Research into law firms and the legal market – the 2019 annual review
20th December 2019
This year has seen plenty of research into the state of the legal market place, law firm performance, developments in legal technology, law firm marketing trends, pricing transparency and about the mental health of lawyers and support teams (including CMOs).
Here are some of the highlights which came across our desk, and which relate mainly to the UK.
If you have published a report or are aware of one which should be added to this list, please email us at info@bernersmarketing.com.
January
- 2019 Report on the State of the Legal Market: Growing Competition Challenging Long-held Law Firm Assumptions Thomas Reuters Legal Executive Institute
- Alternative Legal Service Providers 2019: Fast Growth, Expanding Use and Increasing Opportunity, Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute
- High Growth Study 2019, Hinge Marketing
- Legal Marketing Trends, fSquared Marketing
- Law Student Survey: The Mindset of a Millennial Law Student, fSquared Marketing
February
- Law tech Adoption Research Report,The Law Society
- Diversity at the bar 2018, the Bar Standards Board
March
- Women in Leadership in Law report: the need for gender equality in the legal profession, The Law Society
- UK Legal Services Market Report, IRN Research
April
- Stress in the Legal Profession, Lexis Nexis
- Online Harms White Paper, UK Gov
May
- Legal technology: looking past the hype, Lexis Nexis
- Lawtech and consumers, Legal Services Consumer Panel
June
- Algorithms in the justice system, The Law Society
- SRA Transparency Rules: Web sweep report, The Solicitors Regulation Authority
- International Women in Law report: Findings from the international women’s roundtables, The Law Society
July
- Understanding implementation of approach to continuing competence, The Solicitors Regulation Authority
- How consumers are choosing legal services and How consumers are using legal services, Legal Services Consumer Panel
August
- Annual Statistics Report, The Law Society
September
- Technology, access to justice and the rule of law report, The Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Legal Mental Wellness Survey Report, fSquared marketing
- Law firm benchmarking – City firms, Crowe UK
October
- The Good Solicitor’s Skill Set, LexisNexis
- Party Conference briefing, The Bar Council
- Reasonable adjustments in the provision on legal services, The Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Annual law firm’s survey, PwC
November
- Has the LLP had its day? Smith & Williamson
- 2019 Law Firm Business Leaders Report: Listening to the Business Side of the Law Firm, Thomas Reuters Legal Executive Institute
December
- Lawtech: a comparative analysis of legal technology in the UK, The Law Society
- Informing workforce planning and career development in legal services, The Law Society