
Clarity
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.
Latest episodes

Feb 15, 2022 • 28min
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.

Jan 12, 2022 • 32min
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 begin to unpack how some of these issues may shape 2022, the Thomson Reuters Institute brought together its team of in-house industry experts to explore the peculiarities of each of these key groups and address how each group might face some of the talent challenges this year.

Dec 13, 2021 • 31min
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, speaks with Jen Dezo, Director of Client Relations at Thomson Reuters Market Insights and Thought Leadership, about the report.

Nov 15, 2021 • 35min
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.

Oct 31, 2021 • 35min
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 19, 2021 • 27min
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 3, 2021 • 29min
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 future.

Sep 5, 2021 • 43min
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.

Aug 25, 2021 • 40min
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 court system.

Jul 23, 2021 • 35min
Podcast: The 2021 Cost of Compliance Report
Now, 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 a co-author of the 2021 Cost of Compliance report, Susannah Hammond, Senior Regulatory Expert at TRRI, and Brett Wolf, Senior Financial Crimes expert for TRRI, and a contributor to the report.