Rob (Host, Legally Speaking Podcast)

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Legally Speaking Podcast · How Olliers Solicitors Quadrupled Turnover by Rethinking Criminal Law - Matthew Claughton - S10E30 · 3 Aug 2026 podcast

What's one piece of legal tech or everyday tech that you're now relying on that you would have thought would have been impossible to dream of using many years ago?

Yeah, absolutely.

And yeah, for me, it's how I run everything now off my mobile phone.

Yeah, absolutely.

And I guess that leads nicely to the start of your career.

Would you mind telling us a bit about your background and career journey and what drew you to criminal defence work?

yeah absolutely and you have done that i mean incredible career which we're going to talk more about and i guess so why criminal defense for you though it's obviously one of the most intense very high pressure area of the profession what made you want to particularly specialize within that career area

Yeah, absolutely.

And, you know, as I say, you've done so much incredible work over the years, but you've also said that you understand the pressure faced by the individuals under criminal investigation or indeed prosecution.

So for listeners who may not have been close to that world and you've lived it, what is the emotional reality for clients in those first moments when they realize they are going under investigation?

And that's exactly what I was going to say.

This is life changing stuff.

So back to your point about the responsibility and pressure, but also the privilege for you to hopefully do your absolute best, I'm sure is something that most of our listeners will get to resonate with throughout this discussion.

You have said that the most effective criminal lawyer is one who prevents their client from being charged.

So I think that is such a strong line, particularly.

Can you perhaps unpack that a bit for us in terms of the pre-charge engagement, what that actually means in practice?

And why you believe it is where the best criminal defense work actually often happens.

absolutely fantastic at it and I love two things about that firstly is the proactive nature that you're suggesting there actually to to go out there and be proactive and manage this as best as possible and also the fact that you pick up the phone you know that's that human you could ease anyone could just send an email they're not a number you genuinely care for your clients you're going to follow up in writing perhaps it might be overwhelming on that call but you're taking time to actually tell them

and build that connection with your client and say, look, we're here for you and wanted to let you know firsthand from me.

I really like that.

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