
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.
Podcasting since 2022 • 106 episodes
Counsel Culture: The Business of Law Podcast
Latest Episodes
Innovative Lawyers, Tech Deals and New Strategies
This week Joint Managing Directors Ben and Michael discuss the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards and supplement, the UK's £31 billion tech deal with the US, Mishcon de Reya's new strategy and what Charlie Kirk's passing might mean for the legal sect...
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Season 1
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Episode 106
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24:41

Office Attendance, Bonus Promises and Inflated Bills
This week, Olivia speaks with Byfield Joint Managing Director Ben Girdlestone about the latest shifts in the legal industry, from four-day office policies and Addleshaw Goddard’s pay freeze to concerns over inflated billable hours and Burford C...
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Season 1
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Episode 105
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18:21

US Firms, London Moves, and Lateral Hiring Trends with Habiba Cullen-Jafar
This week, Olivia is joined by Habiba Cullen-Jafar, Senior Reporter at Law.com International, to discuss her beat and what makes a compelling legal story. Their conversation also explores US law firms expanding into London, how their profitabil...
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Season 1
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Episode 104
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41:25

Financial Success, Bonus Adjustments and Class Actions on the Rise
This week, Olivia is joined by Joint Managing Director Michael Evans to explore law firm profit announcements, the changing landscape of bonus systems, the rise of UK class action values to £155 billion despite fewer filings, the Law Society’s ...
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Season 1
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Episode 103
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24:05

Hiring Slowdowns, AI Tributes and a Vegas Fortune Fight
This week, Olivia is joined by Ben to explore why private equity partners in New York are making fewer moves despite an uptick in lateral market activity - and what this might signal for the sector. The conversation then turns to Rod Stewart’s ...
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Season 1
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Episode 102
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18:33
