Law.com Compass

ALM’s data-driven research addresses the key questions and issues facing today’s law firm leadership, with rankings, reports on associate satisfaction, M&A, tech, and much more. Our vast database of proprietary research boasts the industry’s most respected financial and demographic firm data, and a slew of carefully crafted and synthesized reports that grant both a nuanced and holistic view of the industry. There’s no better way to gather intelligence on firms, their key players, and the issues and trends that affect the industry.

Most of our reports are accessible to Law.com Compass Subscribers only, although a few are available to all and listed below. Enjoy!


LTN Tech Survey

Technology | Oct - 2023

Find out which technology solutions top law firms are investing in, and get competitive intelligence on how they run their IT departments. Technology and operations executives from NLJ 350 firms share their product preferences for hardware and so...

$899


Summer Associate Survey

Law Students, Satisfaction and Outlook | Sep - 2023

ALM Intelligence, in association with The American Lawyer, conducts this annual survey measuring the satisfaction of summer associates employed by the nations law firms....

$999


Global 200

Rankings | Sep - 2023

The Global 200 ranks global law firms by revenue and head count....

$1499


China 45

Law Firm Performance, Law Firm Performance, Rankings | Sep - 2023

The China 45 ranks Chinese law firms by revenue, revenue per lawyer and profits per equity partner....

$399


Asia 50

Rankings | Sep - 2023

Find out which legal firms have the biggest footprint in Asia. Compare your firms bench strength to those of Asia-based firms as well as international firms with a large presence in China, Australia, Japan, Korea, and more. The Asia 50 ranks ...

$499


ALM/IPMA Annual Compensation Survey for Paralegals, Practice Support Professionals and Managers

Operations and Management, Rates and Compensation | Aug - 2023

The essential guide to law firm support staff compensationget the information you need to attract, motivate and retain top talent while still controlling your costs. Seven paralegal positions are listedfrom clerk to paralegal directoras w...

$899


Associate Technology Survey

Technology | Aug - 2023

Extracted from the Midlevel Associates Satisfaction Survey, this survey looks at satisfaction with technology resources at Am Law-size firms....

$299


Midlevel Associate Survey

Law Students, Satisfaction and Outlook | Aug - 2023

A look at the satisfaction levels of third-, fourth- and fifth-year associates at Am Law 200 firms....

$1298


Pro Bono Survey

Pro Bono | Jul - 2023

The American Lawyers annual report on the state of pro bono work in the nation”s largest law firms....

$449


NLJ Women in Law Scorecard

Law Students, Recruiting and Demographics | Jun - 2023

The Women in Law Scorecard contains staffing counts on female attorneys at NLJ 350 law firms....

$299


NLJ Staffing Survey

Recruiting and Demographics | Jun - 2023

Derived from The National Law Journal’s NLJ 500 Survey, this data is non-published information about staffing at the top 350 law firms in the U.S. and includes:...

$399


NLJ 500

Law Students, Rankings | Jun - 2023

The premiere ranking of Americas largest firms. Position yourself for success in a crowded marketuse geographic distribution data to recommend business improvements and strategic shifts for your firm. Tap into salary data for first-year asso...

$1400


NLJ LGBT Scorecard

Recruiting and Demographics | Jun - 2023

The LGBT Scorecard contains staffing counts on LGBT attorneys at NLJ 350 law firms. ...

$249


Am Law 200

Law Firm Performance, Law Firm Performance, Law Students, Rankings | May - 2023

The premiere ranking of Americas top-grossing firms. Get the benchmarks you need to make smart decisions today. See financial data and headcounts for top law firms. Optimize your compensation strategies, recruit and retain top talent, and ensur...

$2030


Am Law Compensation Ratios

Rates and Compensation | May - 2023

The compensation ratio is a ratio of a firms highest-compensated equity partner to that of its lowest-compensated equity partner....

$249


Diversity Scorecard

Law Students, Recruiting and Demographics | May - 2023

The 2023 edition of the Diversity Scorecard continues to build on the new format and methodology introduced in 2022 and now contains even more detailed information on minority legal staffing levels at law firms in the NLJ 250 and Am Law 200. ...

$599


Am Law 100

Law Firm Performance, Law Students, Rankings | Apr - 2023

ALM”s definitive ranking of America”s top revenue-grossing law firms. The Am Law 100 is published annually in April....

$840


New Partners Survey

Law Firm Partners | Dec - 2022

The survey is interested in learning about the attitudes, ambitions, and training of new partners. ...

$349


In-House Law Departments

General Counsel | Nov - 2022

Identify the right decision makers, get up-to-date contact information, connect now. Get access to the in-house legal department contacts you need to grow your firms business. Get names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses for general...

$1560


In-House Law Departments Report Premium Edition

General Counsel, Satisfaction and Outlook | Nov - 2022

Identify the right decision makers, connect now. Get access to the in-house legal department contacts you need to grow your firms business. In this Premium Edition over 9,000 General Counsel contacts for the Fortune 500 companies are provided....

$3895


Survey of Law Firm Economics

Law Firm Performance | Nov - 2022

The Survey of Law Firm Economics contains one of the most complete, accurate, and up-to-date sets of economic statistics and financial data available about law firms. Published annually, the Survey will help you measure your firm against comparabl...

$2995


Texas 100

Rankings | Nov - 2022

Texas Lawyer”s annual survey of the largest law firms in Texas includes number of lawyers in the Texas office(s), managing partners and number of lawyers in each branch office....

$299


Who Represents Corporate America

Client Representation | Oct - 2022

ALM Intelligence”s annual Who Reps Represents Corporate America report examines representations of the Fortune 1000 by NLJ 350-size firms.  ...

$149


2022 Marketing and Business Development Compensation Study

Analyst Reports | Sep - 2022

This report provides intelligence on trends in law firm marketing and business development departments while also allowing firms to benchmark compensation for a wide range of job titles, functions, and geographies for marketing and business develo...

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ALM/IPMA Annual Compensation Survey for Paralegals, Practice Support Professionals and Managers

| Aug - 2022

The essential guide to law firm support staff compensationget the information you need to attract, motivate and retain top talent while still controlling your costs. Seven paralegal positions are listedfrom clerk to paralegal directoras w...

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Latin American 50

Rankings | Aug - 2022

This report shows the top 50 key law firms in Latin American countries....

$349


Summer Hiring Survey

Law Students, Recruiting and Demographics | Aug - 2022

The Summer Associate Hiring Surveys looks at the headcount of summer associates at Am Law 200 firms. ...

$99


GC Compensation Survey

General Counsel, Rates and Compensation | Aug - 2022

Review the compensation packages for general counsel at Americas top corporations. Learn how much the highest-paid in-house counsel earn in terms of salary, bonus and non-equity incentive compensation. Learn how corporations like General Electr...

$799


A-List

Law Firm Performance, Law Firm Performance, Law Students, Rankings | Jul - 2022

The premiere ranking of Americas top law firms, based on results from three key ALM annual surveys. The A-List incorporates revenue per lawyer, diversity, pro-bono rank and satisfaction scores to create the most holistic view of Americas top...

$499


Corporate Representation (Who Counsels Who)

Client Representation | May - 2022

Access up-to-date intelligence on which firms are representing Americas top public and private companies. Information is updated on a monthly basis from over 30 different sources to create one of the most comprehensive and timely resources avai...

$1999