{"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":"Why Polsinelli Lawyers Won't Get Billing Credit for AI Training","slug":"why-polsinelli-lawyers-won-t-get-billing-credit-for-ai-training","published_at":"2026-03-24T15:57:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762/why-polsinelli-lawyers-won-t-get-billing-credit-for-ai-training","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-merits-2557762","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BL6701855762.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BL6701855762.mp3","summary":"The chair of law firm Polsinelli says he doesn't want his attorneys—and especially not his junior attorneys—to use AI legal tools grudgingly. But the firm will not be giving associates billable-hour credit for learning how to use the technology. \"They need to be very, very good at utilizing these tools and investing in themselves,\" Chase Simmons said on Bloomberg Law's podcast, On The Merits. \"If you need motivation to learn how to use AI in your career right now, we probably have other things that we should be concerned about with you.\" \"This should just be every day you wake up and have breakfast and think about how to incorporate this into your career,\" Simmons added. Simmons, who leads one of the fastest growing firms in the country, talked about how Polsinelli is adopting AI across the firm. He also explained Polsinelli's focus on being a \"daily and weekly law firm\" for its clients and discussed his views on the Trump administration's attacks on the legal industry. 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":"The chair of law firm Polsinelli says he doesn't want his attorneys—and especially not his junior attorneys—to use AI legal tools grudgingly. But the firm…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1104,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-merits-2557762/episodes/why-polsinelli-lawyers-won-t-get-billing-credit-for-ai-training/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/why-polsinelli-lawyers-won-t-get-billing-credit-for-ai-training.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}