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How Kennedys’ Billion-Dollar Strategy Is Redefining Global Law Firm Growth

Big Law, Headlining, Law Firms / June 5, 2025

Kennedys just pulled off a financial hat trick, reporting a record-shattering 13 percent revenue boost to an eye-watering £428 million (that’s USD 551m, AUD 848m, or EUR 511m—pick your currency, we’re making it rain in all of them) for FY25.

Eleven straight years of growth? At this point, we’re basically the legal world’s answer to Marvel’s box office streak, unstoppable, and with no sign of franchise fatigue.

Let’s break down the Kennedy’s global offering.

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Why Are “Made in USA” Lawsuits Suddenly Everywhere? The Surprising Law Firm Behind the Brand Blitz

Featured, Law Firms, Lawpreneur, US Law / June 5, 2025

“Made in USA” lawsuits have nearly doubled in just one year, hitting their highest level since at least 2011? A Wall Street Journal article highlights the law firm that is powering the lawsuit blitz, inspired by the Trump administration.

The definition of “Made in USA” is no longer just a marketing tagline—it’s a litigation trigger with real financial and reputational stakes for clients ranging from global conglomerates to boutique brands.

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The Ultimate BigLaw Salary Scale Guide 2025: From Cravath Benchmarks to Million-Dollar Partners

Headlining, Law Firm Salary Scale, Press Releases / May 28, 2025

The legal profession has always been synonymous with prestige and substantial compensation, but nowhere is this more evident than in BigLaw. And during 2025 the salary scales at major law firms have reached unprecedented heights, with first-year associates commanding six-figure salaries that rival senior executives in other industries.

Understanding the BigLaw salary situation isn’t just about numbers—it’s about comprehending a complex ecosystem that shapes legal careers and drives the ambitions of law students nationwide.

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DLA Piper Add a Former PM To Their Firm . . Maybe

Big Law, UK Law / May 26, 2025

David Cameron’s New Legal Gig Tom Borman, LawFuel contributor David Cameron is reportedly in discussions to join DLA Piper as a consultant, potentially advising the global law firm on geopolitical risk—a role that would come five years after the Greensill scandal, which cast a long shadow over his post-prime ministerial activities. Since leaving Downing Street

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Top 10 ‘Value’ Law Schools in 2025 – Who Takes the Top Spot for Law School ROI?

Featured, Frequently Asked Questions, Law Schools, US Law / May 23, 2025

Law School ROI = Career Outcomes ÷ Costs. In simple terms, a law school’s ROI measures how well its graduates’ salaries and job prospects stack up against the cost of attending.

A high ROI school either produces high earners (think big law firm associates) or keeps debt low (through low tuition or scholarships) – or, ideally, both.

The job market for new JDs has been hot: 92.1 percent of the Class of 2022 found employment within 10 months, the best rate in 35 years. National median pay hit $85,000, with graduates in private practice earning a median of $150,000.

And at large firms, first-year associate salaries now start around $215,000.

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Paul Clement: The Undisputed Supreme Court Superstar Taking On Trump

Featured, LawStars, Press Releases / May 18, 2025

The Lawyer Taking on Trump Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Paul Clement may be the most prolific Supreme Court advocate of our time. Clement has argued more cases before the nation’s highest court since 2000 than any other lawyer. And he’s still in the trenches of today’s biggest constitutional battles such as his latest case

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Lawyers Sanctioned Again for Relying on Bogus Legal AI Citations

Legal AI, US Law / May 15, 2025

Will Lawyers Ever Learn About AI in Court? It’s like the movie Groundhog Day in legal tech land: yet another courtroom, another set of lawyers caught submitting briefs riddled with AI-generated, utterly fake case citations. At this rate, we’re wondering if it’s time for every lawyer to enroll in a CLE called, “How Not to

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Another BigLaw Merger On The Cards

Big Law, Featured, US Law / May 9, 2025

McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel are reportedly on the brink of finalizing one of the most significant law firm mergers in recent years.

Both firms confirmed they are “actively finalizing a transformative combination,” with an official merger anticipated in the coming months.

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BigLaw Spinoff Sees Abbe Lowell’s New Firm Fights Trump-Era Legal Blitz

Featured, Lawpreneur, LawStars / May 3, 2025

Tom Borman, LawFuel legal editor If you thought legal drama was just for the Supreme Court, think again. Washington’s legal scene just got a new player in the form of law star Abbe Lowell, famed for defending Hunter Biden, who has left Winston & Strawn to launch his own boutique-Lowell & Associates. The firm’s focus is

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A&O Shearman’s Great Partner Exodus

Big Law, Featured / April 29, 2025

59 A&O Partners Down and Counting as Partnership Shuffle Continues In the post-merger musical chairs at A&O Shearman, it seems quite a few partners couldn’t find a seat when the music stopped. Fifty nine partners have headed for the exit doors outside of Asia since the firm announced its plan to trim 10 percent of

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