Reports & White Papers

2020 Legal Market Report: How Innovative Technology is Reshaping the Business & Practice of Law

If the traditional practice of law were a kitchen appliance, it would be a slow cooker with a few basic settings that got the job…

Thomson Reuters Institute September 03, 2020

2020 State of US Small Law Firms: While many firms talk about challenges, some make changes

While nearly every aspect of American life has undergone significant change this year due to the pandemic and ensuing economic crisis, some things have remained…

Thomson Reuters Institute September 02, 2020

PMI Q2 analysis: Small headcount shifts creep into Q2 results

As the second quarter of this year ended, the large law firm market still was grappling with the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Stay-at-home…

Isaac Brooks August 26, 2020

Legal Department Operations (LDO) Index: Dedicated legal operations comes home

The pace of change within corporate legal departments has not been swift. Indeed, over the course of several years’ worth of analysis of these departments…

Thomson Reuters Institute August 25, 2020

Law Firm Partner Profits: What really stands in the way of profit growth?

Even before the onset of the global pandemic, law firms of all sizes were concerned about how to continue growing their bottom line into the…

Bill Josten August 17, 2020

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, legal demand drops in Q2, impacting PMI

The first quarter of 2020 was able to stay strong in the face a COVID-19 pandemic that was still in its infancy in the United…

Thomson Reuters Institute August 10, 2020

How to proactively seek feedback & receive it well

“The most important thing [for career success] is to be proactive, not passive in your career, and that includes getting out there and seeking feedback…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color June 29, 2020

Top performing lawyers excel by focusing on business savvy, say Acritas’ Stellar Performance report

Star Lawyers — those nominated by clients as stand-out attorneys in terms of their performance and the service they provide — deliver greater value to…

Bill Josten June 17, 2020

Infographic: Canadian legal market beginning to navigate the post-pandemic legal future

As we were entering 2020, Canada looked like a growth market for the legal profession with the country’s largest corporate clients were saying they expected…

Thomson Reuters Institute June 16, 2020

Firms’ compliance functions at inflection point, shows 2020 Cost of Compliance Report

Without question, compliance functions for financial services firms around the world have matured in the decade since the financial crisis, with many firms enhancing their…

Susannah Hammond May 14, 2020

As economic uncertainty looms, law firms bounce back in first quarter, PMI shows

The large law firm market saw strong growth in demand and rates in the first quarter, a robust foundation that stood at the onset of…

Thomson Reuters Institute May 11, 2020

State of Corporate Law Departments Report: Adapting to the New Needs of 2020

Corporate law departments are under heavy pressure on many fronts, and the current pandemic crisis that is seeing the way work is done upended across…

Thomson Reuters Institute April 21, 2020