Trump, Big Law, and AI Are 2025’s Big Topics: The Brief

December 27, 2025, 1:02 PM UTC

Big Law, Trump, AI Are 2025’s Big Topics

IT WAS A TURBULENT YEAR in the legal world. The second Trump administration ushered in a tidal wave of litigation, and some law firms found themselves under attack. Attorneys and judges wrestled with the benefits and pitfalls of artificial intelligence. Law firms also tackled consolidation, where to invest in growth, and (as always) pay. As law firms ponder their big issues for 2026, these topics dominated our readers’ attention in 2025:

  • Topping our reader list was Bloomberg Law’s inaugural ranking of Leading Law Firms. The project sought to answer a deceptively simple ...

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