Lawyer's Coach - what makes lawyers tick?
Lawyer's Coach is a series of podcasts that aims to find out what makes lawyers tick. Claire Rason and Oliver Hansard harness their unique skill sets to interview a range of private practice and in-house counsel to explore a different theme in each series. Lawyer's Coach challenges lawyers to think differently and be inspired by their colleagues and peers.
Lawyer's Coach is brought to you by Client Talk and Hansard Coaching.
Find all episodes at www.lawyercoach.co.uk. If you would like to find out more about how to be a guest on the podcast or are interested in finding out more about coaching contact Oliver and Claire at info@lawyercoach.co.uk
Episodes
55 episodes
Inspire Inclusion - a systemic perspective of female litigators
In the legal arena, clients and lawyers alike are thinking about how to address DEI, particularly getting women to be equally represented at the top. In private practice, women represent only 32% of equity partners in England & Wales, despi...
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58:46
Legal Insights - culture and coaching - S8 EP 07
In this episode Oliver and Claire reflect on the series and discuss the findings of their legal pulse survey. They discuss the role that coaching has to play in solving some of the big challenges that the industry faces.
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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22:59
A client's perspective on DEI - S8 EP 06
Lexi Segal, in-house at BT, has had a pivotal role in driving forward BT's desire to see more effective DEI initatives in law firms. She speaks to Claire about the importance of the little actions that support inclusion and how BT works with it...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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35:53
How to succeed on your own terms - S8 EP 05
Nikki Edwards, partner at Howard Kennedy, talks to Oliver about navigating her career as a litigator. She speaks of the importance of values and how she has used these as her guide. She also discusses how she has been working hard to raise DEI ...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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32:03
Culture: the crucial key to office comeback - S8 EP 04
Rob Bower, Managing Partner of Montagu Evans, tells Claire Rason about why he believes the key to encouraging individuals to return to the office lies in fostering a strong organisational culture. While creating appealing workspaces is importan...
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32:13
CEO Insights: Lawyers in Focus - S8 EP 03
This episode of the Lawyers Coach podcast features Sarah Henwood, the CEO of Thomson, Snell and Passmore, recognised as the oldest law firm by the Guinness Book of Records. Sarah, breaking the mould as a non-lawyer, shares her background in mar...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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26:16
Partnering Authentically: Insights from a Tax Expert S8 EP 02
In this episode, Claire Rason sits down with Nicky Owen, Head of Professional Practices at Crowe, to explore her unique career journey from working with underwater explosives to becoming a senior equity partner in the field of tax. They delve i...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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27:04
Find Your Splendid Splinter - S8 EP 01
In this episode Oliver Hansard speaks to Lee Curtis of LINAR consulting. He describes what lawyers need to think about if they want to differentiate and win new work. He explores why it's time to find your splendid splinter!Key P...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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32:14
The Lawyer's Coach is Back
The Lawyer's Coach returns next week with valuable conversations you won't want to miss. In this 'teaser' episode, hosts Claire Rason and Oliver Hansard hint at this season’s themes.
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1:29
Marketing and the Billable Hour - S7 EP 05
In this episode of Lawyer's Coach we hear from Tracey Rodgers, Head of Client Intelligence at Harneys. Host Oliver hansard speaks to Tracy about non billable time and in particular the time tha...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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33:04
The Billable Hour: The Story So Far - S7 EP 04
The billable hour has been the theme of the latest series with presenters Claire Rason and Oliver Hansard talking to a variety of guests about what is the marmite of legal. In this episode Claire and Oliver are going to ...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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17:35
The Disruptor - S7 Ep 03
Adam Morallee is the Founding Partner of litigation boutique Brandsmiths, specialising in IP and sports matters. Adam spoke to Claire about his take on the billiable hour. Adam also shared some insights on setting up a firm of his own and...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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25:08
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The Private Practice Perspective - S7 EP 02
Daniel Martin is London Head of Business Crime and Regulation at JMW Solicitors. He spoke to Oliver Hansard about his journey to becoming a lawyer and also his take on the billable hour.
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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24:03
The Pricing Expert's View of the Billable Hour - S7 EP 01
Richard Burcher dedicates all of his time to legal services pricing consultancy work and is widely regarded as the leading international authority on pricing legal services. We caught up with him to find out his take on the billiable hour.<...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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32:23
'The Billable Hour' season coming soon - in the meantime, another episode from the vaults
On Monday April 17th the Lawyer's Coach podcast returns with a series all about the billable hour, the marmite of legal. It is criticised for driving inefficiencies and is even cited as a cause of cultural ills.In the meantime, we will ...
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26:56
The Billable Hour - Series 7 coming soon. Plus an episode from the vaults.
On Monday April 17th the Lawyer's Coach podcast returns with a series all about the billable hour, the marmite of legal. It is criticised for driving inefficiencies and is even cited as a cause of cultural ills.In the meantime, we will ...
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28:15
A Conversation About Culture - Series 6 EP 06
In this last episode of this series, Claire and Oliver reflect on the insights gained. They speak about the impact that culture has on diversity, through the lens of a diversity study with a difference. They also explore the impact of the...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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27:38
Lawyer's Are People Too - Series 6 EP 05
In this episode we speak to Elizabeth Rimmer, Chief Executive of LawCare. Elizabeth speaks to us about the impact that legal culture has on mental health in the provision. We explore what changes need t...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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26:18
Culture is the Foundation on Which Everything is Built- Series 6 EP 04
In this wide-ranging episode we speak to Trevor Sterling about his rise to Senior Partner at Moore Barlow. We speak about imposter syndrome and confidence. Trevor speaks about celebrating diversity. We...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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28:03
The O Factor - Series 6 EP03
Dan Kayne of O-Shaped Lawyer joins Claire Rason to discuss culture in law. What isn't working from the point of view of clients? What needs to change and how? Speaking about the initiativ...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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30:01
The People Perspective - Series 6 EP02
Triona Ferriter is Chief People Officer at Arthur Cox. She speaks about the importance of getting buy-in to change, the impact of being a partnership has on change and culture, and reflects on the differ...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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29:25
Mental Health in Legal - Series 6 EP01
Chris Parsons is Mental Wellbeing Champion at Herbert Smith Freehills. He speaks to Claire about his journey. He describes how mental wellbeing came to the fore in his career and why th...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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38:16
Being Aware - Series 5 EP06
In this last episode of this series Claire and Oliver are joined in conversation with Nicola Jones, learning designer, facilitator and coach and founder of Athena Professional. Together they reflect on the series, the importance of awaren...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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31:24
The Client Perspective - Series 5 EP05
Sarah McCarthy is Chief Legal Officer at dunnhumby. She caught up with Oliver Hansard to talk about the transition from private practice to in-house lawyer;...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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20:59
Art of the Possible - Series 5 EP04
Change is constant. Anna Lind, head of strategy & business transformation at RPC, talks about how she works to drive change through her organisation. She provides some tips and a model to help firms navigate change. Find out what her views ...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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31:05
