Even a 2,700‑lawyer firm isn’t hacker-proof. HSF Kramer disclosed hackers accessed a "limited portion" of its US systems back in May, exposing Social Security numbers, government IDs and health records. It says the incident's contained and affected people notified, but joins Jones Day, Goodwin and WilmerHale on this year's breach list: Reuters

Junior lawyer Natali Curukovski lasted four weeks before calling her job "soul-sucking" on TikTok, with her video racking up 300k+ views. Her take: "You're overworked and underpaid”, calling the job “soul-sucking”. Her firm asked her to delete it, but she stood her ground, and now she's sacked: Point Blank, TikTok

Big Law's new flex isn't the deal sheet, it's the amenities. Latham & Watkins' new London HQ comes with client fine dining, a barista café, fresh juice station, private fitness suites on every floor, and an in‑house personal trainer. Associates might actually want to stay back late for once: Legal Cheek

MinterEllison takes the crown as the firm senior lawyers most want to jump to, with Gilbert + Tobin close behind and Mallesons surging to 3rd. But love doesn't pay the bills: not one lawyer over 40 rated their pay "good" or "excellent", a brutal flip from 77% positive just last year. See the full breakdown here: Point Blank

KPMG told Ashurst the whistleblower gave only "high-level information", so its lawyers found he had not provided sufficient detail for his claims to qualify as protected disclosure. But KPMG had secretly downloaded documents on 15-plus complaints from his computer — evidence it later used to fine three partners. Parliament has now published the Ashurst and Allens reports, exposing the gap between what KPMG knew and what it told its own lawyers: AFR