COVID-19

The long road back: Asian law firms are still coping with the devastating impact of the pandemic

Many months into the pandemic, law firms in Asia are still looking for ways to cope with COVID-19 and its impact. While some firms are…

Ranajit Dam January 04, 2021

Year in review: Q2 2020 & the pandemic shutdown

Leading up to the release of the “2021 Report on the State of the Legal Market” on January 12, 2021, we will reexamine the tumultuous…

Joe Blackwood December 23, 2020

COO & CFO Forum: What do clients want? Law firms pivot and adapt throughout the pandemic, panel says

There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way businesses serve their clients, likely forevermore. Businesses have rapidly moved purchasing options online, or…

Samenna Kluck December 15, 2020

Legal Geek Conference 2020: The ultimate technological experience

LONDON — This year is testing every single promise ever made by technology providers or firm managements that their systems were agile, responsive, and available…

Matt Seys-Llewellyn November 11, 2020

Meeting a lawyer’s need for psychological security: Why safety is more important now than ever

Almost everyone has heard of Abraham Maslow’s Need Hierarchy. It is a universal system of human striving, depicted as a pyramid with basic needs leading…

James Bailey October 28, 2020

New Acritas report shows how the pandemic has changed the future of legal work

The COVID-19 pandemic, the ensuing lockdowns and economic crisis have given many people a chance to reflect on their lives. Further, the dramatic switch to…

Acritas October 12, 2020

What law firms need to learn from Millennials & COVID-19

For years, millennial attorneys have asked, cajoled, and failed to get their law firms to loosen the reins on upgrading new technology and allowing them…

Dr. Sharon Meit Abrahams July 30, 2020

The current status of the (virtual) courts

Likely the single most salient after-effect of the current pandemic on the legal landscape is its impact on the courts. Previously, the variance of their…

Joseph Raczynski July 22, 2020

Law Firm Updates: COVID-19’s Impact on the Business of Law

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hamper the economy and up-end business as usual, many law firms are grappling with the big questions of how…

Thomson Reuters Institute July 20, 2020

ON LEADERSHIP: “We all need to feel connected and engaged at this time,” says Melissa Jones, managing partner, Stoel Rives

We continue our new monthly column, On Leadership, created by Rose Ors for Thomson Reuters. Each month will feature conversations with law firm Chief Executive Officers…

Rose D. Ors June 10, 2020

Returning to the office: Midsize law firms’ strategies for emerging with strength

Only eight weeks after work-from-home orders went into effect for most of the country, many states began reopening during this month. Despite these changes in…

Thomson Reuters Institute June 01, 2020

How work gets done in midsize law firms: Identifying & overcoming changes in workflow

Like their larger competitors, midsize law firms are facing the formidable task of managing a legal workforce that has shifted almost completely to remote working.…

Thomson Reuters Institute May 20, 2020