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West and Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith
Esq. to Offer Economic Insights on Legal Industry Market Conditions
Quarterly webinars to review
Peer Monitor Economic Index and key industry trends
EAGAN,
Minn., Oct. 23, 2008 – West and Bruce MacEwen, founder
and publisher of Adam Smith Esq., today announced they will provide analysis
of legal industry economic conditions utilizing key market intelligence
sources from West, including the Peer Monitor Economic Index (PMI). Plans
include quarterly webinars on
West LegalEdcenter
reporting on PMI results and economic conditions in the law firm market, with
commentary from MacEwen and law firm managing partners. West is part of
Thomson Reuters.
MacEwen is a
lawyer, leading industry consultant to law firms, and highly acclaimed
commentator on law firm economics. His Web site and blog, Adam Smith, Esq. (https://adamsmithesq.com/blogg),
is a leading source of progressive critical thinking about law firm strategy and economic issues. PMI is
the first-of-its-kind, real-time index of law firm market performance, and
the combined market insights of PMI and MacEwen shed new light on the trends
and issues that are being closely watched during today’s volatile economic
conditions. The webinars will begin in the fourth quarter of 2008 and will be
hosted on
West LegalEdcenter (http://www.westlegaledcenter.com),
the premier online service for continuing legal education and other legal
education programs.
“As law firms continue to evolve into more
sophisticated global organizations, the need for strategic insight for law firm management grows as well,” said
MacEwen. “I’m looking forward to incorporating the rich data that Peer
Monitor Index provides into our quarterly online seminars to give strategy
and analysis that are backed by timely, comprehensive information from the
law firm markets.”
“Information is
power when it’s applied,” said Preston McKenzie, vice president, Business of
Law, West. “Bruce MacEwen is one of
the preeminent analysts and strategists in the legal profession. Our webinars extend the information
contained in Peer Monitor Index along with Bruce’s analysis to a forum where
law firm managing partners and CEOs can derive practical, actionable
strategies for dealing with ever-changing market conditions, including law firm hiring, compensation and mergers.”
"We¹re
excited to offer the Adam Smith Esq. and PMI webinars,” said Lee Ann Enquist,
vice president, Professional Development,
West
LegalEdcenter. “They reflect the outstanding and timely online
legal education content that is at the core of our mission. Everyone who¹s
involved in managing a practice – from large law firms and corporations to
solo practitioners, will benefit from the timely insight and analysis that
these webinars offer."
The latest edition of Peer
Monitor Index can be found at https://peermonitor.thomson.com
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About West
Headquartered in
Eagan,
Minn., West is the foremost provider of integrated
information solutions, software and services to the
U.S.
legal
market. West is part of Thomson Reuters. For more information, please visit
the West Web site at west.thomson.com.
About Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of
intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry
expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to
leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting,
scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted
news organization. With headquarters in
New York
and major operations in
London and
Eagan,
Minn.,
Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people in 93 countries. Thomson
Reuters shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock
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