The City

Focused on issues facing the most active UK and US law firms in the City of London

Latest Reports

Linklaters and the race for the global elite

This report contains:

  • The Lawyer‘s new global elite index which ranks firms on four key financial metrics
  • analysis of the magic circle firms’ growth trajectories in the US
  • insights from industry experts on firms poised for global dominance in the next decade
  • detailed analysis of the magic circles practice area performance using data from The Lawyer’s Practice Analysis service
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by  Matt Byrne, Nikhil Raj, Vitesa Fetahu, Yoanna Slaveva
February 2024

Market trends that will define 2024

  • an analysis of key issues that will give the UK and global legal market pause for thought in 2024
by  Matt Byrne, Richard Simmons, Alex Taylor, Christian Smith, Nikhil Raj, Vitesa Fetahu, Yoanna Slaveva
January 2024

AI investments

This report contains :

  • firms’ investments in GenAI startups and the growth potential in the sector
  • the challenges firms may face in pricing GenAI-handled tasks
  •  AI investment at the Big Four
  • analysis of UK 200 firms’ concerns on a range of risks
by  Matt Byrne, Vitesa Fetahu, Yoanna Slaveva, Nikhil Raj
November 2023