

Clarity
Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast
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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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.

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.


