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- Steve Witkoff’s Career From Lawyer to Billionaire to Peace Dealmaker
The Stunning Steve Witkoff Career Moves Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Before Steve Witkoff became a commanding presence in international real estate, and an unlikely Middle East diplomat, he was doing what thousands of law graduates do: practicing law at a New York firm, navigating contracts, and learning the intricate mechanics of deal-making. But Witkoff,… Read more: Steve Witkoff’s Career From Lawyer to Billionaire to Peace Dealmaker - Why Is The World’s Richest Law Firm So Quiet About Its New Partners?
The Silence of the Partners Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s top-grossing law firm, is playing it close to the vest again, this time with its new partner class. Being loud does not pay like discretion, apparently. As reported by AboveTheLaw, the firm has yet to formally announce or publicly list… Read more: Why Is The World’s Richest Law Firm So Quiet About Its New Partners? - Investors Back Plaintiff Side Legal AI with Fresh Cash
Media reports show a new funding surge for plaintiff side legal AI with EvenUp and Eve raising rounds that put both firms at or above the billion mark. EvenUp closed one hundred and fifty million and says most new revenue comes from AI products for demand letters and prep, Reuters report. Eve raised over one… Read more: Investors Back Plaintiff Side Legal AI with Fresh Cash - Mueller Investigation Attorney Michael Bowe Co-Founds Litigation Boutique Law Firm
Piper Rudnick Pair Launch Law Boutique Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Two profile trial attorneys, including the Trump lawyer who was involved in working for Trump during the Mueller investigation, have officially launched Brithem LLP, marking a significant entry into New York’s competitive boutique law firm market. Michael Bowe and Lauren Tabaksblat, former co-chairs of… Read more: Mueller Investigation Attorney Michael Bowe Co-Founds Litigation Boutique Law Firm - Harvey’s CEO says junior lawyers still matter in the AI era
The Role of Junior Lawyers in the Age of AI Norma Harris, LawFuel contributor Business Insider reports that Harvey’s chief executive Winston Weinberg, himeelf not long out of the junior lawyer blocks, told TechLaw Fest that junior lawyers remain central to the future of legal work as AI changes training and tasking. Business Insider The… Read more: Harvey’s CEO says junior lawyers still matter in the AI era - Washington Tests Non-Lawyer Legal Services. Arizona Smirks. Utah Says Welcome To The Club
Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Washington is moving from tut-tutting to testing. The state’s high court approved a time-limited pilot so entities can apply to deliver legal services under non-traditional models. Think regulated programs for firms, nonprofits and legal techs that want to use different ownership structures and more automation. The point is not to… Read more: Washington Tests Non-Lawyer Legal Services. Arizona Smirks. Utah Says Welcome To The Club - What Does The Forbes 2025 Top Lawyers List Tell Us About The State of the Law Business?
Takeaways from Forbes’ 2025 Top Lawyers List Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Forbes’ 2025 edition of America’s Top Lawyers came out last week and once again showed the changing nature of law in the US. The List, which premiered last year you may recall, focuses on “private practice attorneys” who have distinguished themselves through trial… Read more: What Does The Forbes 2025 Top Lawyers List Tell Us About The State of the Law Business? - Why Data Scientists Are Key to the Future of Law Firms
How Data Science Is Rewriting Big Law Playbooks Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor When Cleary Gottlieb snapped up Springbok AI earlier this year it signalled something big: law firms are no longer just buying technology, they’re building it too. AI in law is big business. That transaction brought ten data scientists into Cleary’s fold and… Read more: Why Data Scientists Are Key to the Future of Law Firms - Italy’s AI Law – A Wild West Game Changer (And Not Just for Lawyers)
Is Italy Reining in The AI Wild West? Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributor Italy has just made history. Its parliament passed a sweeping AI law, becoming the first member of the EU to implement comprehensive national regulation that mirrors and, in many respects, outdoes the EU’s AI Act. Reuters report that the new regime emphasizes human-centred,… Read more: Italy’s AI Law – A Wild West Game Changer (And Not Just for Lawyers) - Which Law Firms Could Be Left Behind in the 2025 Pay + Legal AI Shake-Up?
Big pay cheques, flashy AI demos, bold merger promises — these are all the usual theatrics in law firm press releases. But beneath the PR sheen, cracks are widening: not every firm can sustain both rising compensation and heavy AI spending without wobbling. Some are already looking shaky. - Deputy PM David Lammy’s Return to the Law
From Global Diplomacy to Leaking Courthouses David Lammy has swapped the trappings of global diplomacy for the joys of leaking court lavatories and backlogged justice. The former foreign secretary is now justice secretary, taking on a role that’s less about international summits and more about fractured legal aid, crumbling court estates, and prisons stuffed to… Read more: Deputy PM David Lammy’s Return to the Law - The Giorgio Armani Business Rules That Lawyers Could Learn From
What Lawyers Could Learn from Fashion’s Last Emperor Norma Harris, Contributing writer Giorgio Armani died last week at 91, still clutching the reins of his $12 billion empire like a silk-suited Napoleon. While the fashion world mourns the loss of its most stubborn perfectionist, lawyers—those other merchants of expensive suits—might want to examine what the… Read more: The Giorgio Armani Business Rules That Lawyers Could Learn From