivia is joined by Joint Managing Director Ben Girdlestone to discuss key legal industry headlines. They explore a judge’s temporary block of Trump’s executive order that threatened a major law firm, the surge in US law firms expanding into London and i...

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27:06

Law Firm Financial Results, Trump Tariffs and US...

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2025/02/07

This week Meg is joined by Joint Managing Director Michael Evans to discuss the first US firm financial results, as well as Freshfields' LLP accounts, and best practice in releasing the financials. Thank you for Listening!

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35:52

The Billable Hour’s Grip, Partner Pay Divides & Legal...

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2025/01/31

This week, Meg is joined by Joint managing Director Michael Evans to discuss how the billable hour is still dominant in the legal world, law firm partner pay segmentation, Post Office prosecutions, Prigozhin's lawyers facing no regulatory action and what lawyers are making of the DeepSeek surge. Thank you for Listening!

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23:02

Navigating Change: Post-Trump Dynamics in US, UK, and...

Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast ·

2025/01/24

Meg is joined by Joint Managing Director Ben Girdlestone to discuss how regulatory, cultural, and business frameworks in the US, UK, and EU will evolve after Trump's inauguration. Thank you for Listening!

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34:08

Financials Season Kick-Off, Internal Pay Wars,...

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2025/01/17

Meg returns for the second episode of Counsel Culture this year. Joined by Joint Managing Director Michael Evans, they discuss listed firms publishing positive results despite ongoing market volatility, what Quinn Emanuel's results might mean for the litigation market, ethics of barristers being called into question, law firms tackling friction over nonequity partner pay and unusual alliances being drawn between US and European law firms as a result of Trump's second term.Thank you for Listen...

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30:26

KPMG Law's Move into the US, Rising Rates and PE...

Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast ·

2025/01/10

This week Meg is joined by Byfield Associate Director, Beth Durkin. They discuss KPMG Law targeting an alternative business licence in the US, the increase in law firm rates, Private Equity’s Calculated push into law firms and how the last year has reshaped the legal industry globally.To read the articles mentioned in this week's episode, visit the below links: https://www.law.com/international-edition/2025/01/06/kpmg-law-us-targets-alternative-business-licence-shaking-up-legal-status-qu...

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40:38

Climate Protests, Partner Retention, and US Firm...

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2024/12/13

This week Meg is joined by Joint Managing Directors Ben Girdlestone and Michael Evans. They discuss why climate protestors are targeting A&O Shearman,lateral partner retention, US firms dragging their feet on training contracts and how US firm are getting closer to acquiring Kramer Levin’s Paris office.Thank you for Listening!

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24:05

Disputes & Investigations Monthly: Diving into the...

Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast ·

2024/11/29

In this episode, Meg and Dina are joined by Sean McGuiness, Investment Manager, Senior Legal Counsel at Omni Bridgeway. They discuss how the PACCAR decision is impacting the market and what to expect from this government in the legislation tackling it (when it comes through), controversies around litigation funding such as fees the funders charge, why funding is so important for litigation and the upcoming market trends to watch out for.If you'd like to get in contact with Sean, his details a...

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25:30

HSF-Kramer Merger, Climate Protests and the US...

Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast ·

2024/11/15

In the episode, Meg is joined by Byfield Joint Managing Director, Ben Girdlestone, to discuss the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer merger, the climate protests outside law firms, the US election and a couple of law firm culture stories recently published by The Times. Thank you for Listening!

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26:15

FOMO in Law Firm Mergers, Trainee Salaries, and...

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2024/10/24

In this episode, Michael and Ben dive into some of the biggest news stories in the UK Legal Market. They explore whether law firm leaders are experiencing FOMO (fear of missing out) amidst the wave of mergers sweeping the sector. The conversation also touches on trainee salaries and the divide between equity and non-equity partners in US firms. Additionally, they provide updates on high-profile cases, including the BHP case regarding the dam disaster in Brazil, as well as how the SRA is handl...

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37:59

Counsel Culture – Law Firm Challenges and Ethics in...

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2024/10/11

Meg welcomes Simon Davis, former Law Society of England and Wales President and former commercial litigation Partner at Clifford Chance, on the podcast this week to discuss the ever-changing landscape in the legal industry and all of the challenges arising out of that for law firms and their lawyers.They also discuss scrutiny of lawyers in litigation and ethical considerations in disputes.Thank you for Listening!

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31:00

Counsel Culture - How brand and tough decisions...

Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast ·

2024/10/04

Rose Walker from Bloomberg Tax is back on Counsel Culture this week to discuss how mergers, rebrands and restructurings may impact culture in law firms.Leaning on the latest Freshfields rebrand and the Johannesburg office closure and equity partner cut at A&O Shearman, Rose and Meg discuss the communications and cultural challenges that come with such changes, and what firms can do to ensure they walk the talk when it comes to diversity and inclusion.Thank you for Listening!

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29:02

Disputes & Investigations Monthly: Upcoming BHP...

Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast ·

2024/09/27

Counsel Culture is back with another instalment of Disputes & Investigations Monthly!In this episode, Meg is joined by Founder Gus Sellitto and Senior Consultant Dina Hudson to discuss the upcoming liability trial in the BHP Mariana Dam case, along with broader reputational concerns surrounding strategic litigation related to ESG.Thank you for Listening!

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33:06

Live from IBA 2024: Insights from Mexico City

Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast ·

2024/09/20

In this episode Meg and Michael Evans, Joint Managing Director at Byfield, discuss his highlights at the IBA including: his session on whether firms should speak up or remain neutral on major geopolitical/societal issues and the fact that the Mexican President attacked the legal sector and rule of law by revamping the judicial system. They also spoke about recent office closures from Armstrong Teasdale, Hogan Lovells and A&O Shearman.Thank you for Listening!

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31:00

Navigating Law Firm Expansion, the Talent War and...

Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast ·

2024/09/12

In today’s episode, Meg is joined by David Patient, Senior Adviser at Travers Smith, for a conversation on law firm expansion in the Middle East, the talent war and David's key lessons for law firm leaders. He also shares his predictions on how the legal industry may evolve in the coming years.Thank you for Listening!

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30:44

Paul Weiss' London Growth, Movements at A&O Shearman...

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2024/09/05

After a summer hiatus, Counsel Culture is finally back!We’re kicking off with an exciting new episode featuring James Booth and Edin Imsirovic from Financial News.Together with Meg, they discuss Paul Weiss' impressive growth one year later and A&O Shearman’s recent hiring of two private equity partners from Sidley and making people redundant (probably).

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19:48

K&E's Partner Departures Policy and the Industry's...

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2024/07/19

This week Meg is joined by Joint Managing Director Ben Girdlestone to discuss the return of deals, Kirkland & Ellis Partner moves and diverse lawyers being used as “window dressing” in client pitches.

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32:26

Focus on Financials, Infrastructure and...

Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast ·

2024/07/11

This week, Meg is joined by Associate Director Liam McCafferty to discuss how the legal industry (and others) can use the Labour Cabinet as an example for increasing socio-economic diversity, what an increase in UK-focused infrastructure and planning work means for law firms and A&O and Linklaters' financial results announcements.

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