Reports & White Papers

PMI Rises in First Quarter: Biggest 1Q Demand Gain Since 2012

EAGAN, Minn. — The Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI), which measures the relative health of the large law firm market, rose two points…

Peer Monitor May 02, 2016

White Paper: Data Breach & Cybersecurity

Data breaches and cybersecurity scares are a too-common headline in today's business and legal markets, leaving companies and law firms uncertain how to best deal with…

Liisa Thomas April 28, 2016

White Paper: The Alphabet Soup of Law Firm Pricing

The intricacies of law firm pricing and the use of alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) are examined in this new white paper, entitled The Alphabet Soup…

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

White Paper — Artificial Intelligence in Law: The State of Play 2016

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact and applications in the legal profession is examined in a new white paper, entitled Artificial Intelligence in Law The…

Michael Mills March 24, 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

Q&A Interview: New Research Shows Law Firm Business Development Success Based on Different Factors for Male & Female Equity Partners

Recently, Legal Executive Institute sat down with Carol Frohlinger, President of Negotiating Women, Inc., a consulting firm that advises organizations on advancing women into leadership…

Carol Frohlinger January 20, 2016

Georgetown Law-Peer Monitor Report Offers the Legal Industry its own Kodak Moment: Will Law Firm Leaders Listen?

The 2016 Georgetown Law-Peer Monitor Report on the State of the Legal Market begins with an unflattering comparison. It characterizes the position of law firms…

David Curle January 07, 2016

White Paper: Important Considerations for Mid-Range E-Discovery Data Collection

Data collection during e-discovery is critically important because a significant number of court sanctions are the result of inadequate or improper data collection. A new…

Legal Executive Institute December 07, 2015

Hot IP Sector Resulting in More Work for Law Firms, New Report Shows

Intellectual Property continues to be a hot segment of the legal marketplace. However, making the decision to protect or enforce intellectual property rights has increasingly…

Legal Executive Institute November 16, 2015

ACC Census Shows Growth for Women in Numbers, but Not in Salary, Says ACC’s Richardson

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) recently released its 2015 ACC Global Census Report, which gathered responses from more than 5,000 in-house counsel in 73…

Sameena Kluck November 10, 2015

New Thomson Reuters Report Examines Women on UK Company Boards: Where Are We Now?

Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law UK recently published an extract from its upcoming trends report Annual Reporting and AGMs 2015, What’s Market Practice?, which to be…

Sameena Kluck November 10, 2015

LEI Litigation Report: Heightened Competition Reigns as More Firms Vie for Litigation Work

It is no longer headline news that demand for litigation in large law firms is shrinking. This is a trend much of the industry has…

Jennifer Roberts October 21, 2015