Midsize Law Firms Blog Posts

Why Law Firms Need “Great Managers”

Law firms are struggling these days to do a better job of retaining their Millennial lawyers. Millennials famously have less loyalty and a shorter time…

Dr. Larry Richard September 20, 2016

Business Development Webinar: Identifying and Pursuing Growth in a Competitive Market

Driving growth and determining the areas in your practices where growth can be found is one of the greatest challenges law firms and business development…

Thomson Reuters Institute September 19, 2016

White Paper — The Contract Maturity Model: From One-Off Contracting to Contract Portfolio Management

In a new white paper, entitled The Contract Maturity Model: From One-Off Contracting to Contract Portfolio Management, author Kingsley Martin, the President and CEO of…

Thomson Reuters Institute September 14, 2016

Law Firm Leaders Looks Back: William C. Hubbard on Access to Justice

With the 21st Annual Law Firm Leaders Forum just around the corner, it reminded me of one recent conversation I had during last year’s event…

Gregg Wirth September 12, 2016

TrustLaw Index Shows Pro Bono is Thriving Globally with Small Firms Leading the Way

Pro bono is thriving, according to the results of the third TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global benchmark mapping the scale…

Monique Villa September 06, 2016

America’s Longest-Running Law Firm Leaders Forum Is Just One Month Away: It’s Going to be a Barn-Burner!

We will conduct the 21st Annual Law Firm Leaders Forum at the Pierre Hotel in New York City on October 6 & 7. It promises…

Ralph Baxter September 06, 2016

Creating an Impactful Orientation: How to Start Off Strong

Legal employers and managers are looking for the secret sauce that will turn young recruits into the more traditional, driven professionals they can count on…

Phyllis Weiss Haserot September 01, 2016

ILTACON 2016: Re-Imagining Legal Technology for the 21st Century

“The story of disruption was just the first act of 21st century business, now begins the tale of total transformation.” — Mike Walsh NATIONAL HARBOR,…

Joseph Raczynski August 30, 2016

Facing Law Firms’ Performance Reviews: How to Prepare & Avoid Unpleasant Surprises

Although no one feels comfortable conducting performance reviews of their outside legal counsel — that is why legal procurement professionals often handle the review —…

Nancey Watson August 29, 2016

New Survey: Associates Report High-Value, Low-Satisfaction in Training

Recently, Thomson Reuters’ West LegalEdcenter released its New Associate Training Satisfaction Survey, which sought to measure current behavior and attitudes of new associates relating to…

Thomson Reuters Institute August 24, 2016

Law Firms Need to Heed Lessons Learned in Helping Clients Deal with Data Breaches

As cybersecurity threats and data breaches have become commonplace, the Data Security Group at Reed Smith LLP has been building a knowledge base about how…

Paul Gupta August 23, 2016

Why Managing Partners “Own” Law Firm Cybersecurity & 3 Steps to Take Control Now

If a country is attacked, the president is called upon to respond on behalf of the nation. If a crime wave breaks out in a…

Judy Selby August 18, 2016