Midsize Law Firms Blog Posts

Year in review: In Q3 2020, lawyer headcount contracted for first time since 2009

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…

Isaac Brooks January 07, 2021

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

Virtual client interviews: An effective way to engage clients & grow business (even during a pandemic)

Corporate clients commonly say that the lawyers in their outside law firms “need to understand my business.” But what does this mean? Having facilitated scores…

The Thomson Reuters Institute December 28, 2020

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

A tale of two markets: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, …”

The global pandemic has had a measurable effect on all markets across the globe, and the legal industry has been no exception. While the first…

Joe Blackwood December 21, 2020

Year in review: In Q1 2020, a reversal of fortunes

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…

Isaac Brooks December 17, 2020

D&I Case Study: How Drew Eckl & Farnham increased diversity at senior levels

At U.S. law firms, the representation of lawyers from an underrepresented groups within the partnership ranks has stagnated for years, increasing less than 5% for…

Natalie Runyon December 16, 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…

Sameena Kluck December 15, 2020

How one midsize law firm is innovating and driving change

Esther Bowers, director of Practice Management at Honigman, says that she’s focused much of her efforts during her legal career on advancing law firm interests…

Natalie Runyon December 10, 2020

How to calculate the success of your client relationships now to work smarter in 2021

Improving the client experience is perennially top-of-mind for most law firms — and as we head into 2021, it’s more important than ever. Throughout the…

Jen Dezso December 07, 2020

ON LEADERSHIP: “We decided that the firm needed to embrace the new normal,” say Timothy Volpe & Gif Thornton of Adams and Reese

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 December 03, 2020

Digital operations platforms in legal operations: A primer on legal marketplace options

This series was co-authored by Kenneth Jones, chief technologist for Tanenbaum Keale, and Jason Moyse, director at Autologyx and principal at Law Made. In the…

Thomson Reuters Institute December 02, 2020