{"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":"K&L Gates Goes on the Offensive in the Legal Talent Wars","slug":"k-l-gates-goes-on-the-offensive-in-the-legal-talent-wars","published_at":"2026-04-17T15:21:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/k-l-gates-goes-on-the-offensive-in-the-legal-talent-wars","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BL8778723983.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BL8778723983.mp3","summary":"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.","meta_description":"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 Ac…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":828,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-merits-2557762/episodes/k-l-gates-goes-on-the-offensive-in-the-legal-talent-wars/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/k-l-gates-goes-on-the-offensive-in-the-legal-talent-wars.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}