Reports & White Papers

White Paper: Mental Illness, Access to Justice & Legal Solutions

The issue of providing adequate access to justice for people with mental illness has grown in importance as these situations continue to strain strapped state…

Thomson Reuters Institute August 16, 2016

White Paper: “The Unavoidable Reality” & How Inefficiency Hurts Law Firms

In a new white paper, The Unavoidable Reality: Inefficiency Can Have a Significant Economic Impact on Law Firms, author William Josten, a Senior Legal Industry…

Thomson Reuters Institute August 08, 2016

White Paper: Bridging Law and Technology

As the legal industry ramps up its spending on the necessary technology to compete in today’s marketplace, law firms’ IT departments are finding their budgets…

Thomson Reuters Institute June 29, 2016

White Paper — Client Data: Secure as the Weakest Link

In this new white paper, published by Thomson Reuters’ Legal Executive Institute, authors Daniel Garrie and Rhea Siers examine some of the vulnerabilities that law…

Daniel Garrie June 15, 2016

White Paper: Building Our Blockchain Future in the Legal Realm

  This new white paper, published by Thomson Reuters' Legal Executive Institute, discusses the history, inner workings and applications of blockchain, an online public ledgering…

Joseph Raczynski June 02, 2016

White Paper: Enhancing Cybersecurity & Avoiding Data Breaches: What Can Law Firms Do?

The news of recent high-profile law firm data breaches may have left corporate legal team leaders with fears of data breaches by hackers, especially at…

Gregg Wirth May 17, 2016

White Paper: How the Cloud Can Help Shape Law Firms’ Data Security Efforts

Cloud technology has offered a new opportunity for users — including law firm and corporations — to take their data sharing, storage and networking responsibilities into…

Alexander Major May 05, 2016

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