Midsize Law Firms Blog Posts

Upcoming Webinar: Changing Practice Management to Use Staff, Space and Technology for Better Client Service

Today’s legal marketplace is more competitive than ever, and many law firms are feeling the pressure to modify their practice management strategies in order to…

Gregg Wirth March 14, 2016

Video: Small Law Firm Perspective — Driving Efficiency and Profitability with Thomson Reuters’ Jeffery (Part 2)

Chris Jeffery, Director of Small and Medium Law Firms at Thomson Reuters Legal, discusses the role of efficiency within small law firms, and how the…

Thomson Reuters Institute March 10, 2016

The Alphabet Soup of Law Firm Pricing: Alternative Fee Arrangements, Behavior, Cost-Predictability, Demand and Efficiency! (Part 3)

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series we noted the trend in greater demand for legal services walking hand-in-hand with pricing pressures, and…

Frederick J. Esposito, Jr., MBA, CLM March 07, 2016

What’s Behind the Drop in Litigation Demand? Large Firms Feel It, Midsize Firms Don’t

The Legal Executive Institute and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor recently released the Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI) for the 4th quarter of 2015. The PMI…

Bill Josten March 03, 2016

Video: Small Law Firm Perspective — Being Client-Focused & Driving Revenue with Thomson Reuters’ Jeffery (Part 1)

Chris Jeffery, Director of Small and Medium Law Firms at Thomson Reuters Legal, discusses the issues arising from a recent Thomson Reuters Legal survey of…

Thomson Reuters Institute March 02, 2016

The Alphabet Soup of Law Firm Pricing: Alternative Fee Arrangements, Behavior, Cost-Predictability, Demand and Efficiency! (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this series we noted the trend in greater demand for legal services walking hand –in-hand with pricing pressures, and came to…

Frederick J. Esposito, Jr., MBA, CLM February 22, 2016

PMI Drops in 4th Quarter as Weakening Rates & Productivity Hamper Growth

  The Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI), which measures the relative health of the legal marketplace, fell two points to 50 in the fourth quarter…

Peer Monitor February 17, 2016

The Alphabet Soup of Law Firm Pricing: Alternative Fee Arrangements, Behavior, Cost-Predictability, Demand and Efficiency! (Part 1)

According to the 2015 Law Firms in Transition Survey prepared by Altman Weil, 2015 began with signs of optimism among law firm leaders. We’ve seen…

Frederick J. Esposito, Jr., MBA, CLM February 11, 2016

Midsize Firm Perspective: For Law Firms Servicing Middle-Market Clients, the Brisk Pace of M&A Offers Opportunities

Last year was a strong one for M&A activity in the midsize market sector. And for law firms — many midsize market themselves — that…

Eric J. Hall January 28, 2016