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The Non-Billable Podcast takes UK legal professionals beyond the billable hour, bringing you interviews with top lawyers, law firm leaders, industry experts and legal tech innovators to uncover actionable insights on the business of law, career growth and the future of the industry.
Hosted by Oliver Attinger, a former finance lawyer at a leading City law firm, and brought to you by Non-Billable, the legal media platform for City lawyers, in-house counsel, and legal professionals.
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- Why Weil collapsed and what it means for Big Law with Yale Law School professor John Morley · 44 min.Weil was still generating more than $2 billion a year when its partnership unravelled. Yale Law School professor John Morley says that its collapse was driven not by financial…
- Inside offshore law with Harneys global boss William Peake · 47 min.Offshore law firms play a central role in major cross-border deals and disputes, yet the market remains unfamiliar to many lawyers. Harneys global managing partner William Peake…
- Why the UK’s biggest law firms are pulling away from the rest of the market · 42 min.PwC’s latest law firm survey points to a growing divide in the UK legal market. The largest firms are pulling ahead, specialist players are finding profitable niches and parts of…
- Inside King & Spalding’s London growth push with managing partner Tom Sprange · 38 min.King & Spalding is in growth mode in London. The office increased revenue by 48% last year, has expanded its footprint at 8 Bishopsgate and recently hired a major international…
- Jeanette Burgess on taking Walker Morris beyond £100m and saying no to private equity · 35 min.Walker Morris has nearly doubled in size over the past seven years while holding on to a model that looks increasingly distinctive: one office in Leeds and no international…
- Charles Russell Speechlys boss Simon Ridpath on building a law firm around private capital · 36 min.Charles Russell Speechlys has expanded rapidly under managing partner Simon Ridpath, opening in Milan and Singapore before making a defining move into the US this year. The…
- Christian Bartsch on Bird & Bird’s path to €1bn · 35 min.Christian Bartsch is the CEO of Bird & Bird, the international law firm built around technology, IP and regulation. He joined the firm in 2007, became CEO in 2022 and was…
- Lewis Silkin’s Jo Farmer on why two managing partners are better than one · 41 min.Jo Farmer, joint managing partner of Lewis Silkin, joins the podcast to discuss the firm’s rapid growth and the strategy behind it. She explains why Lewis Silkin has resisted…
- How David Beech built Knights into a £200m law firm · 48 min.David Beech, CEO of listed law firm Knights, joins the podcast to discuss how he has built one of the UK's largest regional legal businesses since buying the firm in 2012. He…
- Inside Mayer Brown’s London private capital push · 35 min.Dom Griffiths, London managing partner of Mayer Brown, joins the podcast to discuss the strategy behind one of the firm's strongest years in London. He explains why Mayer Brown…
- Richard Medd on Browne Jacobson’s growth strategy · 29 min.Richard Medd, managing partner of Browne Jacobson, joins the podcast to discuss how the firm has doubled revenue over the past six years - revenue for the most recent financial…
- What Microsoft expects from its law firms in the AI era · 39 min.Rebecca Anderson, Microsoft's head of legal for EMEA, joins the podcast to discuss how the in-house function at one of the world's biggest tech companies is adapting to the AI…
- Sidley executive committee chair Brian Fahrney on London, talent and the global elite · 37 min.Brian Fahrney, chair of Sidley Austin's executive committee, joins the podcast to discuss the firm's transformation into one of the fastest-growing US law firms in London. He…
- BCLP senior partner Segun Osuntokun on growth, mergers and weekend emails · 29 min.Segun Osuntokun, senior partner at BCLP, joins the podcast to discuss leadership, firm strategy and what it takes to run a global law firm while continuing to practise as a…
- Private equity and the future of law firms | Podcast special · 1 t. 8 min.Private equity investment in law firms has become one of the most talked-about trends in the legal industry. But how much is actually happening? Why are investors interested in…
- The business of international arbitration with Boies Schiller’s Tim Foden · 36 min.Tim Foden is co-head of the international arbitration group at Boies Schiller Flexner in London. In this episode, he joins the podcast to discuss his path into arbitration, his…
- Why US firms are still winning the talent battle in London · 51 min.Headhunter Scott Gibson returns to the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on what’s going on in the London partner market. As co-founder of Edwards Gibson, Scott tracks…
- Inside Lawfront: The PE-backed law firm group betting big on consolidation · 35 min.Axel Koelsch, COO of private equity-backed legal group Lawfront, joins the podcast to discuss how outside investment is reshaping the UK legal market and why he believes…
- How private equity is changing the legal market in Sweden · 29 min.In this episode, Maria-Pia Hope - former managing partner of top Swedish law firm Vinge and now CEO of private equity-backed legal group AGRD - explains why she believes the…
- The private wealth opportunity behind Taylor Wessing’s US merger · 30 min.Today, we unpack the private wealth angle of Taylor Wessing’s merger with Winston & Strawn. Partners Gabriel Estevez and Nick Warr explain how the firm defines private wealth as…
