# K&L Gates Goes on the Offensive in the Legal Talent Wars

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Published: 2026-04-17T15:21:00+00:00
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When it comes to winning the legal industry talent wars, the best defense is a good offense, according to K&L Gates' global managing partner, Stacy Ackermann. Her firm is "going out into the market" rather than "being in a reactionary mode of 'Let's see what comes to us and what the headhunters bring to us,'" Ackermann said. She spoke to Bloomberg Law editor Chris Opfer on our podcast, On The Merits, about how competitive the market for legal talent has gotten, even in secondary markets like her home base of Charlotte, N.C. She also talked about why K&L Gates is continuing to push its attorneys to use AI, even after some of its attorneys got reprimanded last year for using hallucinated citations in a court case. "I remember not so long ago that clients would say to me 'Please tell me you're not using AI,'" Ackermann said. "And now they're saying to me 'Please tell me you are using AI.'" Do you have feedback on this episode of On The Merits? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

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