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State of the UK Legal Market 2021: New report highlights the need for greater value & stronger relationships

Clients in the United Kingdom are increasingly looking for law firms willing to invest in building long-term trusted relationships and a deep understanding of their…

Thomson Reuters Institute April 15, 2021

Diploma privilege: Exploring alternatives to the bar exam for attorney licensure

In the 19th century, the legal profession saw an evolution from an open democratization of admission to practice law to an environment that was a…

Natalie Runyon April 13, 2021

New podcast: A commitment to changing law firm recruiting

Diversity in law firm recruiting practices is a much-discussed topic, and rightly so. In this latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, we speak to…

Bill Josten April 12, 2021

CodeX FutureLaw 2021: Computational contracts create a Big Bang in legal

The bleeding edge of the legal industry is now building interfaces at the intersection of code and law through computational contracts. These computational contracts (sometime…

Joseph Raczynski April 12, 2021

The department & practice group leader’s role in sales management

The role of practice group leaders is changing. And new and seasoned department and practice group leaders will be wise to expand client relationships and…

Silvia Coulter April 08, 2021

2021 Report on the State of the Midsize Legal Market: Resilience among midsize law firms may offer competitive advantages

Despite daunting challenges, midsize law firms flexed their creativity and agility to prove themselves surprisingly resilient in 2020, according to the new 2021 Report on…

Thomson Reuters Institute April 07, 2021

Achieving cybersecurity maturity within your law firm

Imagine your firm can detect and contain a cybersecurity threat even before it has a chance to disrupt the firm's business. Threats could be contained…

Don Philmlee April 06, 2021

How are chief talent officers managing law firm talent in a remote work environment?

At a recent gathering of law firm talent officers and directors from around the world, one key question seemed to hang in the air: “We…

Thomson Reuters Institute April 06, 2021

Legal real estate: What will the law office of the future look like?

The long-term impact of the global pandemic on the legal industry likely is going to be felt in numerous ripples, both big and small, across…

Gregg Wirth April 05, 2021

Digital upskilling in legal: More than just new technology

How many law firms have digital upskilling programs for their lawyers and staff members? Based on what I hear and read, very few, if any.…

Bob Dolinsky April 01, 2021

Redefining the office: Strategies for real estate relevance in a post-pandemic world

For decades, the commercial office was known as the workplace, defined by the primary activity of the day: work. People had to be physically present…

Kim Sullivan March 30, 2021

An “Uncivil War”: Examining Political Tribalism and the Rise of “Grievance Culture”

In the past century, never have Americans been so deeply divided by social, political and ideological difference as we are today. How did we reach…

The Thomson Reuters Institute March 26, 2021