Big pay cheques, flashy AI demos, bold merger promises — these are all the usual theatrics in law firm press releases. But beneath the PR sheen, cracks are widening: not every firm can sustain both rising compensation and heavy AI spending without wobbling.
Some are already looking shaky.
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From Global Diplomacy to Leaking CourthousesDavid Lammy has swapped the trappings of global diplomacy for the joys of leaking court lavatories and backlogged justice. The former foreign secretary is now justice secretary, taking on a role that’s less about international summits and more about fractured legal aid, crumbling court estates, and prisons stuffed to the
What Lawyers Could Learn from Fashion’s Last EmperorNorma Harris, Contributing writerGiorgio Armani died last week at 91, still clutching the reins of his $12 billion empire like a silk-suited Napoleon. While the fashion world mourns the loss of its most stubborn perfectionist, lawyers—those other merchants of expensive suits—might want to examine what the Italian maestro
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The Lawyers Who Took Google’s Billing BonanzaTom Borman, LawFuel contributing editorGoogle has been whacked with a $425 million jury verdict in a class-action privacy trial in a case that centres on the company’s habit of harvesting user data even after people switched off supposedly protective settings. It’s the corporate version of saying “don’t worry, you’re
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The Law Firm Billing MythBen Thomson, LawFuel contributing editorThe legal profession has always been fond of a long lunch, a late night, and a generous definition of billable. But every now and then, someone pushes the grift so far it becomes a morality tale, which is what just occurred with an associate at Irwin Mitchell
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Bezos-Backed Perplexity AI Accused of Free-Riding on JournalismJournalists aren’t thrilled about being turned into free training fodder for Silicon Valley’s latest obsession. Now Japan’s Nikkei, owner of the Financial Times, and the Asahi Shimbun have filed a lawsuit accusing US-based Perplexity AI of industrial-scale plagiarism dressed up as “answer search.”Nikkei and Asahi Take Aim at
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Generative AI is everywhere, but when lawyers used it, two ended up sanctioned for fake citations it’s time to cue the panic or – much better – privot to control and oversight of what your legal AI efforts are doing.
Here we look at some of the key steps law firms should take to avoid the risks increasingly associated with generative AI tools.
And Now Legal AI That Sees Into the Judge’s Mind . . AlmostTom Borman, LawFuel contributing editorEvery litigator wants the edge. Some want it ethical. Others want it engineered and now a trio of brains — one BigLaw, two tech — have raised $5.3 million to deliver a crystal ball for courtrooms. It’s called Bench
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A Hedge Fund Lifeline – With Strings AttachedBen Thomson, LawFuel contributing editorPogust Goodhead, the claimant firm spearheading the £36 billion Mariana dam class action against BHP, has drawn another £65 million from hedge-fund backer Gramercy, taking its overall debt north of $1.7 billion, once interest is factored in. The chief Executive and co-founder of the
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Dhillon DOJ: A Purge or a Reset?Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editorThe appointment of Harmeet Dhillon as the top government lawyer for civil rights law is the kind of reshuffle that resets enforcement priorities, unsettles BigLaw practice groups, and sets the stage for an increase in DEI litigation.Most DOJ appointments don’t trend outside of D.C. legal
