Law firms are exposed to the AI disruption in a particular way, because the traditional pyramid depends on that volume of work to develop associates, generate origination credit, and sustain the economics of the partnership model. This creates an urgent question for firm leaders: if the base of the pyramid starts to erode, what is left? And who is prepared for what comes next?
Consider the case of Rahul Gandhi.
A first-year associate at a major UK firm, Gandhi didn't wait to make partner before building a profile. He started writing a newsletter about gaming law: esports, licensing, platform liability, the legal implications of in-game economies.
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