Reports & White Papers

Delta Model Update: The Most Important Area of Lawyer Competency — Personal Effectiveness Skills

Many legal experts say the legal industry is at an inflection point because the pace of change is being driven by many factors — technology,…

Natalie Runyon March 21, 2019

State of Corporate Law Departments 2019: Doing Much More to Maximize the Value of Legal Services

Today’s corporate law departments have a fuller plate than perhaps any time before. First, they must exercise their primary duty to provide legal support that…

Legal Executive Institute March 14, 2019

State of the Legal Market in China 2019 Report: What Can the West Learn?

Amid growing tensions over trade between the US and China, it’s too often assumed — erroneously — that the Chinese business model for success is…

Legal Executive Institute March 07, 2019

White Paper: Government Vendor Fraud — Is Prevention the Ultimate Cure?

A new white paper, Government Vendor Fraud — Is Prevention the Ultimate Cure?, demonstrates that people and technology must work together to prevent government fraud.…

Legal Executive Institute March 06, 2019

Volatility in Markets and Politics Roiling the Future of Financial Regulation, New Report Shows

A newly released annual report, State of Regulatory Reform 2019: The Future of Financial Regulation, published by Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, covers the outlook for…

Legal Executive Institute February 26, 2019

The Dynamic Market Model & Life Along the Continuum: A Key Discussion from the “State of the Legal Market Report”

As early as 2013, Bruce MacEwen of AdamSmithEsq.com was writing about what he described as “the Hollow Middle” within the legal market. A somewhat controversial…

Bill Josten February 25, 2019

White Paper: Synthetic Identity Fraud — Catching the Thief Who Doesn’t Exist

A newly published white paper, Synthetic Identity — A New Path for Government Fraud? by author Tad Simons, asks the question: How do you catch…

Legal Executive Institute February 20, 2019

2019 Report on the State of the Legal Market — A View from Midsize Law Firms: A New Legal Executive Institute Report

When analyzing growth in the legal services market for most of the past few years, the focus has largely been on Am Law 100 firms,…

Bill Josten February 19, 2019

Fintech, Regtech and the Role of Compliance Report 2019: Gradual Acceptance Emerges

As technology continues to drive rapid change in financial services, there is an emerging sense of pragmatism around the adoption of this new technology. The…

Legal Executive Institute February 15, 2019

PMI Slips in Q4 as Productivity Softens and Demand Growth Is Offset by Other Shortcomings

Through the first three quarters of 2018, the large law firm market enjoyed average growth in demand, rates, and productivity. The fourth quarter, however, was…

Joe Blackwood February 12, 2019

TWLL Annual Report for 2018: Expansion & Recognition

The Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute's Transforming Women’s leadership in the Law (TWLL) initiative is excited to presents its 2018 annual report. This the second year of…

Transforming Womens Leadership February 08, 2019

Alternative Legal Service Providers Report 2019: ALSP Market Experiencing Rapid Growth & Expanded Use

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, WASHINGTON, D.C., & LONDON — The market for alternative legal service providers (ALSPs) is seeing rapid growth at a rate that is exceeding…

Legal Executive Institute January 28, 2019