Willkie Pushes London NQ Salaries to £180,000 as BigLaw Pay War EscalatesUS law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has lifted the salaries of its newly qualified lawyers in London to a market-topping £180,000, placing it firmly among the highest-paying firms in the City.The increase represents a £10,000 rise, or just under six percent, and brings […]
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LawFuel StaffBig Law partners and in-house counsel, take note: the rules governing attorney discipline are shifting fast under the current administration, prompting some intense online reaction.In a move that’s sparking fierce debate across social media channels, the Trump Justice Department has floated a new regulation that would let the Attorney General step in and pause
Wotton Kearney has made a major move to extend its health law and insurance law expertise with the recruitment of experienced health law partner and her team of six who have moved from Makinson D’Apice to Wotton Kearney.The firm’s media statement about the news is below – Wotton Kearney has strengthened its national health practice with the
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Tom Borman, lawFuel Contributing EditorTaylor Rose has become the first UK law firm to push its consultant platform through the 1,000‑lawyer ceiling, underlining just how fast the fee‑share model is eating into the traditional partnership franchise.The national firm, part of the AIIC Group, now sits on more than 1,000 consultant solicitors across its brands, alongside
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Private equity-backed legal chambers network The Barrister Group (TBG) has officially entered the outsourced services market, announcing the rollout of its new VENTRiQ platform—an outsourced clerking service built on TBG’s in-house operations infrastructure.The London-based group, which supports hundreds of remotely working barristers across the UK, says the service reflects growing demand from chambers and lawyers for scalable operational support.TBG
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A new term has entered the financial lexicon — and lawyers advising younger clients would do well to understand it.“Financial nihilism” describes a growing sentiment among Gen Z that the traditional markers of financial success be they homeownership, retirement savings, steady investment in conventional assets which are effectively out of reach. The phrase, coined in
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If you wanted one lawyer who perfectly captures the Washington-to-Wall-Street revolving door in all its glittering, slightly nauseating glory, Kathy Ruemmler would be exhibit A. And the Epstein connection has emphasized the power and the gory of her fall.
For years she operated in the shadows, the kind of operator who whispers in presidents’ ears one day and bills Fortune 50 clients the next.
Now she’s front-page news, and not the good kind. As Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Goldman Sachs, Ruemmler just announced she’s stepping down in June 2026 after her past friendship with Jeffrey Epstein turned into the kind of reputational hand grenade that even the best white-collar defence team can’t defuse.
Lawyers worrying about AI giving bad advice to users may have been looking in the wrong direction. The real risk might be the collateral damage.A new U.S. lawsuit against OpenAI seeks US$10 million, alleging the company’s chatbot effectively engaged in the unauthorised practice of law after a user relied on ChatGPT to dismantle her own
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A Fortune commentary by Thomson Reuters CPO David Wong captures a pivotal market moment — and carries a pointed warning for lawyers still treating AI as interchangeable. Our analysis, with key observations for legal practitioners.By LawFuel Editors | March 2026 “The companies that understand this will win. The rest will eventually learn the hard way.”
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