Regulation Companies
Second quarter was ‘unnaturally calm’ for legislation companies amid ‘tumultuous’ backdrop, new report says
August 12, 2025, 10:27 am CDT
Consumer preferences could also be shifting to extra specialised or cost-effective authorized options, based on Thomson Reuters’ Regulation Agency Monetary Index. (Picture from Shutterstock)
Consumer preferences could also be shifting to extra specialised or cost-effective authorized options, based on Thomson Reuters’ Regulation Agency Monetary Index.
The report launched Monday discovered that the nation’s 100 top-grossing legislation companies, the Am Regulation 100, skilled a 0.6% lower in demand for authorized providers. The numbers have been higher for lesser-grossing companies.
Demand for providers elevated 2.6% for Second Hundred companies and three.5% for midsize companies, report Regulation.com and Reuters.
Total, companies had second quarter, boosting the Regulation Agency Monetary Index rating to 55, a rise of 4 factors from the primary quarter. Demand elevated 1.6%, and labored charges—the worth paid for authorized providers after negotiations—have been up 7.4%.
The index is a composite rating based mostly on elements comparable to agency charges, demand, productiveness and bills amongst 195 giant and midsize companies. The report is out there with this abstract, based on a Aug. 11 press launch.
Robust demand is spurring development in head depend, however that might translate to overcapacity if the monetary numbers slip, the report warns. Companies are additionally investing in know-how, a obligatory expense to remain aggressive, the report mentioned.
Expertise spending elevated by 8.6% on a rolling 12-month common, whereas spending on data administration was up 11.2%.
“Regardless of a tumultuous geopolitical and financial backdrop, legislation companies discovered the second quarter of 2025 to be unnaturally calm—and unexpectedly affluent,” the report mentioned. “Whether or not this second represents the beginning of a extra steady period or merely displays the attention of the hurricane with harsher winds to come back, stays to be seen.”
The report mentioned beneath the sleek floor, variations emerged in observe space efficiency. Mergers and acquisitions elevated by solely 0.3%, bested by litigation (up 2%), actual property (up 1.7%), tax (up 1.5%), company (up 1.3%) and labor and employment (up 1.3%).
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