Why Did Big Law Fold So Easily?

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🗓️ 21 April 2025

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Some of the nation’s biggest law firms have found themselves in Trump’s crosshairs and have pledged pro-bono legal service to maintain their security clearances and access to government buildings. Others, however, are trying to fight back. Guest: Ankush Khardori, attorney and former federal prosecutor in the US Justice Department. Want more What Next? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to What Next and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the What Next show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Ethan Oberman, and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Amazon offers term time working to their employees, like Anton,
0:05.0	who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays.
0:10.0	Hello!
0:11.0	To him, this is the best sound in the world.
0:13.0	Daddy!
0:14.0	Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.
0:23.2	Now that's term time working.
0:24.6	Offered at Amazon.
0:26.9	Ten weeks off guaranteed per year.
0:29.1	Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off.
0:29.9	Conditions apply.
0:33.1	Whoa there.
0:35.7	Victoria's had a Friday night to remember.
0:38.7	But now she's outside in the pouring rain. Oh, what? You are joking. I've got no data. How are we going to get home?
0:43.3	But then she remembers she's with EE.
0:45.9	Yes, Uber still works.
0:47.6	So then she...
0:49.3	Uber's on me, guys. Should we get a kebab?
0:51.7	Use essential apps like Uber and WhatsApp even when you run out of data.
0:55.8	Search EE Mobile. Stay connected at 0.5 megabits per second. Turns apply.
1:04.1	I come from a big family of lawyers. My late grandfather, when he came home from the army after
1:12.3	World War II, he used the GI Bill to get a free law degree from St. John's University here in
	...

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