The Multi-Billion Dollar Musk Law Fee Battle Tom Borman, LawFuel Contributing Writer There have been plenty of arguments about legal fees, but in the case of Elon Musk it was always going to be different and – wow! – different it is with the Delaware Court now facing a question about the Tesla legal fee […]
Leading Law Firm Marketers Explain How To Escape the Law Marketing Echo Chamber Kevin Wheeler and George Beaton Together, we have more years of experience in law firm marketing than we would care to admit. Over the decades we have definitely seen the professionalism of this key business function improve, but why do we still
From Battling McDonalds to MPs Norma Harris, LawFuel Contributor Newly annointed UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer entered politics relatively late, but enjoyed a notable legal career as both a prosecutor and a human rights lawyer before embarking on his political career. As a human rights lawyer he took on major cases involving death penalty
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A Lull In Law Merger Activity In the evolving landscape of legal practice consolidation, the first half of 2024 has witnessed a subtle yet notable shift in merger dynamics among law firms. While the overall number of completed mergers has marginally increased, the landscape for large-scale combinations remains relatively quiescent. According to recent data from
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Jen Robinson’s Groundbreaking Law Career Jennifer Robinson is a prominent human rights lawyer and barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London, best known for her work as a legal adviser to Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. Born and raised in Berry, Australia, the daugher of a teacher mother and horse trainer father, Robinson’s passion for human
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2025 Vault Rankings Results Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor For the ninth consecutive year, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP has topped the Vault 100 ranking as the most prestigious law firm in the United States. The Vault 100 ranking is based on scores from over 20,000 law firm associates surveyed earlier this year. Eric Stutzke,
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Will the London Law Salary War Polarize Law Firms? As more law firms continue to ratchet up their pay rates in the London legal market there is only going to be increased competition for legal talent in London with salaries reaching what the Financial Times called ‘insane’. The salary increases for newly qualified lawyers at
The Paul Weiss Mega-Million Talent Raid Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing writer Of all the big-money, Big Law talent raids in recent times, it has been Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison – aka Paul Weiss – who have been paying millions to recruit legal talent in an intense talent war for top dealmaking lawyers. We
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Ben Thompson, legal affairs writer Law firm AI applications are growing in importance as the legal industry undergoes rapid transformation as firms around the globe recognize the importance of embracing generative AI to remain competitive. While historically cautious about technological change, the pace of AI advancement and its swift adoption by corporate legal departments has
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Magic Circle Pay Wars Report The Big Law pay wars in London continue with Clifford Chance now lifting its newly qualified pay rates to keep pace with its competitors in the London marketplace, which has now seen junior lawyers’ pay increase by up to 50 percent over the past five years. The pay wars have
