# On The Merits Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BL7273559964 Official site: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/podcasts/on-the-merits Author: Bloomberg Industry Group Episodes: 318 ## Resource On The Merits takes you behind the scenes of the legal world and the inner workings of law firms. This podcast offers in-depth analysis on the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the business of law and the legal industry overall. You'll gain insights into how the latest government actions, policies, and business developments are impacting the industry and hear from leading attorneys, legal scholars, industry experts, and our own team of journalists as they share their perspectives on the forces driving change. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-merits-2557762 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762.md ## Episodes - [Baker McKenzie Head: Law Firm Billing Should Be Ready to Move On](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/baker-mckenzie-head-law-firm-billing-should-be-ready-to-move-on) — 2026-07-20T15:34:00+00:00 - [Sidley Leader Yvette Ostolaza Shares Growth Strategy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/sidley-leader-yvette-ostolaza-shares-growth-strategy) — 2026-05-19T17:37:00+00:00 - [K&L Gates Goes on the Offensive in the Legal Talent Wars](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/k-l-gates-goes-on-the-offensive-in-the-legal-talent-wars) — 2026-04-17T15:21:00+00:00 - [Say Goodbye to the Era of Never Changing Law School Rankings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/say-goodbye-to-the-era-of-never-changing-law-school-rankings) — 2026-04-09T13:25:00+00:00 - [John Quinn Warns of Generational Clash When Firms Get Investors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/john-quinn-warns-of-generational-clash-when-firms-get-investors) — 2026-03-31T19:18:00+00:00 - [Why Polsinelli Lawyers Won't Get Billing Credit for AI Training](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/why-polsinelli-lawyers-won-t-get-billing-credit-for-ai-training) — 2026-03-24T15:57:00+00:00 - [AI Poses Private Capital Opportunity, Mayer Brown Chief Says](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/ai-poses-private-capital-opportunity-mayer-brown-chief-says) — 2026-03-17T14:05:00+00:00 - [Trump's U-Turn in Big Law Fight Shows White House Fury for Firms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/trump-s-u-turn-in-big-law-fight-shows-white-house-fury-for-firms) — 2026-03-10T20:40:00+00:00 - [Goldstein Still Has Cards to Play Even After Guilty Verdict](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/goldstein-still-has-cards-to-play-even-after-guilty-verdict) — 2026-02-27T19:10:00+00:00 - [Law Firms Can't Afford to Miss Out on Data Center Boom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/law-firms-can-t-afford-to-miss-out-on-data-center-boom) — 2026-02-24T17:53:00+00:00 - [DEI at Law Firms Remains Live Issue a Year Into Trump's Term](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/dei-at-law-firms-remains-live-issue-a-year-into-trump-s-term) — 2026-02-17T20:13:00+00:00 - [AI and the Coming Mismatch Between Law Schools and Law Firms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/ai-and-the-coming-mismatch-between-law-schools-and-law-firms) — 2026-02-10T19:42:00+00:00 - [New Epstein Revelations Bring Massive Upheaval at Paul Weiss](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/new-epstein-revelations-bring-massive-upheaval-at-paul-weiss) — 2026-02-05T20:59:00+00:00 - [Even Cravath, Wachtell Must Now Fight 'the Talent Wars'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/even-cravath-wachtell-must-now-fight-the-talent-wars) — 2026-02-03T18:58:00+00:00 - [Litigation Financiers Won't Be Ambushed Again on Capitol Hill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/litigation-financiers-won-t-be-ambushed-again-on-capitol-hill) — 2026-01-27T20:40:00+00:00 - [Goldstein to Put His Cards on the Table at His Criminal Trial](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/goldstein-to-put-his-cards-on-the-table-at-his-criminal-trial) — 2026-01-20T18:46:00+00:00 - [Latham & Watkins M&A Leaders on the 'Year of the Mega Deal'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/latham-watkins-m-a-leaders-on-the-year-of-the-mega-deal) — 2026-01-13T18:06:00+00:00 - [Law Firm Crackup Comes Amid Anti-Plaintiff Mood in Delaware](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/law-firm-crackup-comes-amid-anti-plaintiff-mood-in-delaware) — 2026-01-06T16:55:00+00:00 - [Trump, Mergers and AI: A Tumultuous Year in the World of Big Law](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/trump-mergers-and-ai-a-tumultuous-year-in-the-world-of-big-law) — 2025-12-30T16:36:00+00:00 - [Cadwalader Loses Its Long Struggle to Stay Independent](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/cadwalader-loses-its-long-struggle-to-stay-independent) — 2025-12-23T17:54:00+00:00 - [Everyone Hates Early Law School Recruiting, But Everyone Does It](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/everyone-hates-early-law-school-recruiting-but-everyone-does-it) — 2025-12-19T00:31:00+00:00 - [Client Relationships Suffer as Lawyers Put Billing on Autopilot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/client-relationships-suffer-as-lawyers-put-billing-on-autopilot) — 2025-12-09T19:06:00+00:00 - [OpenAI's GC Chang Shares Insights from 'Extremely Stressful' Job](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/openai-s-gc-chang-shares-insights-from-extremely-stressful-job) — 2025-12-02T19:02:00+00:00 - [Brad Karp Heckling Shows Anger at Law Firms Hasn't Faded](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/brad-karp-heckling-shows-anger-at-law-firms-hasn-t-faded) — 2025-11-24T20:34:00+00:00 - [McDermott Wooing Outside Investment May Portend Industry Shakeup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/mcdermott-wooing-outside-investment-may-portend-industry-shakeup) — 2025-11-18T20:40:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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