Legal departments are spending more of their budget on international work in the Asia Pacific region. The demand for cross border support has driven favorability for the top law firms in this year’s Acritas Asia Pacific Law firm Brand Index. Breadth of support is key to clients in this region,... Read More
Cross border support and expertize driving law firm favorability in Asian Pacific markets according to Acritas’ latest Brand Index
Posted on 07/09/19
Law firms need to make gender diversity a strategic goal and reinforce this with action
Posted on 06/25/19
Only 22% of Equity Partners at Law Firms are Women- compared to 61% of trainees
The Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law (TWLL) research study, conducted in partnership between Acritas... Read More
Bullying and sexual harassment are rife in the legal profession
Posted on 05/15/19
A new IBA report calls time on ‘endemic’ bullying and sexual harassment in the legal profession with empirical confirmation that bullying and sexual harassment are rife in the legal profession
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As Brexit looms, geographic reach becomes even more important for the UK’s leading law firm brands – both national and international
Posted on 04/25/19
Brexit is changing the focus of legal buying patterns in the UK, according to research by legal market research consultancy Acritas. UK buyers of law firm services are looking more to key markets like Germany and... Read More
10 Steps to Building an Effective Sector Strategy
Posted on 04/23/19
An effective sector strategy creates distinction for your brand, enhances specialization and is a very client-centric proposition. Sector groups are an effective platform for... Read More
State of Australian Corporate Law Departments 2019 - Report out now
Posted on 04/02/19
Legal Executive Institute April 1, 2019.
Corporate law departments in Australia are realizing that this year may become one fraught with risk, elevated expectations, reduced resources and a... Read More
2019 State of Chinese Legal Market - Report out now
Posted on 03/13/19
Legal Executive Institute March 7, 2019
Amid growing tensions over trade between the US and China, it’s too often assumed — erroneously — that the Chinese business model for success is dependent on... Read More
Competitive advantage key to brand strength in Canada according to Acritas’ latest Brand Index
Posted on 03/12/19
ACRITAS’ EIGHTH ANNUAL CANADIAN LAW FIRM BRAND INDEX SEES BLAKES EXTEND THEIR LEAD AT THE TOP FOR THE FOURTH YEAR, IN ONE OF THE MOST CONCENTRATED MARKETS IN THE WORLD.
As market concentration remains high, Acritas reports the need for firms to create and hone competitive advantage,... Read More
M&A driving growth for US firms in Acritas’ latest Brand Index
Posted on 02/08/19
Acritas’ Eighth annual US Law Firm Brand Index sees Jones Day maintain its lead in the market, in the most crowded field seen in the Index’s history.
As competition intensifies in the law firm market, Acritas reports a resurgence of premium brands this year, with M&A contributing... Read More