
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 attorn... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 316 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Business NewsNewsBusiness | |||

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... more
For a long time, the top dozen or so law schools in US News & World Report's annual rankings stayed remarkably consistent, with Yale for example holding the top spot every year since the rankings debuted in 1990. But not this year.
Yale is now no lo... more
Law firms bringing in outside investors is one of the hottest topics in the legal industry right now. John Quinn, founder and chairman of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, says firms that want to take the cash need to figure out how to avoid alienat... more
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.
"Th... more
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Always insightful and informative. The journalists do a great job explaining recent and intriguing issues!
Journalists with no legal education seeing things through partisan and ideological lenses and distorting legal arguments to promote their world view. Good example of propaganda and fake journalism. Listen if you want to listen to bad journalism and see examples of propaganda
This covers such a wide range of topics perhaps 1/7 episodes is of interest to a practitioner. I wish they did more industry specific podcasts like one for mass tort, one for securities litigation, etc.
Seems like a decent podcast but I couldn’t focus because the audio was so terrible
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This show provides in-depth analysis of the legal world, focusing on the business of law, law firm strategy, and the impact of policy and market developments on legal practice. Recent episodes frequently explore topics like appellate strategy, data-center and tech-related legal work, diversity initiatives in firms, the evolving talent market for elite firms, and the regulatory environment surrounding AI, litigation financing, and mergers. A standout pattern is untangling how big developments—whether political, economic, or technological—reshape the practice of law and firm economics, often with input from Bloomberg Law reporters and veteran industry observers. The show is likely to appeal to practicing lawyers, in-house counsel, law firm le... more
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On The Merits launched 10 years ago and published 316 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on On The Merits include:
1. Stacy Ackermann
2. John Quinn
3. Chase Simmons
4. Jon Van Gorp
5. Holly Barker
6. Mike Spivey
7. Erick Robinson
8. Che Chang
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