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Crafting Your Legal Career: Strategies to Stand Out in a Competitive Market

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Article contributor – Monster ResumesBuilding a successful legal career is a journey that requires careful planning, ongoing learning, and strategic thinking. The legal industry is highly competitive, and standing out requires more than just education and experience. Whether you are a law student looking to land your first legal role or an experienced attorney aiming […]

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No JDs on Forbes’ 2026 Celebrity Billionaire List — But Kim Kardashian Just Failed the Bar and Refuses to Quit

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Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editorThe world’s 22 richest celebrity billionaires are worth a collective $48.1 billion as of March 1, 2026. Not one holds a J.D. or has ever practiced law.Forbes dropped the fresh ranking March 10, and the verdict for the legal profession is crystal clear: fame-first wealth still trumps billable hours. But two

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Ex-Goodwin Lawyers Raise $3M to Kill Side-Letter Spreadsheet Hell

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Need-to-Know: Ex-Goodwin Lawyers Raise $3M Seed to Automate Side Letters & MFN Workflows – ILS’s ProVision Platform Already Powers $150B+ in Global FundraisesIn a clear signal that private funds legal tech is heating up, London-based Intelligent Legal Solutions (ILS) has closed a $3M seed round led by Chicago Ventures, bringing total funding to more than

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Big Law’s Hiring Boom – Am Law 200 Firms Snapped Up 20% More Lateral Partners in 2025

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The lateral partner market didn’t just heat up in 2025 but it ran hot. New data from Law.com Compass shows that Am Law 200 firms hired 4,152 lateral partners in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, up from 3,473 the prior year.

That’s a nearly 20% jump — a sharp contrast to the modest 3.7% increase recorded the year before in the lateral hiring report.

The numbers tell a story of a legal industry that has found its footing again, and firms that are spending aggressively to prove it.

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What You Should Know About Filing a Sexual Harassment Complaint

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Article source: Taxman, Pollock & Bekkerman LawFiling a sexual harassment complaint means formally reporting unwanted behavior that creates a hostile, intimidating, or offensive work environment. It can involve reporting the conduct to your employer, filing a charge with a government agency, or taking legal action.The goal is to stop the behavior, protect your rights, and

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Legal AI Platform Expands with Houston and Chicago Offices

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The explosive growth of legal AI operator Legora continues as they expand the company’s US operation with new offices in Houston and Chicago, following last year’s $1.8 billion valuation and funding rounds.Legora’s media release is below – Feb 27, 2026Legora, the collaborative AI platform for legal professionals, today announced the opening of two new US

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Norton Rose Partners Just Pocketed a 27% Payday – Blame the US (and a Bit of AI Magic)

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While the rest of Big Law was still muttering about market uncertainty, Norton Rose Fulbright quietly had one of those years that makes equity partners smile into their morning flat white.

The firm racked up more than US$2.8 billion in global gross revenue for 2025 – a tidy 16% jump. But the real headline? Profits per equity partner shot up 27% to nearly US$2.1 million. You read that right. Nearly $2.1 million. Per partner. Per year.

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Epstein Estate Faces Fresh Reckoning as Adviser Claims Settled

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Epstein Estate Agrees Up to $35m Settlement in Adviser Aiding ClaimsThe estate of Jeffrey Epstein has agreed to pay up to US$35 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that two of his closest professional advisers aided and abetted his sex trafficking operation, according to a federal court filing in New York.The proposed settlement,

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Sullivan & Cromwell’s 2025 Review: Wall Street Giant Bets Big on AI, Deals and Disputes

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Sullivan & Cromwell’s 2025 review is essentially a victory lap: another record year, heavy on big-ticket mandates in M&A, disputes and restructuring, with a clear push on AI, private capital and London growth.​Deals, disputes and AI workLitigation, investigations and arbitrationPeople, platform and pro bonoWho is Sullivan & Cromwell ProfileSullivan & Cromwell LLP is unquestionably a

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Lawyers Just Jacked Their Hourly Billing Rates to $3,400 — and Clients Are Saying “Thanks, That’ll Do Nicely”

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You know that moment when a client looks at a bill and just… nods? Christopher Clark, a litigator at a boutique law firm, got one of those last year, the WSJ reported. He’d hiked his rate to a once-absurd $3,000 an hour. The client’s reply? “Congratulations. That’s the highest we’ve seen.”

A year earlier, $2,500 felt like the ceiling. Now it looks almost cute.

According to Persuit’s latest billing data, senior partners at the biggest 50 firms pushed rates up an average 16% in 2025. Some are now openly quoting $3,400 an hour. And that’s before you get to the real outliers.

In bankruptcy filings, Latham & Watkins and Kirkland & Ellis have partners clearing the $3,000 mark this year. Reuters reported in January that Susman Godfrey’s Bill Carmody and Neal Manne quietly set their 2026 rack rate at $4,000 an hour — up from $3,000 last year. (Lawfuel broke the same story and called it “Four Thousand an Hour Arrives in US Big Law Billing.”)

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