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What Reddit BigLaw Readers Are Really Worried About

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The r/biglaw trends worrying lawyersNorma HarrisLaw firms love glossy annual reports full of “strategic realignments,” “market headwinds,” and whatever other euphemism the managing partner’s ghost-writer cooked up.Reddit’s legal communities, by contrast, tell you what’s actually happening and we wanted to know.r/biglaw, r/LawSchool, and the lawyer-adjacent subs have become a running diagnostic of the profession: pay […]

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Boutique Torpedoes BigLaw Bonus Scale With US$172K Payou

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The bonus wars were starting to look boring with the announced payouts we just reported, then a boutique firm waltzed in and lit a match under the whole market.

According to Above the Law, Wilkinson Stekloff (the litigation boutique that basically runs on caffeine, confidence and extraordinary trial results) has thrown down year-end associate bonuses ranging from US$22,500 to US$172,500. – Read more on LawFuel . .

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McKinsey’s 2025 AI Report Carries Reality Check For Law Firms

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94 Percent of Law Firms Are Sleepwalking into IrrelevanceBy LawFuel Legal Tech & Marketing ContributorMcKinsey’s latest global AI survey (November 2025, ~2,000 executives) is out, and the numbers are both comforting and terrifying for law firm leaders: 88 percent of organizations now use AI in at least one function (up from 78 percent last year).

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When Murder Trials Become Entertainment

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When Does Justice Become ‘True Crime’ Spectacle?John Bowie, LawFuel publisherScandalous criiminal trials have long been the stuff of entertainment and intrigue, but the question of who holds the moral compass when it comes to making popcorn from popular crime is something that is an increasing issue, most recently highlighted with an Auckland Law Society literary

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US Justice Department Files Complaint Challenging California Mask Ban for Federal Officers

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WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice filed a  lawsuit against California, Governor Gavin Newsom, and Attorney General Robert Bonta challenging their unconstitutional attempt to regulate federal law enforcement officers through the so-called “No Secret Police Act” and “No Vigilantes Act.” Not only are the laws illegal attempts to discriminate against and regulate the federal government, but, as alleged

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Will The Four Day Work Week Be The New Big Law Norm?

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Four Day Work At Big LawNorma Harris, contributing writerA wave of top U.S. law firms has shifted their office attendance policies and now mandate attorneys to work in the office four days per week, reflecting a major strategy change in post-pandemic legal practice. The return-to-office push is creating some major changes in the way lawyers

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Who Is Trump’s ‘BBC Attorney’ Alejandro Brito?

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Trump’s Media Law Hit ManAlejandro “Alex” Brito has emerged as one of the most signifcant litigators in America right now due to his track record of representing President Donald Trump in his fight against media outlets like – most recently – the defamation claim against the BBC.The Miami-born trial lawyer, once known primarily for franchise

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Trump’s $1bn BBC Defamation Shakedown

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From ABC to BBC: Trump's Media Litigation Roadshow Claims New Victim

From ABC to BBC – Trump’s Media Litigation Roadshow Claims New VictimBen Thomson, LawFuel contributing editorThe BBC finds itself staring down the barrel of Donald Trump’s latest legal offensive, this time demanding $1 billion for a Panorama documentary edit. With two top executives already out the door, Britain’s public broadcaster faces what may be its

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Carping at Brad – How Paul Weiss’s Chairman Got Pro Bono Heckles

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The Paul Weiss Heckle EveningBrad Karp, chairman of Paul Weiss, found himself on the business end of vocal hecklers during the New York Bar Foundation gala as he valiantly defended his firm’s pro bono track record after the firm agreed to represent Donald Trump.The evening, intended to honor a Paul Weiss partner, quickly became an

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