The Top 10 John Grisham Screen AdaptationsTom Borman, Lawfuel contributing editorThe 90s films still set the bar, but USA Network’s new Rainmaker series shows there’s life in Grisham’s case files yet. That doesn’t surprise me with Grisham’s trademark tight plotting and David vs. Goliath themes that deal with major issues from environmental scandal to corporate […]
Another Slater & Gordon Departure Heightens CrisisSlater & Gordon earns its bleeding stars this month with the departure of a third Chief People Officer to have resigned in just over a year, as employee morale crashes harder than their trust in management. The firm has turned what should be a simple HR transition into a
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The Abbe Lowell EffectTom Borman, LawFuel contributing writerAbbe Lowell has always thrived on crisis. A Columbia Law grad and former DOJ lawyer, he was the Democrats’ legal field marshal during the Clinton impeachment. Since then, he’s defended a rogue’s gallery of Washington names: Senator Bob Menendez (twice), John Edwards, Jared Kushner and Hunter Biden. Described
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Addleshaw’s Pay Freeze Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editorAddleshaw Goddard decided to turn up the chill factor on its own junior lawyers as the UK-based firm has frozen the £100,000 starting salaries for newly qualified (NQ) lawyers, choosing instead to divert an extra £1 million into its already-healthy bonus pool for senior lawyers.So much for “investing
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The Spectacular Trial Successes of Gerry SpenceJohn Bowie, LawFuel publisherI met Gerry Spence, who died earlier this month, at his Jackson Hole office during his Christmas Party – a young (then) New Zealand lawyer seeking to meet a living legend trial lawyer who reputedly never lost a criminal case. It was the early 1980s and
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How Top Legal Rates Are Reshaping the Legal Market in 2025Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editorThe legal profession recently witnessed a historic milestone that raised eyebrows through the industry. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan recently broke the $3,000-per-hour barrier, with partners like Alex Spiro commanding unprecedented rates that would make even seasoned attorneys do a double-take.As
A&O Shearman has unveiled its first set of financials since creating the world’s largest Anglo-American law firm — and for a stitched-together giant still working out how to share the same stationery, the numbers are healthy and partner pay too.
Revenue hit £2.9 billion (US$3.7 billion) with pretax profit of £1.1 billion (US$1.4 billion). Average profit per equity partner landed at £2 million (US$2.6 million)
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Addleshaw Profit Figures Continue Strong Run For UK Law Firm RevenuesUK law firm Addleshaw Goddard just wrapped up its eighth consecutive year of growth, posting impressive 11% revenue growth to £550.9 million for the financial year ending April 30. While that’s solid performance, it’s worth noting the growth pace has cooled slightly from previous years
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Fieldfisher has achieved a small, three percent profit gain with its profits per equity partner (PEP) at £1million as firm-wide revenue, including that of its verein structure, grew by a very modest one percent to £385m.The Fieldfisher results cover the 12 months to 31 March 2025, when the integrated Fieldfisher firm delivered revenue of £364m,
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LawFuel Power Brief: Pond Lehocky Giordano LLP Image credits: AI-generated by GeminiThe legal profession’s highest aspirations have long been narrowly defined by the gleaming towers of BigLaw, where a partner track in M&A or private equity is seen as the ultimate goal. The traditional path has been clear for ambitious law students and junior associates:
