{"podcast":{"title":"On The Merits","slug":"on-the-merits-2557762","podcast_index_feed_id":2557762,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BL7273559964","website_url":"https://news.bloomberglaw.com/podcasts/on-the-merits","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/fb729090-1169-11ea-afa5-0f57b538bde2/image/352e95e75f9eb334924def3e6665b9ca.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Bloomberg Industry Group","episode_count":318,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T06:17:34.164714+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762"},"episode":{"title":"Baker McKenzie Head: Law Firm Billing Should Be Ready to Move On","slug":"baker-mckenzie-head-law-firm-billing-should-be-ready-to-move-on","published_at":"2026-07-20T15:34:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/baker-mckenzie-head-law-firm-billing-should-be-ready-to-move-on","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BL9512885296.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BL9512885296.mp3","summary":"AI is changing the way the legal profession operates and everyone — lawyers, law firms, and especially clients — needs to look past the institution that is the billable hour, according to Baker McKenzie global chair Sunny Mann. “We all need to collectively move on in our thinking to get alternative fee arrangements working in the right way,\" he said on Bloomberg Law's On The Merits podcast. Mann spoke to Bloomberg Law reporter Roy Strom about how his firm is using AI to change its relationship with its clients, the role AI played in its recent layoffs of professional staff, and what it's like for him to lead a global law firm during a time when globalization may be on the wane. Do you have feedback on this episode of On The Merits? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.","meta_description":"AI is changing the way the legal profession operates and everyone — lawyers, law firms, and especially clients — needs to look past the institution that i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1036,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-merits-2557762/episodes/baker-mckenzie-head-law-firm-billing-should-be-ready-to-move-on/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/baker-mckenzie-head-law-firm-billing-should-be-ready-to-move-on.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}