Legal 500 Podcast

The Legal 500

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. 

  1. 17 Feb

    The Final Frontier: Michael Bowsher KC and Jenn Lawrence on Space Law

    Marie Johansen Nordland speaks to Michael Bowsher KC and Jenn Lawrence of Monckton Chambers on the current and future state of space law, emerging legal issues in Outer Space, and why space matters - and why lawyers should care.

    41 min

  2. 30/09/2025

    Christina Blacklaws, Pt 2: legal tech, yesterday, now and tomorrow

    Will Tolcher, Global Bar Editor of Legal 500, speaks with Christina Blacklaws – chair of the Lawtech UK panel and former president of the Law Society in England and Wales – about the uses and abuses of artificial intelligence in the legal world, how technology will shape the legal profession, and the ideas that fell by the wayside.

    1hr 1min

  3. 29/09/2025

    Christina Blacklaws, Pt 1: leadership, innovation and different ways of doing law

    Will Tolcher, Global Bar Editor of Legal 500, speaks with Christina Blacklaws – former president of the Law Society of England and Wales and chair of the Lawtech UK panel – about her roles in pioneering legal practices, steering the profession through tumultuous times, and the evolution of the solicitors’ profession.

    1hr 3min

  4. 06/08/2025

    Legal 500 Discusses International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA)

    Harry Vercoe (MENA Editor at Legal 500) speaks with guests about the International Lawyers for Africa program and its impact on law firms across the globe.

    39 min

  5. 31/07/2025

    Preparing for the UK's New Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence with Grant Thornton

    Legal Business and Legal 500 data editor Ben Wheway speaks to Grant Thornton UK’s Tom Townson and Emma Young about the UK’s new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud, which coming into force on 1 September 2025. They discuss how prepared UK businesses really are and what steps companies must take now to put appropriate protections in place.

    34 min

  6. 07/07/2025

    Guy Morpuss KC

    Will Tolcher, global Bar editor, speaks with Guy Morpuss KC – commercial barrister-turned-crime fiction author, about his journey from the Bar to the literary world, as well as the surprising cross-overs and parallels between the two worlds. A Trial in Three Acts by Guy Morpuss is out now (Viper, £16.99)

    46 min

  7. 03/04/2025

    Angelo Paparelli - US immigration changes during Trump 2.0

    Barnaby Merrill speaks to Angelo Paparelli of Vialto Law US on the history of US immigration law, anti-immigration sentiment, and expected changes to the immigration regime during the second Trump administration

    38 min

  8. 05/02/2025

    FCPA enforcement in Trump’s second term – what do in-house counsel need to prepare for?

    In a conversation recorded before the January 20th inauguration, Barnaby Merrill speaks to Mark Bini and Tom Suddath, partners at Reed Smith and former federal prosecutors, about what Donald Trump’s second term means for FCPA enforcement and the enaction of cross-border regulatory legislation more broadly.

    29 min
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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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  • Creator
    The Legal 500
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Legal 500
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