The Global Trade Report and Trump's impact on trade & regulations

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 episode of our limited series, Revolutionizing Rights: AI and the Future of Legal Equality, featured on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights podcast channel, we speak with TRI’s Rabihah Butler and Zach Warren and look back on the lessons learned from this series and the current state of AI in the courts.    

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 latest episode of our limited series, Revolutionizing Rights: AI and the Future of Legal Equality, featured on the Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast channel, we speak with Judge Tanya Kennedy, Associate Justice of the Appellate Division of the First Department of New York, about the application of AI and the essential education required to adequately prepare the judiciary.

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 the latest episode of our limited series, Revolutionizing Rights: AI and the Future of Legal Equality, featured on the Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast channel, we have a conversation with Judge James “Jay” Francis, a retired U.S. Magistrate Judge from the Southern District of New York and current arbitrator, about the application of AI in the judiciary and the ethical considerations surrounding its use.

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.