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Clarity

Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcastwww.thomsonreuters.com
Welcome to Clarity, a podcast powered by the Thomson Reuters Institute. In each episode, we dive deep into a single question from decision-makers and thought leaders from legal, corporate, tax, accounting & audit, and government communities. Grounding the conversation in the Institute’s research and practice leads’ domain expertise, in each episode, we sit down with a special guest or panel of experts from our community of partners, clients, and key leaders in each industry we serve.
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Episodes

LDO Index shows cost control still occupying the minds of corporate law department leaders

In a new Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute channel, we discuss the Thomson Reuters Institute’s Legal Department Operations (LDO) Index , an annual look at the state of affairs within corporate legal departments, and what it says about department leaders’ thinking in the current environment....

Nov 09, 202244 minSeason 3Ep. 21

Technology & talent are needed to manage the new global trade arena

In this week’s podcast available on the Thomson Reuters Institute channel, we speak to Suzanne Offerman, Senior Product Manager at Thomson Reuters, about Thomson Reuters' inaugural Global Trade Report 2022: Turbulence Tempered with Technology , released in September....

Oct 27, 202220 minSeason 3Ep. 21

ESG momentum, now under strain, faces changing landscape: Podcast

In this week’s podcast available on the Thomson Reuters Institute channel, Lindsey Rogerson and Henry Engler , editors with Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, speak with Natalie Runyon, director of ESG content for Thomson Reuters Institute, about the newly released SPECIAL REPORT: ESG Under Strain , which digs deep into the current challenges governments and companies are facing on the ESG front....

Oct 12, 202227 minSeason 3Ep. 20

What’s keeping law firm CFOs up at night? — Podcast

In this week’s podcast available on the Thomson Reuters Institute podcast channel, we speak to Jeff Connor, Chief Financial Officer at McGuireWoods and co-chair of Thomson Reuters’ upcoming 21st Annual COO/CFO Forum , about the tough questions that law firms may be facing in the coming months and years....

Sep 28, 202235 minSeason 3Ep. 19

What meaningful, intentional client feedback programs can do for law firms

In the latest podcast available on the Thomson Reuters Institute channel, we speak with Elizabeth Duffy, Senior Director of Global Client Services at the Thomson Reuters Institute, about law firms' efforts to proactively seek out their clients’ thoughts and attitudes in a formal client feedback program.

Aug 31, 202241 minSeason 3Ep. 17

Financial institutions having trouble seeing through the fog of Russia sanctions: Podcast

In the latest podcast available on the Thomson Reuters Institute channel, we speak to the Rachel Wolcott and Brett Wolf of Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence and the co-authors of a new white paper about how global financial institutions are managing the evolving sanctions regime against Russia in the wake of its invasion of the Ukraine.

Aug 16, 202227 minSeason 3Ep. 16

Podcast: The Fraud, Waste & Abuse Report

Our latest Market Insights podcast looks at Thomson Reuters' recently release "Fraud, Waste & Abuse Report" and what government agencies are now doing to protect us.

Jun 20, 202223 minSeason 3Ep. 12

Tax considerations and other challenges of cryptocurrencies

TIn the latest podcast available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Nadya Britton, Enterprise Content Manager for tax & accounting at the Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Kell Canty, a fintech pioneer, early Bitcoin adopter, and co-founder of Ledgible , a crypto tax and financial reporting platform company.

Jun 07, 202219 minSeason 3Ep. 11

Podcast: Human rights crimes spiking with war in the Ukraine

In the latest podcast available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Heather C. Fischer, a senior advisor for human rights crimes at Thomson Reuters Special Services, speaks with Valiant (Val) Richey, the Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and human trafficking expert, about what human trafficking is, the scale of it as a global issue, and what anti-trafficking strategies...

May 24, 202230 minSeason 3Ep. 10

Podcast: Dynamic Law Firms Report

In the latest podcast available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Bill Josten , manager of legal industry and law firm content at Thomson Reuters Institute, recently spoke with Randy Staggers , Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at Baker Donelson, about the findings of the Dynamic Law Firms Report , and whether and how law firms can model similar success within their own businesses....

May 11, 202234 minSeason 3Ep. 9

Podcast: Regional Law Firm Brand Indexes 2022

In the latest podcast available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Thomson Reuters' Bill Josten , and Becky Halat discusses the lessons from the Regional Law Firm Brand Indexes and the ongoing shift they show in the relationships between corporate clients and their outside law firms.

Apr 20, 202222 minSeason 3Ep. 7

Podcast: Previewing the CLOC Conference 2022

In the latest podcast available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Gina Jurva , of the Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Kelsey Nicol , of Thomson Reuters; and Lyndsey Wurst , Legal Operations Manager at Securian Financial . The podcast features a preview of Nicol and Wurst’s upcoming panel at the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) Global Institute titled, The Modern Legal Department transformation and Next-Gen Tech for Legal Operations ....

Apr 12, 202234 minSeason 3Ep. 6

Podcast: Insight into the 2022 AML Risk Survey

In our latest podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Gina Jurva , attorney and manager of market insights and thought leadership content for corporate and government at the Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Amanda Dupont, an attorney and public records specialist at Thomson Reuters, about the 2022 Thomson Reuters Anti-Money Laundering Insights Survey ....

Mar 29, 202229 minSeason 3Ep. 5

Podcast: Accounting firms eying strategic growth, says latest Tax Professionals Survey

In the latest podcast available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, we discuss the 2022 Tax Professionals Survey report , which highlighted the megatrends the tax & accounting industry began experiencing in 2018 and went into overdrive in 2020. In 2022, clients are likely to continue demanding more from their tax and business advisors, and firms are evaluating how to meet those demands....

Mar 16, 202220 minSeason 3Ep. 4

Podcast: Taking the temperature of the nation’s legal market

In this latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Market Insights channel, Bill Josten, manager of legal industry and law firm content at Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Jim Jones, a senior fellow with Georgetown Law and the chief author of the recent 2022 Report on the State of the Legal Market , about some of topics that have garnered the most attention since the report’s release, as well as a few topics that have perhaps flown a bit more under the radar....

Feb 27, 202246 minSeason 3Ep. 3

Podcast: Fighting online sexual abuse & exploitation

In the latest Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights podcast, we look into the steep challenge of fighting online sexual abuse and exploitation in today's digitized world.

Feb 15, 202228 minSeason 3Ep. 2

What will the competition for talent hold in store for 2022?

Of all the issues employers will face in 2022, talent recruitment, retention, and management will likely be among the top. This will be true in major corporations, small businesses, professional services like law firms and tax & accounting firms, and even government agencies. While some common thread can be found as to how talent questions might impact each of these employer groups, each will also face somewhat unique circumstances as well, based on their particular place in the market. To b...

Jan 12, 202232 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Law firms should leverage their ESG offerings, says new Stellar Performance report

Today, lawyers are grappling to incorporate environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) principles into their practices and better serve their corporate clients. In a new podcast, we discuss the recently released Thomson Reuters Stellar Performance report . In the podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel , Gina Jurva, attorney and manager of market insights and thought leadership content for corporate and government at the Thomson Reuters Institute, s...

Dec 13, 202131 minSeason 2Ep. 20

New podcast: Cryptocurrencies and the future of American security

In a new podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel , we preview the upcoming conference, "Those Darkest Hours”: The Future of American Security . One panel at that event will focus on how the danger of illicit finance, which covers everything from laundering money from illegal activity to funding terrorism, is becoming greatly a bigger danger due mainly to the rapid growth in the use of cryptocurrencies....

Nov 15, 202135 minSeason 2Ep. 19

ESG report demonstrates growing importance in global financial services industry

In our latest podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel , Gina Jurva, of the Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Henry Engler , Senior Regulatory Expert at Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence and primary author of the new report, ESG: Fast-emerging challenges for financial institutions ....

Oct 31, 202135 minSeason 2Ep. 18

Resolving workplace burnout is necessary for winning in the war for talent

In our latest podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel , we discuss these issues further with Paula Davis, CEO of The Stress and Resilience Institute . Davis explains the difference between stress and burnout, describing the characteristics of the latter as chronic emotional and physical exhaustion, chronic cynicism, and the emergence of the “why bother, who cares?” mindset....

Oct 19, 202127 minSeason 2Ep. 17

Podcast: 20 years of the Law Firm COO & CFO Forum

In our latest podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel , we sat down with the 20th Annual Law Firm COO & CFO Forum ’s three co-chairs — Jeff Connor, Chief Financial Officer at McGuireWoods; Jim Jones, Director at the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown University Law Center; and Gretta Rusanow, Head of Advisory Services in the Law Firm Group at Citi Private Bank — to take a look back at the history of the event as well as its present and...

Oct 03, 202129 minSeason 2Ep. 17

Podcast: Seeking innovation in educating the next generation of lawyers

In our latest podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel , we speak to Richmond Law Prof. Josh Kubicki who shares how the Richmond Legal Business Design Hub got its start, the challenges its creators faced, and the valuable lessons learned from the inaugural “Legal Design Challenge” this past spring semester. Also joining us is David Rueff , Chief Client Solutions Group Officer at Baker Donelson....

Sep 05, 202143 minSeason 2Ep. 16

Looking inside “The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on State & Local Courts Study 2021”

In latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel , we dive into the new Thomson Reuters Institute report, The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on State & Local Courts Study 2021 . In our podcast, we speak to Mary McQueen , President of the National Center for State Courts; and Mark Martin , Dean and Professor at Regent University School of Law and former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, about the unprecedented opportunity to reimagine our nation’s ...

Aug 25, 202140 minSeason 2Ep. 15
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