Newsletter

The PB Brief

🚨 BigLaw hiring panic

Also, Mills Oakley opens new office and court disqualifies judge

Aug 24, 2026

🚨 Harvey's power move

Also, Ashurst lawyer struck off and KPMG axes 450 jobs

Aug 21, 2026

🚨 BigLaw cashes in

Also, K&L Gates bleeds and $51m in-house lawyer

Aug 20, 2026

🚨 HWLE partner battle

Also, mushroom murderer appeals and three new WA judges

Aug 19, 2026

🚨 Mallesons to AFL

Also, AI wins Fair Work case and judge slams Shine Lawyers

Aug 18, 2026

🚨 Thomsons jumps 627%

Also, senators slam Allens and Anthropic's new watermark

Aug 17, 2026

🚨 Court underpaid staff

Also, £2m recruiter fee and Ashurst loses M&A star

Aug 14, 2026

🚨 Senior lawyers' top firm

Also, Clayton Utz loses litigator and ASIC's $7m greenwashing win

Aug 13, 2026

🚨 TikTok lawyer sacked

Also, KPMG GC quits and NRF poaches M&A partner

Aug 12, 2026

🚨 KPMG misled Ashurst?

Also, Sparke Helmore's new venture and AI royal commission

Aug 11, 2026

🚨 HSF Kramer hacked

Also, Clyde poaches from Caymans and Latham's lavish new HQ

Aug 10, 2026

🚨 Bench bans AI?

Also, law firms eye PE cash and airline duopoly under threat

Aug 7, 2026

🚨 KPMG briefs Corrs

Also, Ashurst gets PE licence and Glencore eyes ASX listing

Aug 6, 2026

🚨 Judge can't escape

Also, Maddocks poaches PwC partner and banks grilled over KPMG

Aug 5, 2026

🚨 AI claims explode

Also, Ashurst poaches CU litigator and KPMG partners revolt

Aug 4, 2026

🚨 G+T's promotion surge

Also, ChatGPT confesses to judge and Victoria's class action rise

Aug 3, 2026

🚨 Maurice Blackburn scolded

Also, Legora' fifth acquisition and Claude hacks in

Jul 31, 2026

🚨 Young lawyers' top firm

Also, judges blindsided and KPMG axes 10%

Jul 30, 2026

🚨 Milbank hikes bonuses

Also, Jones Day's 13th hire and banks overcharge $55m

Jul 29, 2026

🚨 Hanson hires silks

Also, partners flee mega-mergers and KPMG loses govt work

Jul 28, 2026

🚨 HSFK beats target

Also, KPMG sacks partner and judgment takes 2,500 days

Jul 27, 2026

🚨 Dentons' defamation win

Also, client spies on lawyer and Clifford Chance's record year

Jul 24, 2026

🚨 £200k burnout claim

Also, Ashurst warned KPMG and new Corrs PE partner

Jul 23, 2026

🚨 KPMG's wrong CEO?

Also, DLA Piper's last hurrah and EY denies pay rises

Jul 22, 2026

🚨 Grads left behind

Also, Linklaters' nepo baby and ASIC's biggest year

Jul 21, 2026