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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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S6 · E2
Today · 27 min
Finding the human-in-the-loop with AI drafting
Valerie McConnell, Vice President in Solutions Engineering at Thomson Reuters, speaks with the Thomson Reuters Institute's Zach Warren to break down where human intervention will remain necessary even as AI's capabilities to draft legal briefs and other documents are ever increasing.
S6 · E1
Monday · 28 min
How can law firms turn AI strategy into client value?
Steve Petrie, VP of Transformation Services at Thomson Reuters, talks with Zach Warren, Legal Industry Insights Lead at the Thomson Reuters Institute, about the recent "Turning Law Firm AI Strategies into Practice Report" and the "2026 Stand-out Lawyers Survey"
S5 · E11
July 28 · 27 min
Are organizations ready for an AI-powered future?
Almost three-quarters of professionals now use AI several times a week, but are their organizations getting real value from it? In this episode of Clarity on Tech, Mike Abbott speaks with Thomson Reuters segment presidents Raghu Ramanathan (Legal), Elizabeth Beastrom (Tax, Audit & Accounting) and Liz Zimick (Corporates) about key takeaways from our latest Future of Professionals research, including the gap between AI strategy and execution, the rise of shadow AI, and what leaders should do in the next 90 days.
S5 · E10
June 20 · 15 min
What happens when organizations fall behind on AI?
In this episode of "Clarity", Mike Abbott, Head of Thomson Reuters Institute, and Steve Hasker, President and CEO of Thomson Reuters, break down our new Future of Professionals report. This year's findings illustrate a clear shift: AI is embedded in professional work, but its value hinges on effective execution, strategy, and infrastructure. As a result, a gap is forming between those organizations that are achieving real impact and those that are falling behind and seeing growing risks emerge across client relationships, talent, and governance.
S5 · E9
June 17 · 36 min
Law firm revenues are breaking records, but what might be holding them back?
In the latest episode of our "Clarity" podcast, the Thomson Reuters Institute's Bryce Engelland and Zach Warren discuss why the Law Firm Financial Index (LFFI) is sitting at a dead-average 55 even as law firm revenues break records. The pair unpacks the Q1 2026 numbers and examines what might be keeping the large law firm industry and the LFFI from hitting truly stratospheric heights.
S4 · E4
June 11 · 22 min
Utilizing AI to supplement executive decision-making
What if the real value of AI for executives isn't a faster answer, but a better argument? In this episode of "Clarity on Tech", the Thomson Reuters Institute's Bryce Engelland sits down with Thomson Reuters enterprise architect Zafar Khan to explore why a single AI advisor is easy to ignore — or to exploit for the answer you wanted to hear — and how a panel of personas built to disagree, including Adrian Vance and Elara Hunt (who joins to field live questions), can turn that structural weakness into smarter, stickier advice.
S5 · E6
June 9 · 40 min
How can AML professionals combat human trafficking during the World Cup?
In the latest episode of our "Clarity" podcast, we speak with James Lephew, founder of AFC Group, a consultaing firm specializing in financial crime prevention, about what the 2026 FIFA World Cup has to do with your organization's anti-money laundering compliance program and how these large global events often bring massive financial flows and human trafficking with them.
S5 · E7
June 2 · 29 min
What is the real business value of AI for today's law firms?
Law firms have made their AI investments and are now looking to calculate their ROI — but what should go into that calculation? In the latest episode of our Clarity podcast, Thomson Reuters' Steve Assie speaks with Gregory Ginex, Senior Partner at Costello Ginex & Wideikis; and Nina Lund, Total Economic Impact Consultant at Forrester, about the real business value of legal AI for law firms, including ROI, productivity, client expectations, alternative fee models, and how AI is reshaping legal work.
S4 · E3
May 27 · 36 min
Bringing your corporate legal department with you on your AI transformation journey
In the latest episode of Clarity on Tech, Lizzy Duffy, Senior Director for the Thomson Reuters Institute, sits down with Thomson Reuters' Chief Legal Officer Norie Campbell and Deputy General Counsel Jen Ruddick to go inside GCO 2030, a unique collaboration treating TR's own legal department as a live research subject. Moving beyond the technology, the group discusses the critical human side of AI transformation, exploring how GCO 2030 overcame legal perfectionism to foster structured AI capability.
S5 · E6
May 25 · 27 min
What are the trends in fraud that are still on the horizon in 2026?
In the latest episode of Clarity, we speak to government and corporate experts about the emerging fraud trends of 2026 and discuss what organizations need to watch out for now in order to stay ahead of fraud. Because fraud isn't waiting for the future — it's already here, powered by AI, deepfakes, synthetic identities, and coordinated attacks across banking, government, and compliance.
S5 · E5
May 19 · 14 min
How can law firms turn existing relationships into sustainable revenue?
In the latest episode of Clarity, Thomson Reuters' Justin Miller and Eve Starks explore how firms can drive growth by focusing on existing client relationships that have yet to reach their full potential. Their discussion walks through how to build a practical framework for identifying which client relationships are ready to grow and how to design targeted, data-driven programs around them.
S4 · E2
May 14 · 28 min
The increased importance of AI governance in law firms
In this week's Clarity on Tech, TRI's Zach Warren dives into all things AI governance with Foley & Lardner partner David Simon. The two explore David's recently published framework around how law firms should use AI governance to close the gap between "never use" and "must use" AI approaches. As they discuss, governance has become critical for firms to manage risk while preserving the core skills that define great lawyers.
S5 · E5
May 11 · 48 min
What does it really take to put AI inside a law school?
From AI-powered negotiation tools to Bluebook citation assistants, the University of San Francisco School of Law is reimagining how law students learn and work in an AI-driven world. Dean Johanna Kalb and Prof. Nicole Phillips join TRI's Natalie Runyon on this episode of Clarity to discuss the tools they have built, the faculty conversations that shaped the school's AI approach, and what it really takes to prepare lawyers for the world they're entering.
S5 · E3
May 5 · 32 min
What are the best ways to drive change within corporate law departments?
In the latest episode of Clarity, the TRI's Lizzy Duffy speaks with Sean Edwards, Head of Legal at SMBC Bank International, about his team's transformational journey, as it explored what it takes to build buy-in, shift culture, overcome resistance to change, and position the legal department as a showcase for wider change across the organization.
S4 · E1
April 29 · 45 min
How to teach legal judgment in the age of AI
In the first episode of the 4th season of Clarity on Tech, Vanderbilt AI Law Lab Professor Caitlin (Cat) Moon and Hari Osofsky, former Dean of the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, explore how legal education must develop a sharper focus on preserving legal judgment to better prepare lawyers for tomorrow's AI-driven legal profession.
S5 · E2
April 27 · 41 min
Can small e-commerce merchants survive today's perfect storm of trade upheaval?
In this episode of Clarity, powered by the Thomson Reuters Institute, host Nadya Britton sits down with Marianne Rowden, CEO of the eMerchant Trade Council, to break down the forces that are reshaping global e-commerce and hitting smaller merchants the hardest.
S5 · E1
April 21 · 38 min
Can AI help strengthen sanctions compliance?
In the first episode of the 5th season of Clarity, we speak with Nicki Kenyon, Risk Supervisor at Navy Federal Credit Union, and offer some practical takeaways on how organizations can use AI to strengthen sanctions compliance while managing emerging regulatory and operational risks.
S4 · E10
March 12 · 24 min
How can international manufacturers keep up with ever-changing global tariffs and remain in compliance?
In our latest Clarity podcast, trade attorneys and technology experts explain how global manufacturers can stay ahead of fast-changing global tariffs, and what the latest Supreme Court ruling on emergency tariffs means for your business. We also break down which AI trading compliance tools actually work and in which situations human judgment is still essential to avoid delays, surprise duties, and costly exposure.
S3 · E5
March 10 · 33 min
How a new judicial consortium plans to address the impact of AI in courts
In our latest Clarity on Tech podcast, we speak to the three founding judges of the Judicial AI Consortium (JAIC) about why they created a judge-led initiative to address how AI is changing the courts and why the JAIC is different from other groups addressing AI's impact. They also discuss the JAIC's early priorities and the practical and ethical challenges ahead, such as judicial leadership, transparency, public trust, and clear guardrails for AI use in chambers.
S3 · E4
March 4 · 28 min
How to ensure your AI adoption translates into business wins
In our latest Clarity on Tech podcast, the Thomson Reuters Institute's Zach Warren breaks down the recent AI in Professional Services Report with Colin Levy, legal tech author, educator, and general counsel at Malbek. The two discuss how GenAI has been able to receive such quick market adoption, how lawyers should be preparing for job disruption, and how a look into the crystal ball can show what AI means for the future of legal services.

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