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Peer Monitor Report: Demand Seepage—As Law Firm Panels Shrink Competition Heats Up Even More

It is no secret that demand traditionally slatted for large law firms is seeping out into other sectors within the industry. A recent BTI article…

Jennifer Roberts July 09, 2015

Thomson Reuters Legal Launches “Forum” Magazine’s Downloadable Free App

This week, Forum, the magazine created by Thomson Reuters Legal’s Thought Leadership initiative (which also includes Legal Executive Institute and this blog) is launching its…

Thomson Reuters Institute July 08, 2015

Second Annual Law Firm Financial Performance Forum: New Metrics and New Models

I am looking forward to chairing Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute’s Second Annual Law Firm Financial Performance Forum on September 18 in New York. Last…

Ralph Baxter July 07, 2015

Video: Data Fuels Content and Live Events at LEI, says Thomson Reuters’ Mike Abbott

Mike Abbott, vice president of Client Management and Global Thought Leadership for the Legal business of Thomson Reuters, gave an overview of the Legal Executive Institute's…

Mike Abbott July 02, 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

Video: Legal Tech Open Innovation Challenge Pushes Efficiency & Collaboration, says Thomson Reuters’ Florida

The 2015 Legal Tech Open Innovation Challenge began this week, and things are off to a great start so far! Sponsored by Thomson Reuters and CodeX—The…

Karl Florida June 25, 2015

Is Big Law Running Out of Work? What Excess Capacity Really Tells Us about the Future of Legal Services

Citing the recent annual Altman Weil survey of law firm leaders, some commentators have interpreted the respondents’ complaints about too many lawyers in the marketplace…

June 24, 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

Top 10 e-Discovery Trends in the U.S. in 2015

The overarching theme for 2015 in e-discovery will be continuity. It is highly unlikely that the market will develop game-changing, net-new e-discovery innovation, but—as is…

Edward Sohn May 21, 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

Practicing In-house: Navigating Potential Internal Conflicts of Interest

In the wake of the corporate scandals in the late 1990s and early 2000s involving misappropriation of resources, bribery, fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, and…

Renato Pontello May 14, 2015

Lessons from a Few GCs

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Legal Marketing Association’s Annual Conference in San Diego. Like so many of these events, the content as…

Bill Josten May 13, 2015