Law firms’ AI problem is moving from contaminated outputs to contaminated inputs. A Connecticut court has sanctioned a self-represented litigant for hiding AI-directed instructions in court filings. The case serves as an early warning for law firms: when AI reads external documents, those documents may be trying to instruct the AI. Power Points: The Connecticut
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It’s all good news for US law firms’ for the first half of 2026 – revenues up (12.4%) and a sharp prise in demand – but that’s not the full picture yet as the second half of the year will tell the story about whether US lawyers are having a great year, or just a
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Golden Lawyer Tarnished: Sherborne’s High-Stakes Privacy Battle Ends in Humiliation Celebrity barrister David Sherborne, long the go-to “barrister to the stars” with the permanent tan, wind-swept locks and A-list Rolodex,has taken a severe bruising after the comprehensive collapse of Prince Harry’s privacy claim against Associated Newspapers. The Times reported his recent appearance in fancy Belgravia
Corporate counsel have named just 256 attorneys from 129 firms as the absolute best at client service in BTI Consulting Group’s 25th annual ranking. The list is purely organic, without submissions, self-nominations, or payments. That’s cool, right? Only clients identify individuals by name based on real-world performance. Who Are The Standout Lawyers? Eleven attorneys have
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Swedish legal AI platform Legora is reportedly in talks to raise fresh capital at a valuation topping $10 billion, according to the Financial Times. That would be dizzying enough on its own. What makes it properly eye-watering is that Legora was valued at $5.6 billion just four months ago in April and $1.8 billion last
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Ashurst’s exit from Canberra has handed mid-tier rival Thomsons a major windfall, vaulting it into second place among firms advising the Commonwealth. In early 2025, Ashurst jettisoned roughly 60 staff and seven partners from its Canberra office and stepped back from the bulk of its Commonwealth government work, as a result of margin pressure and
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A capital raise that valued the World Cup’s commercial engine at $20 billion. A magic circle firm quietly hoovering up FIFA’s top litigators a fortnight earlier. One of those lasted a week. Guess which. The battle for football’s future was supposed to be fought in Manhattan conference rooms, but it was over almost before it
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Artificial intelligence legal platform Harvey continues its aggressive expansion, announcing new investments from Wall Street heavyweights Goldman Sachs Alternatives and JP Morgan’s Growth Equity Partners. While the exact financial terms of this latest investment remain undisclosed, the backing comes hot on the heels of a massive $200 million funding round in March. T hat earlier
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Battle Moves From Hype to Burnout, Billing and Platforms Mega firms like Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins are turning their AI arms race into a battle pitching associates and the onset of AI into a knife-edge fight that directly challenges the 2000 hour grind, the traditional apprenticeship model and identifying what top-of-the-market salaries
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Tom Borman Following a blockbuster run that saw the firm smash the billion-pound profit ceiling in recent years, Linklaters has once again rewritten its own record books. According to the firm’s newly released FY26 financials, the firm has posted unprecedented revenue and profit-per-equity-partner (PEP) figures, confirming what the market has been whispering: Linklaters’ aggressive transatlantic
