Case Study: NRMA’s In-House Legal Team Embraces AI NRMA embeds Thomson Reuters AI to scale legal operations, improve efficiency, and shift lawyers toward higher-value advisory work.

This article on the Legal Practice Intelligence site wis worth a #ReadFirstLegal plug

𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆: 𝗡𝗥𝗠𝗔’𝘀 𝗜𝗻-𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜

www.legalpracticeintelligence.com/blogs/in-hou...

#AI #LegalNews

This is an excellent read:

'𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺' by Neil Cameron

legaltechnology.com/2026/03/19/v...

#vereins #LegalStrategy #ReadFirstLegal

'The Law Firm Disappearing Act' by Heather Suttie in Slaw
www.slaw.ca/2026/03/09/t...
#ReadFirstLegal #LegalNews

'Pinsent Masons allies with China Commercial Law Firm in Qianhai' in the Global Legal Post
www.globallegalpost.com/news/pinsent...
#LegalNews #ReadFirstLegal

'Kirkland Tops $10 Billion Revenue Mark as Profits Spike' by Roy Strom in Bloomberg
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and... #LegalNews #ReadFirstLegal

Clifford Chance top earner paid £7m www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/top-ear... #legal #readfirstlegal

Some good take-aways in this post by Janet Stanton over on the Adam Smith Esq blog:

𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀…
adamsmithesq.com/2025/06/10mi...

#BizDev #ReadFirstLegal #auslaw #cx #clients

'Building a data-driven communications philosophy for your law firm' via the Global Legal Post
www.globallegalpost.com/news/buildin...

#ReadFirstLegal #AI #data #auslaw

BCLP to Close Hong Kong and Singapore Offices The firm said that its current priority is to invest in the transatlantic platform and operate selectively in the U.S., U.K., Europe and Middle East.

BCLP to Close Hong Kong and Singapore Offices
www.law.com/americanlawy...

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#auslaw
#uslaw
#asialaw

A good read, As you would expect from David Zimmer and Edwina Clarke:

𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐰'𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐥

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

#ReadFirstLegal

“Clear evidence” that solicitor apprenticeships aid social mobility - by Neil Rose
#ReadFirstLegal
www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...

Malaysia emerging as key hub in Asean’s digital future
#ReadFirstLegal
www.scmp.com/native/busin...

Hong Kong finance chief sees US$20 billion of IPOs this year on China tech optimism
#ReadFirstLegal
www.scmp.com/business/ban...

'Job Description: Managing Partner' by Janet Stanton on Adam Smith esq.
adamsmithesq.com/2025/03/job-...

#legal #strategy #ReadFirstLegal

Interesting news out of #auslaw as private equity takes a stake in NewLaw provider LegalVision
www.lawyersweekly.com.au/newlaw/41683...
#ReadFirstLegal

Latham Hits $7 Billion Revenue Mark, Outpacing Big Law Growth
#ReadFirstLegal
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Hogan Lovells rings in record results as turnover nears $3bn

#ReadFirstLegal
www.globallegalpost.com/news/hogan-l...

Why?

'Firms are building their own LLMs to stay ahead of innovation and competition'

www.law.com/americanlawy...

#ReadFirstLegal
#AI
#ArtificalIntelligence
#LegalTech

Imagine billing one client over $100M in a year!

"Blackstone Inc. paid $101.3 million in legal fees to Kirkland & Ellis last year"
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

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French firm LPA Law debuts in Vietnam through boutique merger

#ReadFirstLegal
www.globallegalpost.com/news/french-...

Latest figures from Bloomberg show US M&A market down 20 odd percent year-on-year.

Any wonder US law firms are starting to look overseas for work?

www.afr.com/street-talk/...

#auslaw
#uslaw
#legal
#mergersandacquisitions
#ReadFirstLegal

What's in a name?

'Abrdn' rebranded itself as 'Aberdeen' and shares rose 11.6% on the day.

#brand
#ausaw
#psf
#ReadFirstLegal

'Ten Things: Essential Issues for In-House Counsel (2025 Edition)' by Sterling Miller
tenthings.blog/2025/03/03/t...

#legal
#ReadFirstLegal
#InHouse

A focus on the 'mid-market' can be good for PEP!
www.law.com/americanlawy...

#legal
#law
#auslaw
#profits
#ReadFirstLegal

'CMS merges with Hong Kong alliance firm' via Global Lega Post
www.globallegalpost.com/news/cms-mer...
#AsiaLaw
#ReadFirstLegal

Lots to think about here: "BigLaw business development manager worked 90-hour weeks without overtime pay, suit alleges"

including: "[working with] a partner who spent all his time pitching potential clients."

#ReadFirstLegal
www.abajournal.com/news/article...

Skadden Mulls Non-Equity Tier as Partner Pay Pressure Mounts Skadden is considering adding a tier of salaried “partners” at the Wall Street law firm, following similar moves by several of its rivals.

'Skadden Mulls Non-Equity Tier as Partner Pay Pressure Mounts'
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
#ReadFirstLegal #Lawyer #LegalNews

Baker McKenzie Votes Overwhelmingly in Favor of Financial Integration "Project Orion" is being largely driven by Baker McKenzie's U.S arm, though the firm says it's "not moving away from the Verein model."

'Baker McKenzie Votes Overwhelmingly in Favor of Financial Integration'
www.law.com/americanlawy...
#legalnews #legal #ReadFirstLegal

Macfarlanes and Linklaters lead on Ferrari Group’s €785m IPO Italian-based luxury logistics company sells 25% of founding family shares to fund transaction

'Macfarlanes and Linklaters lead on Ferrari Group’s €785m IPO'
www.globallegalpost.com/news/macfarl...
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Addleshaw Goddard set to open in Poland with transfer deal for Linklaters' Warsaw office Addleshaw Goddard has today (18 February) confirmed plans to acquire Linklaters’ Warsaw office, marking the firm’s entry into the Polish market and its 20th office opening globally. The office will ac...

Addleshaw Goddard set to open in Poland with transfer deal for Linklaters’ Warsaw office #ReadFirstLegal www.legalbusiness.co.uk/analysis/add...