Law Firms

Why the legal profession needs to care about ethics in AI

As the legal industry — like many similarly situated industries across world markets — increasingly embraces artificial intelligence (AI) to jump-start the automation, efficiency, and…

Gregg Wirth February 25, 2021

New podcast: The legal market in 2020 and beyond

Throughout the course of 2020, many stakeholders in the legal market found themselves seeking timely, accurate data to help guide decisions with a new fervor.…

Bill Josten February 23, 2021

Transforming the rules of professionalism in legal: What’s Black hair got to do with it?

The CROWN Act, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” is a state-level law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, roughly defined…

Natalie Runyon February 17, 2021

State of the Legal Market analysis: Occupancy spend at multiyear lows

Like a massive wave, the insecurity and instability that has marked much of the global business world throughout 2020 is likely to leave a drastically…

Isaac Brooks February 16, 2021

Dauntless Ascent: Adapting to Accelerating Technology Change in a Global Pandemic

The Thomson Reuters Institute, in proud association with ILTA, is pleased to present the closing installment of a two-part thought leadership webinar series on technology…

Legal Executive Institute February 11, 2021

Thriving in the Post-2020 Workplace: Enhancing Collaboration and Connectivity for Remote Legal Professionals

The Thomson Reuters Institute, in proud association with ILTA, is pleased to present the opening installment of a two-part thought leadership webinar series on technology…

Legal Executive Institute February 11, 2021

Growing ALSP market becoming less “alternative”, says new report

The market for alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) has become an important and growing part of the legal landscape. ALSPs provide both corporate counsel and…

Thomson Reuters Institute February 11, 2021

Navigating power dynamics amid disagreements in remote work environments

The pandemic has demonstrated that we are stronger when we have a community to draw on, and that co-opetition, a sort of cooperation among rivals,…

Thomson Reuters Institute February 09, 2021

Mercury Rising: Assessing the 2021 Report on the State of the Legal Market

Thomson Reuters, in partnership with Georgetown University Law’s Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession, is proud to announce the release of the 2021 Report…

The Thomson Reuters Institute February 08, 2021

Rise in worked rates in 2020 fueled by proportional shifts

There is much evidence that the large law firm market finds itself at a crossroads. Evidence of the approach toward a tipping point was laid…

Joe Blackwood February 08, 2021

Analyzing key elements of succession planning for law and accounting firms

Succession planning is a vital component for any organization’s talent strategy, and it is table stakes for most large corporate institutions. Too often, unfortunately, succession…

Natalie Runyon February 03, 2021

ON LEADERSHIP: We see our firm as “a community of people who care about each other,” says Norton Rose’s Jeff Cody

We continue our bi-monthly column, On Leadership, created by Rose Ors for the Thomson Reuters Institute. Each installment will feature conversations with law firm leaders about…

Rose D. Ors February 03, 2021