“Embrace the litigators in your lives” may sound like a Valentine’s Day lawyer meme, but it was Joe Patrice’s takeaway from the Q4 2023 Thomson Reuters Law Firm Financial Index. Journalists’ and bloggers’ coverage of the report, released last week, emphasized how law firms’ profits rebounded in 2023, driven by rate growth and stronger demand …
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Legal Industry Reaction to AI-Assisted Research on Westlaw Precision and the Thomson Reuters Generative AI Strategy
Thomson Reuters provided legal industry journalists a sneak peek of AI-Assisted Research on Westlaw Precision and introduced a series of additional initiatives, including the new generative AI assistant connecting all Thomson Reuters generative AI products, Thomson Reuters Generative AI Platform, generative AI capabilities in Practical Law, and CoCounsel Core. Legal Current shares perspectives from legal …
ChatGPT and Generative AI in Law Firms: Top Takeaways
Everyone is talking about ChatGPT and generative AI, but are legal professionals actually using them? ChatGPT & Generative AI within Law Firms, a new report from Thomson Reuters, examines legal professionals’ attitudes towards these emerging technologies. Based on surveys conducted in March of law firms in the United States, UK, and Canada, the report measures …
Alternative Legal Services Providers 2023 Report: Reactions from the Legal Industry
“ALSPs have a greased runway to start soaking up business.” That’s among the reactions – this one from Above the Law’s Joe Patrice – to findings of the Alternative Legal Services Providers 2023 Report, released last week by the Thomson Reuters Institute; the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law; and the …
2023 Report on the State of the Legal Market: Reactions from the Legal Industry
Journalists, bloggers, and industry influencers are interpreting findings of the 2023 Report on the State of the Legal Market, issued last week by the Thomson Reuters Institute and the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law. They’re focusing on findings showing a drop in demand for services, an uncertain economic outlook, lower …
Thomson Reuters Law Firm Financial Index: Technology Shines as a Growth Area
Despite gloomy headlines about the Thomson Reuters Q2 2022 Law Firm Financial Index, released earlier this week, the report findings saw “[a]reas of growth shine through,” including technology spending, as the Thomson Reuters Institute and others noted. The tech spending uptick was highlighted in Reuters Legal by reporter Karen Sloan: “Technology spending was also up …
Reactions to the 2022 Report on the State of the Legal Market
Last week, Legal Current shared the five key takeaways from the 2022 Report on the State of the Legal Market, which explored why law firms can’t just keep throwing money at the growing talent war. Today, we highlight takes from journalists, bloggers and industry influencers on the report findings. Many focused on the industry’s retention …
2021 Highlights: Accelerated Growth of Alternative Legal Service Providers
With only a few days remaining in 2021, Legal Current is looking back at the milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal Professionals business of Thomson Reuters. Today we revisit findings of the Alternative Legal Service Providers: 2021 Report, which found that ALSPs expanded to achieve a nearly $14 billion market share globally this year. The report …
2021 Highlights: Report on the State of the Legal Market
As the 2021 clock ticks down, Legal Current is looking back at the milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal Professionals business of Thomson Reuters. Today we revisit findings of the 2021 Report on the State of the Legal Market, which showed this year may have been a “tipping point” that accelerated significant changes in …
2021 Highlights: Can Law Firms Retain Talent in a Cooling Legal Market?
With the year winding down, Legal Current is looking back at the milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal Professionals business of Thomson Reuters. Today we highlight a recent episode of Law.com’s Legal Speak podcast that featured ALM Business of Law Reporter Andrew Maloney talking with Bill Josten, manager of enterprise content for Thomson Reuters. …
