Midsize Law Firms Blog Posts

On Leadership: “I’m Extremely Comfortable with Change,” Says Graciela Gomez Cowger, CEO of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

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

Rose D. Ors March 04, 2020

CURIOUS MINDS: Law Firms Need to Rethink Their Approach to Business Development, Says Teresa Walker, COO-Emeritus at Waller Lansden

We continue our monthly column, “Curious Minds”, created by Rose Ors to tap into the minds of legal innovators, disrupters, and out-of-the-box thinkers to learn…

Rose D. Ors March 02, 2020

2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market: Who is Driving Worked Rate Growth?

We discussed previously how the 2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market — published in January by Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute and the…

Joe Blackwood February 27, 2020

Does Your Law Firm Need a Data Quality Specialist?

There is a lot of chatter these days around the increasing use of data to inform and drive business decisions within law firms. To that,…

Christopher Ende February 24, 2020

Plain Language: Because it’s ALL About the Audience

Before you write an email to a client or create website marketing content, do you stop and consider the audience for your materials? Or do…

Janet Arrowood February 24, 2020

PMI Q4 Analysis: With Demand & Rates Growing, Why Isn’t the Legal Market Stronger? Look Overhead

There are many indicators that currently signal that the legal market is gaining strength. For example, law firms saw the first two-year stretch of 1.0%…

Isaac Brooks February 19, 2020

Having a Real Industry Focus: Because Clients Want Law Firms that Know their Business (Part 1)

It is surprisingly common how often you will witness a panel of corporate clients at some legal conference discussing their views on law firms. Invariably…

Patrick J. McKenna February 19, 2020

Legalweek 2020: Partnership is the Path Forward

NEW YORK — If one word could summarize the overarching themes from this year’s LegalWeek 2020, it would be “partnership.” But that word has many…

Peter Colin February 18, 2020

Data Standards: Helping Your Legal Tech Applications Talk To Each Other

Today, legal technology is proliferating by quantum leaps. Legal organizations, including law firms and in-house law departments, have access to an abundance of new technology…

Thomson Reuters Institute February 14, 2020

2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market: A Closer Look at the Cost of Declining Productivity

The 2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market, from Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute and the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession…

Joe Blackwood February 13, 2020

Nonprofit Clients at Kramer Levin & TrustLaw Legal Clinic Discuss Value of Legal Assistance

To commemorate last month’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel partnered with Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw to provide…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color February 12, 2020

Marketing Partner Forum: Addressing Client Attrition Through Data Analytics

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — During the opening remarks last month at the 27th Annual Marketing Partner Forum, a live poll showed that the 2020 trend within…

Jennifer Roberts February 10, 2020