Reports & White Papers

Law Firm Leaders, GCs Lament Lack of Impact in Diversity Despite Strong Efforts

“We can, and should, do better.” This comment, by Ahmed Davis, the national chair of Fish & Richardson’s diversity initiative, highlights the continuing challenges of…

Sameena Kluck August 12, 2015

Mid-Size Firms Remain Optimistic Despite Challenges, New Report Shows

No firm has come out unscathed in the new legal climate and this could not be truer for the mid-size market. Charged with going against…

Jennifer Roberts August 11, 2015

Peer Monitor Economic Index Holds Steady for Second Consecutive Quarter

EAGAN, Minn.—The Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI), which measures the relative health of the legal marketplace, was unchanged for the second consecutive quarter, holding steady…

Peer Monitor August 06, 2015

Critical Considerations for a Successful Law Firm Merger

Law firm merger activity is heating up. Altman Weil reported last week that the first half of 2015 saw a record number of merger announcements,…

Ralph Baxter July 14, 2015

UK Looking Glass Report Identifies Law Firms’ Low-Hanging Fruit

In a legal market that’s demanding more and more of law firms, sometimes the most important question is, “Where to Start?” In the UK, the…

David Curle July 13, 2015

Erosion of Rate Growth: Am Law 50 Drives the Decline, Peer Monitor Reports

One of the more notable trends in recent months has been the signs of weakness in rate growth. The first few months of 2015 did…

Peer Monitor June 29, 2015

Law Firms Seeing Boost in Transactional Business, Peer Monitor Report Shows

Transactional practices are becoming increasingly important sources of growth for large law firms, helping to offset persistent weakness in litigation, according to a new report…

Peer Monitor June 22, 2015

Four Scalability Trends Impacting Law Firm Staffing Ratios:  How Do You Compare?

Adjust. Adapt. Repeat. This has been the mantra of many corporate staffing models that scale talent to meet industry innovations and technological advancements. Why should…

Jessa M. Baker June 08, 2015

Altman Weil Report Shows Link between Strategic Shifts and Firm Performance

The annual Law Firms In Transition report from Altman Weil is always a good barometer for what's eating, ailing or tormenting the law firms of…

David Curle May 20, 2015

Peer Monitor Economic Index Holds Steady in 1st Quarter

EAGAN, Minn.—The Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI), which measures the relative health of the legal marketplace, was unchanged at 54 in the first quarter, the…

Peer Monitor May 05, 2015

Peer Monitor Economic Index Falls in 4th Quarter

The Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI), which measures the relative health of the legal marketplace, fell in the fourth quarter, dropping three points to 54.…

Peer Monitor February 18, 2015

Q&A Interview: Industry Segmentation Could Dramatically Change the Face of Legal Industry, Says Georgetown’s Jones

James W. Jones, a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law, recently sat down with Legal Executive…

James W. Jones January 29, 2015