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Legal Ethics Whiplash 2026: DOJ Moves to Block State Bars from Disciplining Its Lawyers — Plus a Massive Spike in Judicial Complaints

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LawFuel Staff Big 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 […]

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Australia Law – Wotton Kearney Extends Health Law Practice With Major Recruitment

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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

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Taylor Rose’s 1,000‑Lawyer Milestone: Has the Consultant Model Finally Gone Mainstream?

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Tom Borman, lawFuel Contributing Editor Taylor 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

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Private Equity-Backed Barristers Group Launches Tech-Driven Clerking Platform

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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

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When the System Looks Broken, Young Clients Stop Playing By Its Rules

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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

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Kathy Ruemmler – The White House Power Lawyer Now at the Centre of Wall Street’s Latest Scandal

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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.

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The Legal AI Split That Will Reshape Every Law Firm’s Tech Stack

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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

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Hogan Lovells Cracks US$3.3 Billion As Regulated‑Market Play Pays Off

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Hogan Lovells has pushed through the US$3.2 billion barrier with double‑digit growth, fatter partner profits and a clear bet on regulated markets, tech and AI – sending a pointed message to rivals still blaming “market conditions” for flat numbers. Key takeaways for lawyers Why the numbers really moved People, laterals and the “next gen” story

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The UK Law Firm Vanishing Act: Over 1,100 Law Firms Gone in Five Years

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Norma Harris, LawFuel contributing editor Well, if the UK legal scene were a magic show, the disappearing firms would be the star trick. By the end of 2025, SRA-regulated firms in England and Wales dipped below 9,000—the first time in recent history—down from over 10,000 in 2020, a net loss of more than 1,100. Over

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