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The Lawyer Who Doesn't Write Is Building a Career On Borrowed Time

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?

9 minute read July 01, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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Tom Elgar
The Lawyer Who Doesn't Write Is Building a Career On Borrowed Time

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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