International law firm strategic survey

Measuring more than 60 different areas of firms’ activities, the survey will help firms evaluate where they stand now compared to their peers and how they can move forward strategically to meet their goals and deal with competition.

Survey participants will receive critical information on:

• Strategies for global expansion
• Criteria for entering and exiting markets
• Growth expectations and profitability
• 2008 'Spotlight' topics on China, lateral hiring and retention
• Risks
• More than a dozen other topics that are key drivers of global strategy

The survey questionnaire is divided into two sections: Strategy and finance/human resources. This will enable you to have key senior executives in your firm complete each section. Results of these sections will be combined into one overall comprehensive report.

The International law firm strategic survey brochure provides an overall summary.

• International strategic survey brochure (84kb)

The attached frequently asked questions (FAQs) explain the scope of the survey, the many benefits of participation, and how the survey is organized and distributed.

• International strategic survey FAQs (15.2kb)

For your participation consideration, the following executive summary — produced from the results of the 2007 ILFSS — highlights just a few of the key findings included in the full 2007 report.

• 2007ILFSS executive summary (95kb)

Participants should submit their data in the following manner:

The chairman or managing partner of each law firm target was mailed a hard copy of the questionnaire during the week of May 19th. If you are unable to obtain this hard copy version for completion, please contact a survey staff member for an additional copy, or download and complete the attached eQuestionnaires:

Strategy section (117kb)

Finance & HR section (251kb)

Participants will receive an overall global report, including analysis and commentary of the data.