This week’s episode of Counsel Culture is now live!Meg and Joint Managing Director Ben discuss Allen & Overy's ransomware, breaking glass ceilings for women in law, and junior lawyers wanting to join firms and do work that align with their values.

King & Spalding Associate Rosie Watterson joined Meg this week to discuss how law firms and the wider legal industry can better embrace their lawyers and staff with a disability, chronic and/or mental illness and why it matters for firms to ensure they are seen and heard.

This week, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Partner and PRIME Executive Chair Elizabeth Robertson joins Meg to discuss social mobility in the legal industry. They discuss Elizabeth's own journey into law, and best practice for firms to ensure they help improve access to the profession, and retain talent.They also discuss white collar crime trends to expect as the FCA's joint Executive Directors of Enforcement and Market Oversight settle in their role, and as the SFO is set to change leadership in the coming weeks.

Rose Walker, Editor at Bloomberg Tax, joins Meg to talk about successful strategies for a merger announcement, following the A&O Shearman news a few weeks ago.We talk about the importance of getting the choreography right for different stakeholders - as well as what to lookout for next in terms of remuneration, people issues and financial integration.

This week, Meg and Ben discuss the messaging and the implications of UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab's resignation on UK regulators and their efforts in cracking down on bad behavior. They then analyse the AmLaw 100 results, discuss the future of Private Equity practices and the latest Law Society guidance on climate change. They end up talking about the AI-produced Oasis album which made the headlines this week and how AI is changing copyright issues in law.