Data & Metrics

New Video: “2019 State of Corporate Law Departments” Shows that Diversity & Project Management Are Among Keys to Success

In a new video interview, Mike Abbott, Global Lead of Enterprise Thought Leadership and Content Strategy at Thomson Reuters, speaks with Lisa Hart Shepherd, CEO…

Legal Executive Institute April 30, 2019

U.S. Banks Cite Mixed Results in First Round of Beneficial Ownership Rule Exams

MIAMI — It has been nearly a year since regulators began examining banks for compliance with the U.S. Treasury Department's customer due-diligence and beneficial-ownership rule,…

Brett Wolf April 25, 2019

Knowing Your Customer: What Midsize Law Firms Need to Appreciate about the “2019 State of Corporate Law Departments Report”

Today, the most successful companies remain hyper-focused on their customer’s needs and changing behaviors. For example, Netflix invested heavily in its streaming capabilities after seeing…

Jordan Schuetzle April 25, 2019

London Roundtable Event to Delve into Growth & Usage of the ALSP Market

LONDON — As the market for alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) continues to see strong growth — reaching a $10.7 billion slice of the overall…

Legal Executive Institute April 22, 2019

New Video: “2019 State of the Legal Market in China” Shows Country is Ready to Embrace Change

In a new video interview, Mike Abbott, Global Lead of Enterprise Thought Leadership and Content Strategy at Thomson Reuters, speaks with Lisa Hart Shepherd, CEO…

Legal Executive Institute April 17, 2019

Law Firms See M&A Transactions as a Driver for 2019: A Look into the Numbers

In the 2019 Citi-Hildebrant Report, law firm leaders identified Merger & Acquisition (M&A) and Transactional work as the primary driver of practice matters for this year.…

Becky Stander April 16, 2019

Infographic: 3 Key Takeaways from the “State of Corporate Law Departments 2019” Report

As we learned with the recently released, State of Corporate Law Departments 2019 — published by Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute, the International Bar Association (IBA), the…

Joe Blackwood April 15, 2019

Corporate Law Departments in Australia Face Pressure, Need to Focus on Value, New Report Says

Corporate law departments in Australia are realizing that this year may become one fraught with risk, elevated expectations, reduced resources and a strict need to…

Legal Executive Institute April 01, 2019

Opportunity Abounds for Small Law Firms Willing to Innovate: Thomson Reuters Study

Small law firms in the United States face a host of challenges, but within those challenges lies a lot of opportunity, according to a new…

Legal Executive Institute March 25, 2019

Delta Model Update: The Most Important Area of Lawyer Competency — Personal Effectiveness Skills

Many legal experts say the legal industry is at an inflection point because the pace of change is being driven by many factors — technology,…

Natalie Runyon March 21, 2019

Revenue Recovery in Real Life: Practical Perspectives from In-House Counsel

With the who, what, where, and why of revenue recovery already addressed, I am moving on to the “how.” For that critical information, I am…

Randall Lehner March 18, 2019

State of Corporate Law Departments 2019: Doing Much More to Maximize the Value of Legal Services

Today’s corporate law departments have a fuller plate than perhaps any time before. First, they must exercise their primary duty to provide legal support that…

Legal Executive Institute March 14, 2019