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Tech and LegalAI Startup Combine To Create Top Tools To Help Legal Decision-Making

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US-based legaltech firm Consilio has joined forces with startup legalAI company Eudia to use its tech experience and expertise to develop new legaltech tools designed to assist lawyers in key decision-making. Emron Pratt, Consilio’s chief strategy officer said – “Our clients are asking for AI that works reliably at the scale and complexity of enterprise

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Baker McKenzie Promotes 47 Lawyers to Partnership

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Baker McKenzie has welcomed a total of 91 new partners globally Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie today announced the promotion of 47 lawyers to partner¹, effective 1 July, 2026 (with the exception of some locations in the Americas (including North America), where promotions took effect earlier this year). This year’s partner promotions reflect the

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The Crisis Fixers: Kristy McDonald KC and Michael Heron KC Handed Major Public Sector Inquiries

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When the Crown finds itself steering through politically radioactive terrain, the playbook remains remarkably consistent: call in the legal adults in the room to sort the wheat from the political and bureaucratic chaff. When doing so, the government is fishing in a relatively shallow pool, but the go to operators remain consistently capable of rising

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The Financial Mistakes New Lawyers Make in Their First Five Years

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Article source: Sofi.com The first few years after law school can be exciting, exhausting, and financially confusing. After years of studying, exams, internships, and tight budgets, a new lawyer may finally have a steady salary and a clear professional path. But that does not mean their finances are suddenly simple. Early in practice, lawyers often

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Steptoe Hire International Arbitration Specialist From Clyde & Co

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Steptoe have hired internationally recognized arbitration expert Loukas Mistelis who previoiusly held a senior role at Clyde & Co, as well as continuing his role as professor at Queen Mary University of London. Reports indicate that Mistelis, who handles a range of treaty and international arbitration work, will also be retaining his main clients. The

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Skadden Hires Former Akin Lawyers to Boost Investment Management Group

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Skadden has recruited three senior investment management lawyers, two to be based in Abu Dhabi and one in the Washington DC office of the firm. All three were recruited from Akin and is a major boost for the firm’s work in investment fund and institutional investment advisory work. The Skadden media release announcing the move

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New Women in Law Report Shows ‘Pressure Points’ Warns of Unsustainable Work and Exit Risk

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Half of women working in legal services say their current working pattern is unsustainable for their long‑term health, and 67% have considered changing jobs or taking a career break because of wellbeing concerns. For a profession obsessed with retention and reputation, that is less a wellbeing problem and more a pipeline crisis. The new Pressure Points:

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Berkeley Law’s AI Crackdown vs. Reality: Who’s Training the Next Generation of Prompt Monkeys?

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Sonia Hickey, LawFuel contributing editor At UC Berkeley School of Law, the future of lawyering is apparently… 1996 with better stationery. Beginning Summer 2026, Berkeley Law’s new Artificial Intelligence Policy makes prohibition the institutional default. The rule is clear – no AI to “conceptualize, outline, draft, revise, translate, or edit” any work submitted for credit.

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The Rise of Justin Smith – How a Missouri Boutique Cornered the Federal Judiciary

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Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor The confirmation of Justin Smith to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a major moment in Donald Trump’s second‑term judicial strategy. The Senate voted along party lines to hand Smith a lifetime seat on a key federal appeals court that covers seven states. To much

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Who Are the “Luxury Lawyers” Powering the Global Elite?

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The rise of “luxury lawyers” signals how seriously the world’s top brands now treat law as a core business function, not a back‑office cost. And ‘luxury lawyer’ are a growing sub-branch, well coiffed and dressed of course, in the legal universe. Luxury law sits at the intersection of fashion, beauty, hospitality, automotive, art and high‑end

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