REPORT
2020 State of the Legal Market in Europe
Law firms across Europe thought they had just one major challenge to overcome, as we entered 2020: what would the post-Brexit market for their services look like? It soon became very clear that a second challenge was emerging rapidly—COVID-19.
Drawing on extensive data from Sharplegal and PeerMonitor®, the Thomson Reuters 2020 State of Legal Market in Europe Report looks at several trends in the European market that law firms should pay attention to in order to stay competitive.
The latest research taken from interviews with chief legal officers, and the industry’s largest organisations, suggests that there are two main client-side pressures to be aware of as firms across Europe look to retain their strength through 2020 and beyond.