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Meet “Good News Gary” — The Man Handed Britain’s Hottest Legal Brief

Gary Bloxsome

There’s an old joke that the best criminal defence lawyer is the one who can make you feel good about a terrible situation. Gary Bloxsome has an actual nickname for doing exactly that: “Good News Gary.”

Right now, he could probably use some of that optimism himself.

Bloxsome, a partner at Blackfords near the Old Bailey, is now leading the defence of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor alongside colleague Jennifer Richardson and Clare Montgomery KC (pictured) of Matrix Chambers, a barrister LawFuel has previously identified as one of the top criminal barristers (and earners) in Britain.

It’s the kind of instruction that makes your peers both envious and relieved it isn’t them.
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Why This Big Law Firm Is Paying Junior Lawyers to Experiment With AI

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US Firm Compensates Junior Lawyers for 20% Time Investment in AI Exploration Rachel Williams, contributing writer As legal technology reshapes practice economics, Ropes & Gray’s billable-hours approach signals strategic pivot in associate training and firm competitiveness In a move that challenges traditional law firm billing models while addressing mounting concerns about AI’s displacement of junior

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Law Firm Marketing – How Legal Marketers Became the New Architects of the Modern Law Firm

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Rachel Shields Williams, Product Management Director of Client Intelligence at Sidley Austin LLP* If you’ve attended any legal‑industry conference in 2025—whether the agenda focused on client intelligence, KM, pricing, or AI—you’ve undoubtedly felt it: the ground is shifting. The pace is faster, the conversations sharper, and the audience broader. And at the center of this

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