City Conversations

The Legal Experts in Schools programme - In discussion with Paula Ade

The current landscape of domestic abuse with Jenny Beck

President Simon Davis on Covid-19 and support for solicitors

Catch up with Bahare Heywood, chief risk and compliance officer at Clifford Chance

We discuss the latest issues around ethics and compliance.

Mental health and wellbeing with Annmarie Carvalho

We discuss how we can all support our mental health and wellbeing during remote working and periods of stress. Annmarie worked as a family lawyer and mediator at Farrer & Co before becoming a therapist.

Catch up with Deputy High Court Judge Tim Smith

We catch up with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner partner and Deputy High Court Judge Tim Smith.

Brexit: Where are we now?

Helena Raulus, head of the UK Law Societies' Joint Brussels Office, and Mickael Laurans, head of international at the Law Society, discuss the latest updates on Brexit.

Catch up with Linsay Leslie

We catch up with Linsay, partner and head of directories and tenders team at MD Communications.

Catch up with Mary Kyle, Head of FPS Technology, City of London Corporation

President Simon Davis on England and Wales as a global centre for legal services

President Simon Davis discusses the importance of England and Wales as a global legal centre.

Catch up with Libby Jackson MBE, global head of practice at Herbert Smith Freehills

We catch up with Libby about how Herbert Smith Freehills successfully incorporated alternative services into the business and the impact of technology on the future of law.

Catch up with John Davies, senior adviser at Brunswick Group

Former Freshfields partner John Davies is a senior adviser in Brunswick Group’s regulatory and public affairs practice.

Doing business in Brussels with Peter Callens, Stephen Smith and Dr Helena Raulus

This podcast examples the opportunities and obstacles in setting up a Brussels office and requalifying into the Brussels Bar, Dutch language section. Speakers include Peter Callens, president of the Brussels Bar, Dutch l

Catch up with Bernardine Adkins, partner at Gowling WLG

We ask Bernardine about the impact of Brexit on trade and competition law.

Brexit country-by-country update

Listen to the first in our Brexit series with Mickaël Laurans, head of International at the Law Society. Mickaël delivers a country by country update for law firms looking to operate in Europe post-Brexit. This month we

Catch up with Charlie Geffen, partner at Gibson Dunn

We ask Charlie about the role of quotas in the fight for gender diversity, his involvement in the Law Society’s women in leadership in law initiative and the Women of Gibson Dunn Initiative.

Catch up with Daniel Winterfeldt, partner at Reed Smith

We speak with Daniel Winterfeldt, partner at Reed Smith, about his work as founder and chair of the InterLaw Diversity Forum.

Women in Law: Women presidents of the Law Society

President Christina Blacklaws speaks with the four past women presidents of the Law Society - Carolyn Kirby, Fiona Woolf, Linda Lee and Lucy Scott-Moncrieff - about gender diversity in the profession.

Catch up with Katherine Ramo, TMIC associate at CMS

We speak with Katherine Ramo, an associate in Technology, Media, IP and Competition (TMIC) at CMS. She is also the founder and chair of the CMS ENABLE Disability Network.

Catch up with Shruti Ajitsaria, counsel at Allen & Overy and Head of Fuse

We speak with Shruti about working at Allen & Overy and setting up Fuse. Fuse was created to give A&O lawyers and clients opportunities to better understand the use of technology that could benefit them. For the Fuse coh