Our cover story this issue concerns the management of firm ‘culture’. Can this concept really cross the barriers of all those notorious functional silos that may or may not be dissolving in a law firm like yours? And can it result in a recognisable common identity based on an appreciation of certain core values and […]

Wrapping up 2019, we see a picture of growth in overall demand for the services of large law firms, but with some signs of a slip THE PEER MONITOR ECONOMIC INDEX (PMI ) IS A COMPOSITE MEASURE OF LAW FIRM PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING DEMAND, PRODUCTIVITY, EXPENSE S AND PROFITABILITY Q4 PRACTICE AREA DEMAND FIGURES SHOW PATENTS […]

International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on 8 March. Why is this day so important? And why is it that, in spite of unprecedented progress as a human race, we’ll need to celebrate this day for years (decades) to come? The world’s current population stands at 7.8 billion, with a near equal number of men […]