Reports & White Papers

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…

Thomson Reuters 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…

Thomson Reuters 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…

Thomson Reuters Institute January 28, 2019

2019 Report on the State of the Legal Market: Growing Competition Challenging Long-Held Law Firm Assumptions

MINNEAPOLIS — After years of warnings, the revolution in the legal industry finally may be crashing law firms’ gates. Growing competitive challenges from the Big…

Thomson Reuters Institute January 08, 2019

New Report Points to Significant Decline in UK Legal Sector if ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Happens

As government officials in the United Kingdom continue to negotiate the terms of the country’s exit from the European Union, the rising possibility that the…

Thomson Reuters Institute October 29, 2018

More Tech, More Diverse Staff & More Work: Dutch GCs Survey Showing Growing Role of In-House Lawyers

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — General counsel in the Netherlands are becoming more tech-savvy and more willing to turn to alternative legal service providers to get…

Thomson Reuters Institute October 11, 2018

Productivity is King and Dynamic Law Firms Have It, Shows New Law Firm Survey

The key takeaway from the Legal Executive Institute’s latest examination of what’s driving growth for law firms that are leading the market in improving their…

Bill Josten September 28, 2018

Australian Law Firms Saw Big Leaps in Demand and Revenue in FY2018, Says New Report

After an extended period of stagnation, Australian law firms saw levels of growth in revenue and demand in fiscal year 2018 that would have been…

Thomson Reuters Institute September 28, 2018