Investigating White-Collar Crime - Tim Harris - S6E5
The legal sector is wide in its variety; from private client to blockchain and to property, family and criminal - they're all equally exciting in their own right but how often are we able to dive deep into the day-to-day life of a solicitor acting in arguably one of the 'juiciest' areas of law?The term "white-collar crime" refers to a financially motivated, nonviolent or non-directly violent crime committed by individuals, businesses and government professionals and this week, we're chatting to white-collar crime defence lawyer, Tim Harris.Tim trained as a solicitor at Eversheds, before specialising in business and white-collar crime in the financial services sector, at Bark & Co Solicitors and then Simmons & Simmons. While at Simmons, Tim was a legal secondee at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Now, he is a counsel at Cohen & Gresser LLP, focusing on international and regulatory investigations, regulatory enforcement and financial crime compliance. ย ๐๐จ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง?You can catch our Rob Hanna and Tim talk about:What is considered a white-collar crime and Tim's past experiencesAn insight into some of Tim's highest-profile investigations, trials and public inquiriesWhat you can expect from a Counsel and what they do in a typical daySome of the key issues affecting white-collar crime and investigating the legal marketOpportunities that often arise in pro bono work and why it's worth considering as a legal professional!๐ง Join us now on your favourite podcast streaming app!Sponsored by Clio - the #1 legal software for clients, cases, billing and more!๐ป www.legallyspeakingpodcast.com๐ง info@legallyspeakingpodcast.comSupport the show