Episode eighteen is a first on the podcast, LOPSided host John O’Donoghue interviews his first non-human guest as we navigate a critical question: what happens when AI takes on business development in law firms?

In episode seventeen, LOPSided Podcast host John O’Donoghue is joined by Dan Winterfeldt (Regional GC at Jefferies). On this episode, we explore the evolution of the GC role into an operational thought leader - aligning legal with business strategy through dashboards, KPIs, and cross-functional partnerships.

We explore the world of Legal Pricing, Chris talks about how Ashurst are not only pioneering smarter, more equitable pricing models, but also leading with authenticity and courage. Today, we explore how innovation and identity intersect in the legal industry, and what it means to price with pride.

In episode fifteen, The LOPSided Podcast host John O’Donoghue is joined by Karen Rayment to discuss LegalOps talent, and pioneering smarter, more equitable recruitment within this space.

Kevin and John touch on growing key clients and the low-hanging fruit of BD, the role of Legal Operations on pitches and delivering work, and why Law Firms need to stop pitching for everything!

Kevin and John cover how to set LPM functions up for success, how to win hearts and minds with internal stakeholders and external clients, creating FOMO between lawyers, staying ahead of an ever-evolving LPM and broader Legal Operations market, and what its like managing the largest Legal Project Management function in the Legal industry.

LOPSided Podcast host John O’Donoghue is joined by Amanda Chaboryk (Head of Legal Data and Systems at PwC) to discuss how law firms are navigating the GenAi evolution, and discuss practical deployment in legal service delivery.

LOPSided Podcast host John O’Donoghue is joined by Chantelle Jalland to discuss how law firms are using e-discovery systems, not just as a tool for litigation, but as a strategic offering for clients. They also deep dive into the increasing market impact and disruption GenAI.

In episode ten, The LOPSided Podcast host John O’Donoghue is joined by Luc Baldwin (Leading expert in Legal Operations recruitment) to discuss how to recruit, retain, and develop talent in a competitive Legal Operations landscape.

In episode nine, LOPSided Podcast host John O’Donoghue is joined by Richard Burcher (Leading expert in law firm pricing) to discuss developing trends and challenges in the ever evolving world of law firm pricing.

In episode eight, LOPSided Podcast host John O’Donoghue is joined by Alex Liddle (Director of sales at PwC) to discuss what not to do when engaging clients, and how to build deep and long term relationships by avoiding common pitfalls.

In episode seven, LOPSided Podcast host John O’Donoghue is joined by Shakeel Sameja (Legal Operations Manager at UBS) to discuss how Law Firms are using the Legal Operations capabilities to enhance the client value proposition.

In episode six, LOPSided Podcast host John O’Donoghue is joined by Steve Jones (Managing Director of M&A, Litigation and Tax at AJ Gallagher) to discuss how innovative insurance products are changing how law firms and clients consider commercial risk.

In episode five, LOPSided Podcast host John O’Donoghue is joined by Alex Smith (Senior Director at iManage) to discuss navigating AI & Digital and successfully implementing digital strategy in law firms.

In episode four, LOPSided Podcast host John O'Donoghue is joined by Verity Jackson-Grant (Head of Pricing at Simmons & Simmons) to discuss the emergence of insurance backed solutions, and how more progressive law firms are using these solutions to offer innovative risk sharing pricing structures to their clients, whilst mitigating their downside risk. We investigate whether these policies are something of a cheat code for LegalOps Pricing experts, and how experts can get ahead by learning how they work.  The podcast covers key topics including: - What are Insurance backed solutions and how do they work? - Which solutions are most prevalent in the market right now? - How a risk based approach to pricing is enabling more risk alignment and strengthening client relationships. - How to introduce these solutions into your business model, and get internal stakeholders and clients comfortable with using them. - Navigating regulatory challenges and staying compliant with your offering.   IMPORTANT NOTE: The views and furthermore all views shared by the presenters and guests of this podcast in no way reflect the views of current nor previous companies that employ them. All views and expressions reflect personal views and not those of any affiliated businesses.   Listeners should consider these discussions as personal perspectives and not official stances endorsed by any organisation. Always seek professional advice and verify information independently.

On episode 3, Industry leading expert John O’Donoghue is joined by Liam Marshall (CEO of Metamorph) to discuss how to use Law Firm data to improve business performance and bring new insights and services to the firm and its clients.

Industry leading Legal Operations expert John O’Donoghue is joined by David George to discuss the role of Legal Project Management in Law Firms, and how to set them up for success.

Global industry leader in Legal Operations John O’Donoghue, is joined by Georgina Thorpe to discuss Pricing and value. Moving from cost of service to value of service - What Clients really want and value.