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Notre Dame Swipes First-Mover Card, Partners with Harvey AI

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Notre Dame Embraces Harvey AI Norma Harris, LawFuel contributor Notre Dame Law claims bragging rights as the inaugural law school to integrate Harvey AI into their curriculum—while Stanford, NYU, Michigan, UCLA, and Texas quietly passed pilot phase. Students get to craft prompts, faculty get gen-AI lesson plans, and the industry… well, is still trying to

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Kirkland & Ellis Joins Four-Day Office Week Party (Reluctantly)

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The 4 Day Hard-Work Week Trend Sees Kirkland & Ellis Join Up Norma Harris, LawFuel contributing editor Kirkland & Ellis, the behemoth that rakes in close to US$8.8 billion and dumps US$9.25 million per equity partner into their bonus pools has decided zuckt nicht and is trying a four‑day in‑office week in London. The firm that has juniors

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The 5 Most-Asked Questions About Lawyers on Quora—And What Clients Really Want To Know

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Quora Questions For Lawyers – The Top Queries Norma Harris, LawFuel contributing editor Quora is one of the largest Q&A platforms on the internet, attracting over 400 million monthly active users worldwide as of 2025, with the United States leading by user numbers. In June 2025, the site ranked among the top 40 most-visited sites

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AI Is Hiring and Firing – The Legal Jobs Recovery Nobody Asked For

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Five Straight Months of Job Growth in Legal — But AI Is Replacing Your Paralegal Norma Harris, LawFuel contributing editor The US legal sector just clocked five straight months of job growth, Reuters reports — the longest streak since the pandemic years. But before junior associates start high-fiving in the cafeteria, here’s the catch: many

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This UK Law Firm Just Proved Size Doesn’t Always Kill Success

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How TLT’s 1,800-strong army crushed revenue targets while most firms are still figuring out how to turn on their laptops Norma Harris When most people hear “1,800-employee law firm,” they may picture bureaucratic hell involving endless committee meetings, partners who can’t remember each other’s names, and billing systems older than dial-up internet. TLT just proved

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Oligarchs Turn Prosecution into a Cat-and-Mouse Game With SFO Lawyers Under Surveillance

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Former prosecutors from the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) – the people who once led major investigations into corruption and corporate crime – have found themselves on the receiving end of covert surveillance. According to a newspaper report the spying was organised by figures linked to a multinational under scrutiny by the SFO. It’s a

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Why Big Law Lawyers Are Walking Away: Exits, Burnout & New Legal Careers

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More Big Law associates and partners are choosing to leave than ever before—citing burnout, lack of advancement and remote-era disconnection sparking a seismic exodus toward in-house, startups and boutique law career paths.

The Big Law conveyor belt, once seen as the golden escalator to prestige and partnership, is creaking under the weight of its own expectations.

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Boutique Bonus Season: The Summer Bonus Payments Arriving

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Boutique Firm Vartabedian Hester & Haynes Blazes Bonus Trail With Generous Summer Payouts While Biglaw firms continue their summer tradition of radio silence on bonuses, one ambitious boutique isn’t waiting around. Texas-based Vartabedian Hester & Haynes, a rising litigation boutique specializing in complex commercial disputes, has just announced a firm-wide bonus that’s turning heads. All

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Atlantic Canada’s Insurance Rate Crisis Puts New Pressures on Personal Injury Practices

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Article – Diamond & Diamond, Injury Lawyers, Canada A perfect storm of environmental and financial factors is brewing over Atlantic Canada, sending auto insurance premiums to unprecedented heights and creating significant financial strain for drivers. In New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and PEI, consumers face steep increases driven by post‑pandemic inflation, soaring vehicle and repair costs, and the

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The Receptionist Test: How Top Law Firms Really Pick Their Grads (And What They’re Paying)

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How Top Law Firms Really Choose Their Graduates (And What They’re Paying for Them) Top law firms are shifting away from traditional grades-focused hiring. Instead, they’re quietly testing soft skills—like how grads treat receptionists and whether they can hold a decent conversation at a cocktail event. EQ is the new IQ in legal hiring. Every

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