The latest episode of Counsel Culture is now live!
This week, Linzi was joined by Michael Estill and Sam Nicholls from Kindleworth to explore why more partners are leaving big law to launch boutique firms — and what it really takes to make a successful spin-out work. Drawing on Kindleworth’s experience supporting dozens of new firm launches, they unpack the motivations behind going independent and the realities partners need to confront before taking the leap.
The conversation also looks at how to assess whether a spin-out is genuinely viable versus moving firms and how Kindleworth’s operational model differs from traditional big law support. The episode closes with a forward-looking discussion on platform firms and specialisation, and practical advice for lawyers who are “thinking about it” but haven’t yet made the move.
This episode can be downloaded from your platform of choice:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-conversation-with-kindleworth/id1651377427?i=1000741972131
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/52J4od7qI0MH2wNChaDwQc?si=qs7otNEiQ8azlTMw-a0v-g
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC1I_0oSIVQ
Thanks for listening!
