On The Merits

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.

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Do Employees Have a Right to Work From Home?
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Judge Wallach Pulls No Punches in Exit Interview
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Gig Economy's Future Looks Less Rosy in California
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Warren Buffett's Company Runs Without In-House ...
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Kirkland & Ellis Dominated Bankruptcy in 2020; ...
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Bar Exams Facing Existential Crises After Pandemic
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Tipped Workers Face Long Odds in Minimum Wage F...
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Covid Vaccine & Personal Data: Does HIPAA Still...
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Introducing: On The Merits from Bloomberg Law
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Sally Yates: Live from Bloomberg Law's In-House...
A live interview with Sally Yates, former deputy …
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Richard Nixon's Big Law Years in NYC
Josh Block is joined by legal journalist, Victor …
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Making ‘RBG,’ the Documentary About Justice Rut...
After Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated from Columbia…
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Jad Abumrad on Making Supreme Court Cases Dance
Jad Abumrad is the executive producer and creator…
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Live from Big Law Business Summit-West
Law firm leaders from Wilson Sonsini and Orrick w…
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Why Women Leave Big Law to Start Their Own Firm...
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Why Women Leave Big Law to Start Their Own Firm...
Why are so many women lawyers choosing to leave Big Law?
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Big Law Banker ‘Pleasantly Surprised’ By Law Fi...
There’s some good news if you’re an equity partne…
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Judge Scheindlin on ‘Gender Disparity’ and Imba...
Women represent private parties in civil litigati…
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How Marc Kasowitz’s Law Firm Does Business
Kasowitz Benson Torres has been representing Dona…
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Not All Law Firms ‘Are Going to Make it’ Says M...
Leaders from Venable, Latham & Watkins, Morgan St…
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Judge Rakoff: “Fierce” Competition Has Changed ...
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff thinks increased c…
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Hogan Lovells’ CEO & Akin Gump’s Chair Intervie...
For the latest episode of the Big Law Business po…
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Inside Jones Day: Cleveland, 1893 to Donald Trump
Jones Day's connection to Donald Trump has landed…
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Journalist Who Broke Akin Gump Partner Arrest S...
It’s not often that lawyers from Big Law firms ar…
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Norton Rose Fulbright and Chadbourne & Parke: M...
Is another megafirm about to get even bigger? Ye…
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