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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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Hosted by Raghu Ramanathan, President of Legal Professionals at Thomson Reuters, the latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights channel emphasizes the innovations that are transforming the legal profession, and features, from Frost Brown Todd, Cindy Thurston Bare, chief data and innovation officer, and Kayla Kotila, senior knowledge and research services manager, who elaborate on how they are utilizing AI and promoting its integration throughout the firm.
In the latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights channel, we discuss how alternative legal services providers (ALSPs) are playing an increasing and evolving role in the delivery of legal services. In the podcast, TRI's Zach Warren and Marcus Belanger look at some of the key findings from TRI's recent 2025 ALSP Report, including the ways law firms and corporate law departments are leveraging ALSPs.
In the latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights channel, we discuss tech debt, which may not be the type of debt you're used to from finance, but its implications can be dangerous to law firms and other businesses all the same. In the podcast, TRI's Zach Warren and Bryce Engelland delve into the concept of tech debt and its implications for the legal industry, discussing how tech debt arises from short-term technological decisions and the importance of managing it to avoid long-term costs.
In the new year's first podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights channel, several of TRI's content experts discuss what next year and the next five years hold for the various sectors being impacted by the integration of AI, particularly generative AI, into everyday operations, with the discussion ranging from enhancing efficiency and addressing talent shortages to expected shifts in business models and regulatory challenges.
In our latest Clarity podcast, the Thomson Reuters Institute's Bryce Engelland and Zach Warren discuss the latest economic data from the Law Firm Financial Index, highlighting how the top US law firms may have seen record profits and rates in 2025, but entering 2026, there may be some dark clouds on the horizon.
In a new episode of Clarity, we unpack why value has become the defining battleground for law firms in 2026. Driven by shifting markets, AI disruption, and clients who now assess their outside firms through evolving stages of trust, we break down the touchpoints that shape perceived value and share concrete steps that law firms can take today to deliver meaningfully differentiated client service.
In our latest Clarity podcast, Dr. Cornelia Walther warns that unchecked AI use is driving cognitive decline while weakening critical thinking, decision-making, and meaning at work as people increasingly default to machine judgment. She calls for hybrid intelligence — a pairing of AI fluency and human literacy — and urges companies to govern AI not just for speed and scale, but for human dignity, well-being, and positive social impact.
As tax season heats up, many firms are racing to transform compliance work into high-value advisory services; but how do you make that shift when you're already stretched thin? In this episode of the Thomson Reuters Institute's Clarity podcast, TRI's Nadya Britton sits down with Jody Padar, the "Radical CPA" and CEO of Excel Labs, to explore how tax professionals can turn this busy tax season into an advisory growth catalyst by reframing client conversations, restructuring workflows, and upskilling teams to spot revenue opportunities hidden in everyday interactions.
In our latest Clarity podcast, we look at a fundamental question raised by the recent 2026 Report on the State of the US Legal Market: Does the legal market's exceptional 2025 performance represent a new equilibrium, or the crest before a rapid realignment? Thomson Reuters Institute's Mike Abbott discusses the future of legal business with Raghu Ramanathan, President, Legal Professionals at Thomson Reuters.
In the 4th season premiere of Clarity, a Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) podcast, we explore what professionals need to do today to prepare for the tech-enabled future. We've gathered five of TRI's top experts to discuss how work is getting done across law, tax, corporate risk, government, and other professional services and how that may change over rest of the current decade. Although the year 2030 may sound far off, in reality, the choices that professionals make this year will go a long way toward determining whether they're ready — or playing catch‑up — when we get there.
In the latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights channel, business of law and legal pricing visionaries Toby Brown and Stuart Dodds join Bill Josten, Senior Enterprise Content Manager for Legal at TRI, to discuss the implications that GenAI will have on the billable hour, alternative and value-based pricing arrangements, and how law firms can protect and grow their revenue streams going forward.
In the latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights channel, TRI's Nadya Britton and Allan Koltin, CEO of Koltin Consulting Group, explore the transformative trends in mergers and acquisitions among tax firms. Since 2011, M&A has evolved from a rare occurrence to a vital growth strategy for many tax firms. This podcast highlights how private equity has revolutionized the sector and how that influx of capital has sparked a surge in M&A activity, with almost weekly announcements of new deals.
In the latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights channel, Nadya Britton, Enterprise Content Manager for Tax, Accounting & Trade at TRI, talks with Marianne Rowden, CEO of e-Merchants Trade Council, about the highlights from TRI's 4th annual Global Trade Report and the potential implications of Donald Trump's return to office on supply chains and trade, regulations, and talent challenges.
In the latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights channel, Nadya Britton, Enterprise Content Manager for Tax, Accounting & Trade at TRI, sat down again with Shaun Hunley, Executive Editor of Checkpoint, to delve into the potential tax policies of Donald Trump's presidency and what it may mean for tax preparers. The pair talk through several key issues, including Trump's aims to lower the corporate tax rate, his proposal for a universal baseline tariff on all U.S. imports, and more surprising proposals like exempting tip income and overtime pay from taxation.
No mais recente podcast do canal Thomson Reuters Institute Insights, Lionel Nobre, Vice-Presidente de Tributação para a América Latina na Dell Technologies, junta-se a Edinilson Apolinario, Diretor de Tributação e Conteúdo para a América Latina na Thomson Reuters, para discutir as conclusões do recente relatório sobre a Reforma Tributária no Brasil. Eles exploram temas como o impacto que a reforma terá sobre os profissionais corporativos, os desafios e oportunidades que enfrentarão, como a tecnologia pode otimizar seu trabalho e recomendações para organizações navegarem com sucesso por essa transição.
In the latest Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights podcast, Norie Campbell, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Thomson Reuters, joins TRI's Lizzy Duffy to discuss the multi-faceted role of the general counsel's office in helping guide the strategy of today's increasingly complex business organizations. The discussion covers how general counsel provide effective service to the business while operating under increasing cost constraints, protecting the business from an increasing regulatory and risk environment, and enabling growth.
Nearly 90% of tax & accounting firms want technology to be an integral or significant part of their overall firm strategy — but do they actually have the ability to pull this off? In today's Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights podcast, TRI's Zach Warren and Nadya Britton offer up their findings from the first Tax Firm Technology Report and explore the critical role of technology in today's tax firms.
In this episode of the Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast, we discuss recent corporate sustainability disclosure regulations and how companies are preparing to meet them. Kevin Fertig and Colleen Cochran at Agendi, a sustainability consulting firm, discuss a range of key topics from the regulators' climate rules to the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive requirements, and how the upcoming US election may impact corporate climate action.
In the latest Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights podcast, nationally recognized legal services procurement experts Audrey Rubin, formerly of Aon, and Justin Ergler, formerly of GlaxoSmithKline, join host Bill Josten, TRI's senior manager for legal content, to discuss clients' perspective on law firm rates in 2024 and what they wish law firms would consider in setting rates for 2025. In a conversation that ranges from rates, to revenue, profits, cost recovery, and alternative fee arrangements, the podcast illuminates valuable insights on how law firms can focus not only on the rates they charge their clients, but on how they can deliver greater value while also making higher profits.
In the latest Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights podcast, experts from Thomson Reuters Practical Law team discussed how best to navigate data privacy laws in the United States, Canada, and the European Union, while emphasizing the importance of risk assessments and the balance between the rights of data subjects and business interests. The podcast also highlights the evolving nature of privacy laws and the need for better communication and adaptability among jurisdictions to better facilitate global business operations.
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