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BigLaw’s Latest Escape Artist Heads for Consulting Land

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Former Berwin Leighton Paisner boss Neville Eisenberg has done what an increasing number of senior law firm leaders seem unable to resist: he’s launched a consultancy.

After nearly two decades at the top of BLP and a stint running alternative services at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Eisenberg has unveiled ClarityX Advisory, a strategy outfit aimed squarely at law firms trying to survive what everyone politely calls “market disruption.”

The latest move indicates that AI, private equity money, and client pressure show that the old model is wobbling.

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Tech Hell in BigLaw: Why 13-Minute Word Docs Are Killing Productivity — and What Firms Must Fix in 2026

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Rachel Williams We all know that every billable minute counts in BigLaw, but the biggest productivity killers often hide in plain sight: glacial tech that turns simple tasks into ordeals. A recent viral rant captured it perfectly — one associate reported it took a staggering 13 minutes just to open a single Word document from

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Sheppard Bolsters IP Litigation Powerhouse with 15-Lawyer Team from Perkins Coie

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Sheppard has continued its aggressive expansion of its high-stakes patent litigation and trials practice, hiring a 15-lawyer intellectual property team from Perkins Coie, the firm announced Thursday. This follows the departures from the Seattle office earlier in the year. The new partners include Veronica Ascarrunz, Robin Brewer, Andrew Klein, Tom Millikan, and Joseph Reid. The

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DLA Piper Votes Overwhelmingly to Scrap Verein Structure

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DLA Piper is scrapping its Swiss verein structure and pulling the operation under a single leadership umbrella after partners in both its US and International LLPs voted overwhelmingly in favour.

The firm is betting that a more unified structure will make it easier to chase high-value, cross-border work and compete for top-tier talent without the usual internal friction that verein structures quietly encourage.
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Sullivan & Cromwell Apologises to Judge After Fabricated Citations Exposed

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In yet another high-profile reminder that AI “hallucinations” remain a clear and present danger to even the most sophisticated law firms, Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) has formally apologised to New York federal bankruptcy judge Martin Glenn after a major court filing in the Prince Group restructuring contained fabricated citations and misquoted the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

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Burnout Is Back: Why Record Pay Isn’t Stopping BigLaw’s Associate Retention Crisis in 2026

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BigLaw associates are earning more than ever yet they’re leaving faster than firms can replace them. Despite an 8.2% average compensation increase across U.S. law firms in 2025, associate attrition rates remain stubbornly high and, in some metrics, are climbing.

The human and financial toll is mounting, and the structural drivers in law firms go far deeper than salary. We took at look at some of the recent stats and surveys to identify whast is happening acccording to the people who should know these things.

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Quinn Emanuel wins again for Allwyn in latest National Lottery licence challenges

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QE welcomes today’s judgment from Mrs Justice Joanna Smith DBE comprehensively dismissing the claims brought against the Gambling Commission by Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell plc and The New Lottery Company Limited.  Their claims challenged the Gambling Commission’s running of the Competition for the 4th UK National Lottery Licence and modifications made to the Licence following

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Billionaire Balks at $35M Legal Bill After Partner Claims 19-Hour Workday

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London High Court orders full assessment of WilmerHale invoices after judge flags “charges so high as to raise concern”

A Brazilian billionaire is pushing back on a jaw-dropping $35 million legal bill from BigLaw heavyweight WilmerHale and one eye-popping detail has caught the court’s attention: a partner who logged more than 19 hours in a single day.
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