FT INNOVATIVE LAWYERS REPORT 2010 – THE COLLABORATION ISSUE

Now in its fifth year of publication, the FT Innovative Lawyers Report has become one of the top legal rankings in Europe, and the accompanying awards are widely regarded as the best researched in the market. It presents a unique analysis of the legal industry and is the only ranking of lawyers by innovation. We base both the report and awards on thorough research and robust journalism.

The 2010 issue will focus on the theme of collaboration. The credit crisis and recession has had a profound impact on the legal profession. It has changed the way in which clients and lawyers work together, changed expectations and accelerated the rise of alternative legal service providers. The model of the premium law firm is under siege, from its pricing to the compact it has with its people and clients. We believe the forefront of innovation in the legal sector will revolve around new ways of working, and, in particular, new forms of collaboration. The innovative law firms will be those who have refreshed their approach to clients, re-evaluated their offerings to their people and re-examined their role in the community.

We are pleased to invite submissions from law firms in Europe into the 2010 report. The final report will be distributed in the Financial Times to our 400,000 readers across Europe.

FT Innovative Lawyers is a joint venture with RSG Consulting, a specialist legal research company with decades of experience in analysing the legal industry. The intensive research process will be an amalgam of in-depth interviews with referees, expert commentators and market research surveys. In 2009, the RSG research team conducted over 500 in-depth interviews to reach the final rankings. Your submissions will help us to continue with our unique analysis of the legal industry.

 

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