Law firm profitability fell for a fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2022, according to the Q4 2022 Thomson Reuters Law Firm Financial Index, (LFFI) powered by Financial Insights. The report notes that demand, productivity, and expense challenges “have nearly eaten through the record profit gains of 2021” as firms contend with multiple ongoing issues. However, …
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2023 Report on the State of the Legal Market: Feb. 21 Webinar
The 2023 Report on the State of the Legal Market explores the outlook for the year ahead, examining how factors including rising expenses, falling demand and productivity, shifting client outlooks, and inflation are shaping the industry. Since the report’s release in January, findings have sparked conversations as journalists, bloggers, and industry influencers weigh in on …
State of the Legal Market Report: Predicting the Factors That Will Shape 2023
Ahead of the 2023 Report on the State of the Legal Market – the annual report issued jointly by the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law and the Thomson Reuters Institute – Legal Current is looking back at the trends that shaped the industry in 2022. The 2023 report, which Thomson …
2020 May Have Been a “Tipping Point” for Law Firms: 2021 Report on the State of the Legal Market
While 2020 brought unprecedented challenges for law firms, history may look back and see the year as a “tipping point” that accelerated significant changes in the law firm market. The 2021 Report on the State of the Legal Market from the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown University Law Center and the …
2019 Highlights: The State of the Legal Market
As 2019 winds down, Legal Current is revisiting milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters this year. Today we look at the “2019 Report on the State of the Legal Market,” released last January by the Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute and the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at …
#AALL19: Fostering the NextGen Library Professional
“As client needs, expectations and behaviors are changing, we are seeing many firms adopt highly innovative approaches to drive greater efficiency, predictability and cost-effectiveness. Clients have more choices than ever for meeting their legal needs, and leading firms are now tailoring their strategies and delivery models to provide legal services in the manner that most effectively …
Rebuilding the Law Firm Model: “2019 Report on the State of the Legal Market” From Georgetown Law & Legal Executive Institute
The legal market is evolving rapidly, and law firms should seize the opportunity to question long-standing assumptions and re-examine traditional business models that may not be suited for growing challenges such as competition from the likes of the Big Four and more-nimble alternative legal service providers (ALSPs). The “2019 Report on the State of the …
#LEIMPF2018 – Law Firms, Clients and Performance Evaluation
When relying on legal services, law firm clients traditionally had to accept law firms’ decisions on rates and assignments of who performed the work. Today clients have made a dramatic shift to what is now largely a “buyer’s market,” and are relying on data analytics and various technologies to more actively manage their external legal …
Highly Successful Law Firms Have Greater Business Development, Marketing and Technology Focus
Some law firms have been able to notably outperform their peers even though the overall large law firm market is experiencing flat to little growth. A new report from the Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute suggests that investments in areas such as business development, marketing and technology may be a key factor defining the higher-performing …
