
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

Jul 12, 2021 • 20min
Pandemic Nation: New research shows how pandemic impacted legal careers of under-represented professionals
In a new podcast, available on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Natalie Runyon, director of enterprise content on talent and inclusion topics for the Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Brenda Carr, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at the law firm Arnold & Porter, and Jennifer Chen, Director of the ACCF about what insights stood out from recent research on how the pandemic, the movement for racial justice, and other seismic events over the last 18 months impacted the careers of lawyers from under-represented backgrounds.

Jun 28, 2021 • 26min
Podcast: 2021 Stellar Performance report examines lawyers in a post-pandemic world
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, spoke with Gemma Stainforth, a senior client manager at Thomson Reuters Acritas.

Jun 19, 2021 • 27min
Podcast: Defining equity’s role in the accounting profession
In our latest podcast, Natalie Runyon speaks with Loreal Jiles from the Institute of Management Accountants, and Brad Monterio from the California Society of CPAs, about their collaboration on groundbreaking research in the area of diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) within the accounting profession.

May 25, 2021 • 22min
Podcast: Could government agencies benefit from a legal operations role?
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, spoke with Kristin Hodgins, Director of Legal Operations at the Office of the Assistant Deputy Attorney General for the government of British Columbia, about how unique it is to have a legal ops role within a government paradigm.

May 3, 2021 • 36min
The power of reporting a scam
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, delves into this topic with Daniel Kaufman, acting director for the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection; and Amanda Huston, senior director of fraud, risk, and compliance for Thomson Reuters Pondera.

Apr 19, 2021 • 1h
The Hearing: Learning to trust AI in legal
Thomson Reuters' Joe Raczynski's guest on the latest podcast from The Hearing, is Andrew Fletcher, Director at TR Labs. Fletcher discusses how to make sure an AI can be trusted and the kinds of innovations that are just around the corner. Spoiler alert: As of now, there's still no sign of robot lawyers.

Apr 10, 2021 • 39min
A commitment to changing law firm recruiting
In this latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, we speak to two executives from Skadden Arps about how diversity in law firm recruiting is becoming a crucial component of how firms attract top talent.

Mar 30, 2021 • 18min
Corporate law departments did more with less in 2020, new study finds
In a new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, Lisa Hart Shepherd, Vice President of Research & Advisory Services at Thomson Reuters, explains the main effects the pandemic had on corporate law departments in 2020 and how those issues have the potential to act as catalysts to spur law departments to think differently.

Mar 18, 2021 • 37min
Collaboration needed to combat lack of diversity within the legal industry
In a new podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, top officers at AIG and Goodwin discuss how the legal industry is approaching its need to increase DEI and what roles both law firms and corporate legal departments can play.

Mar 7, 2021 • 27min
Taking your career to the Top of the House
In our latest podcast on our Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, three top chief legal officers discuss their career advancement journeys to the Top of the House at their respective organizations. Their insight can help those seeking a similar path in legal.