Thought Leaders - Firm Management

Lexology Index Thought Leaders: Firm Management brings together senior practitioners from prominent law firms and consulting firms from around the world, giving readers access to their insight, expertise and wisdom.

Through interviews with the practitioners themselves, this Thought Leaders report aims to shine a light on what it takes to helm a major national or international firm and the paths these practitioners’ careers have taken to get them to the pinnacle of their profession. They are worthy of special mention owing not only for their position, but also their ability to lead, innovate, inspire, and go above and beyond to deliver for their clients.

Research methodology

The Lexology Index research process starts with qualitative analysis; we gather first-hand experience of working with nominees in the industry or practice area, and ground it with continuous quantitative analysis of a range of relevant data points to ensure a rigorous evaluation framework, consistently applied.

We canvas recommendations and feedback from corporate counsel or other clients who have worked closely with the nominees, as well as from eminent private practitioners. But we know opinions are subjective: we also build and exploit datasets to corroborate and challenge market feedback and ensure our recommendations are rooted in and supported by detailed data.

Our research team, building on 25 years of market experience, brings those data points together to create a market assessment which companies and referring law firms use daily to select the right external counsel or expert for the matter in hand.

Read more about our research methodology here.

Leading firms

Lexology Index does not rank firms or sets, only individual practitioners. The chart below shows the firms and sets home to the most listed practitioners in this year’s guide.