Law Firms

Understanding how the client’s business makes money: A critical step for all lawyers

Amid the current pandemic crisis, the impact felt by law firms and their clients has been great; and this pressure has ratcheted up the necessity…

Nancey Watson September 24, 2020

Luminating Latina Lawyers: Service for the people, by the people

Zuri Balmakund Santiago, Assistant Attorney General at the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, says the desire to have a voice at the table is what makes…

Natalie Runyon September 21, 2020

PMI Q2 analysis: Top of market law firms largely driving rate growth

The second quarter of 2020 was marred by near unprecedented global uncertainty. The COVID-19 pandemic was still in its infancy, and no one at the…

Joe Blackwood September 17, 2020

ON LEADERSHIP: “Have a plan and then execute that plan,” says Jonathan Skeeters, Managing Partner at Bradley

We continue our bi-monthly column, On Leadership, created by Rose Ors for Thomson Reuters. Each installment will feature conversations with law firm CEOs or Managing Partners…

Rose D. Ors September 16, 2020

Lawyer productivity under attack: How to fight back

Remote working has proven to be largely a success — at least from the perspective of lawyer well-being. The impact of remote working on lawyer…

Jen Dezso September 14, 2020

Exploring paths to leadership: Dominique Hussey, Vice Chair of Bennett Jones, illuminates her secrets of success

Dominique Hussey, Vice Chair and Managing Partner of the Toronto office at Bennett Jones, had career aspirations to make partner, but they never included firm…

Transforming Womens Leadership September 11, 2020

Sound and Fury: Morality, Ideology and the Rise of “Cancel Culture”

Cognizant of the powerful forces shaping public discourse, the Thomson Reuters Institute is pleased to produce a spotlight webinar series on social justice, activism, and…

The Thomson Reuters Institute September 10, 2020

It Takes a Village: ILTA>ON tackles remote law firm security

The realities of the pandemic not only forced the legal industry to work from home, it forced the annual conference of the International Legal Technology…

Peter Colin September 09, 2020

Australia: State of the Legal Market 2020 — Growth amid the storm

Despite turmoil in the global economy brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 30,000-foot view of the Australian legal market looks relatively rosy compared to…

Legal Executive Institute September 09, 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills CEO D’Agostino discusses operating in Asia amid its mixed support of LGBTQ equality

The record on LGBTQ equality across Asia is decidedly mixed. While there have been positive signals for LGBTQ equality across the region, there are also…

Natalie Runyon September 08, 2020

Acritas Asia Pacific Law Firm Brand Index: Amid the pandemic, 2 law firms dominate

Despite the disruption around the world caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, two powerhouse large law firms — King & Wood Mallesons and Baker McKenzie —…

Legal Executive Institute September 08, 2020

The 2020 US M&A/Private Equity Forum

With capital and credit markets on the rebound, and less than 100 days until the US presidential election, mid-market M&A activity is rapidly emerging from…

Legal Executive Institute September 04, 2020