Data & Metrics

The Static Dilemma: Maybe Struggling Law Firms Can’t Afford to Invest in Marketing, but They Have To

“You can’t spend what you don’t have” — but “you have to spend money to make money.” These two old clichés are undoubtedly at odds with one…

Bill Josten October 31, 2018

New Report Points to Significant Decline in UK Legal Sector if ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Happens

As government officials in the United Kingdom continue to negotiate the terms of the country’s exit from the European Union, the rising possibility that the…

Legal Executive Institute October 29, 2018

Branding Growing More Important in Hyper-Competitive Legal Space, New Acritas Surveys Show

Branding — the cementing of an image of quality, specialization and price point into the minds of clients — is becoming of the utmost importance…

Gregg Wirth October 22, 2018

Results Unveiled: Thomson Reuters/ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering Insights and Trends Survey

LAS VEGAS — The top regulatory challenge for financial institutions is the Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Rule. While virtual currencies are increasingly on the minds of compliance…

Gina (Scialabba) Jurva October 19, 2018

More Tech, More Diverse Staff & More Work: Dutch GCs Survey Showing Growing Role of In-House Lawyers

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — General counsel in the Netherlands are becoming more tech-savvy and more willing to turn to alternative legal service providers to get…

Legal Executive Institute October 11, 2018

Survey Shows Law Firms Targeting New Business, Though New Client Outreach Lags Behind

While the majority of the firms asked in a recent survey said that winning new business was the top growth priority for their firm, areas…

Jennifer Roberts October 10, 2018

Forum Magazine Infographic: Bigger Performed Better in 2017

Being creatures that love evidence and precedent, lawyers often look at examples of successful firms when determining what strategies have the best potential return on…

Bill Josten October 01, 2018

Productivity is King and Dynamic Law Firms Have It, Shows New Law Firm Survey

The key takeaway from the Legal Executive Institute’s latest examination of what’s driving growth for law firms that are leading the market in improving their…

Bill Josten September 28, 2018

Australian Law Firms Saw Big Leaps in Demand and Revenue in FY2018, Says New Report

After an extended period of stagnation, Australian law firms saw levels of growth in revenue and demand in fiscal year 2018 that would have been…

Legal Executive Institute September 28, 2018

Cybersecurity & Regulatory Concerns Cited as Corporate Legal Departments Strive for Efficiency, According to New Thomson Reuters Survey

Corporate legal departments, already stretched by limited resources, are confronting new, as well as traditional, challenges, according to the 2018 Thomson Reuters Corporate Legal Department…

Legal Executive Institute September 25, 2018

New Report Shows How Corporate Law Departments in Hong Kong Are Dealing with Asian Market Growth & Regulatory Pressure

Corporate law departments in Hong Kong are dealing with increasing work-flow due mostly to the strong growth in many Asian markets and more international activity.…

Legal Executive Institute September 17, 2018

Two Surprises and a Story — The 2018 Midyear Report

At last check in January, the slow-moving transformation of legal services was accelerating. Demand growth for the average law firm was coming off another stagnant…

Justin Hines September 12, 2018