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Steve Witkoff’s Career From Lawyer to Billionaire to Peace Dealmaker

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The Stunning Steve Witkoff Career Moves Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Before Steve Witkoff became a commanding presence in international real estate, and an unlikely Middle East diplomat, he was doing what thousands of law graduates do: practicing law at a New York firm, navigating contracts, and learning the intricate mechanics of deal-making. But Witkoff, […]

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DLA Piper’s Bump in the Road – A Maternity Leave Issue Becomes Career Death

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A federal judge just handed DLA Piper a reality check, ruling the firm must face trial over allegations it fired a pregnant senior associate for seeking maternity leave. Anisha Mehta, a seventh-year intellectual property associate claims she was terminated in June 2023 when she was six months pregnant, just days after requesting maternity leave. The

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Harvey’s CEO says junior lawyers still matter in the AI era

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The Role of Junior Lawyers in the Age of AI Norma Harris, LawFuel contributor Business Insider reports that Harvey’s chief executive Winston Weinberg, himeelf not long out of the junior lawyer blocks, told TechLaw Fest that junior lawyers remain central to the future of legal work as AI changes training and tasking. Business Insider The

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Notre Dame Swipes First-Mover Card, Partners with Harvey AI

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Notre Dame Embraces Harvey AI Norma Harris, LawFuel contributor Notre Dame Law claims bragging rights as the inaugural law school to integrate Harvey AI into their curriculum—while Stanford, NYU, Michigan, UCLA, and Texas quietly passed pilot phase. Students get to craft prompts, faculty get gen-AI lesson plans, and the industry… well, is still trying to

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Law School Rankings in 2025: Prestige, Debt, and the Great American Con Job

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Law School Ranking Debate Do law school rankings still matter in 2025? Ask a dean, and you’ll hear the usual spin about prestige. Ask a student drowning in debt, and you’ll get the truth: they can be like a rigged casino designed to keep U.S. News in business while turning students into debt-slaves dressed in

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Law School Admission Council Hit With $30M ‘Pay-to-Play’ Lawsuit

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Above the Law reports that LSAC—administrator of the LSAT and the centralized application platform—is being sued for allegedly running an anticompetitive, “pay-to-play” operation that generates tens of millions annually from applicants. Plaintiffs claim LSAC’s arrangements with member law schools suppress competing platforms and keep prices high. The Lawsuit & Where It Was Filed According to

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The Hidden Gold Rush: The Top 5 Most Underrated but Highly Profitable Legal Niches for 2025

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LawFuel Power Brief: Pond Lehocky Giordano LLP Image credits: AI-generated by Gemini The legal profession’s highest aspirations have long been narrowly defined by the gleaming towers of BigLaw, where a partner track in M&A or private equity is seen as the ultimate goal. The traditional path has been clear for ambitious law students and junior

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Recession-Proofing Your Legal Career: The Ultimate Guide for 2025

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LawFuel Power Brief: Sanchez Garrison & Associates LLC, Baltimore MD Image generated by Gemini The economic cycle turns with an indifference that can be brutal to the unprepared. While private equity attorneys might still be riding a wave of cautious optimism, the early warning signs of a tightening market are impossible for the rest of

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Why Big Law Lawyers Are Walking Away: Exits, Burnout & New Legal Careers

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More Big Law associates and partners are choosing to leave than ever before—citing burnout, lack of advancement and remote-era disconnection sparking a seismic exodus toward in-house, startups and boutique law career paths.

The Big Law conveyor belt, once seen as the golden escalator to prestige and partnership, is creaking under the weight of its own expectations.

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Question: Do I Really Want to Make Partner?

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The Golden Handcuffs Paradox: When Partnership Dreams Become Nightmare Reality Here’s a subversive thought that’s been bubbling up in law firm corridors and anonymous message boards: what if the brass ring we’re all reaching for is actually fool’s gold? A recent Fishbowl discussion has lawyers questioning whether the partnership track is really the yellow brick

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