Episode 50: On Sustainable Performance and the Changing Culture of Law with Andrew Masraf

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on sustainable performance and the changing culture of law with Andrew Masraf.

In a reactivation of the Chief Wellbeing Officer podcast, our first main episode since July 2022 sees the beginning of a new association with the General Counsel Wellbeing Network—a global network for senior in-house counsel where wellbeing powers performance. In this episode, Steven MacGregor sits down with Andrew Masraf, Global Senior Partner at Pinsent Masons, for a candid and wide-ranging discussion on the future of legal leadership.This conversation explores what sustainable performance looks like in modern law—from culture change and the billable hour, through to wellbeing, human connection, vulnerability, and the evolving value of legal expertise in an AI-accelerated profession.Across 22 minutes, Steven and Andrew reflect on: The shift from “badge-of-honour all-nighters” to a more human model of legal work. Why sustainability, recovery and perspective matter for senior leaders. The future of the billable hour & pricing value beyond time. AI as a tool that may raise the value of human judgement. Wellbeing habits: morning discipline, food awareness, space to disconnect. Vulnerability, trust and the power of shared experience in the GC Wellbeing Network workshops. Advice…

People in this episode

Host: Steven MacGregor

Guest: Andrew Masraf

Topics covered

• sustainable performance
• legal leadership
• wellbeing
• culture change
• AI in law
• billable hour
• human connection

Keywords

• legal profession
• wellbeing habits
• vulnerability
• trust
• AI
• billable hour
• senior leaders
• morning discipline

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Organizations: Pinsent Masons, General Counsel Wellbeing Network