Trends and changes in the legal market
In a rapidly changing world, we aim through our Insights to provide you with some food for thought in blogs and contributions in which we look into certain key questions, tendencies and changes our clients are confronted with.
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For our final post on this topic of the top 100 European independent firms, our first stop is the Iberian peninsula. As we’ve said before, the Spanish firms are the true European heavyweights. And they tend to have extensive international networks of offices to match. They continue the trend of tending to follow established historic…
EXPERTISE : LEGAL MARKET
EXPERTISE : LEGAL MARKET
EXPERTISE : LEGAL MARKET
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For our final post on this topic of the top 100 European independent firms, our first stop is the Iberian peninsula. As we’ve said before, the Spanish firms are the true European heavyweights. And they tend to have extensive international networks of offices to match. They continue the trend of tending to follow established historic…
We’re reflecting a little more this week on the internationalisation of office networks among the top 100 European firms based in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. It’s interesting to see how the historical and colonial trading patterns of the past continue to bear on the way law firms have evolved their international strategies. We can…
This week, we continue our theme of looking at the top 100 European independent firms (as published by The Lawyer) and identifying developments and trends of interest. 34 of these top firms (just over one- third) have a London office. This is the most popular location, outside of their own home country, for these firms…
Like us, you’ve no doubt found lots of interest in the 2022 data on the top 100 independent law firms in Europe. Compiled by The Lawyer, it makes for interesting reading. But don’t worry if you haven’t looked at it: this is the first of our ‘Christmas special’ series of short articles through December on…
Brand attraction is more important than ever in the legal market amid underlying competitive market pressures. The word ‘attractivity’ might puzzle you. It’s best thought of as organisational charisma—the quality or degree of a law firm’s attractive power or influence. How compelling is its proposition to clients and the market? This extends to all the…
2020, 2021 et le premier semestre de 2022 ont été, en termes d’activité, de très bonnes périodes pour beaucoup de sociétés de services professionnelles. Mais les choses ont dramatiquement changé ces derniers mois avec la guerre en Ukraine et les tensions géopolitiques, les multiples manifestations de la crise climatique, l’ombre persistante de la pandémie et…
The former worldwide managing partner of Andersen Legal and former CLO at Herbert Smith Freehills offer some solutions to law firms hoping to make the most of their international presence. It’s worth reflecting for a moment on just how global law firms truly are. For a start, firms are not everywhere. There are three regions…
Patrick Bignon and Richard King of consultancy Bignon De Keyser consider how legal businesses and lawyers can be more client-centric Bignon De Keyser consultants Patrick Bignon (PB, based in Paris) and Richard King (RK, based in London) reflect on the importance of client-centricity, why it’s a challenge (and an opportunity) in the legal profession and offer some…
Sébastien Baert joins the firm as a Senior Consultant Bignon De Keyser, a strategy consulting firm dedicated to the legal professions, continues to grow and welcomes Sébastien Baert as a Senior Consultant to strengthen its intervention capacities and also to develop a leadership and change management offer. This addition to the existing consulting offer is…
According to the legal press, the law firm market should see a movement of consolidation in the United Kingdom in the coming months. This movement is more particularly aimed at British firms located between the top 100 and 200 firms, which are bearing the full brunt of competition from American firms and the Big Four…
