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June 2012 - The going rate
In this year's Legal Fees Survey, 52 per cent of respondents say they plan to raise their fees in the year ahead.…
The 2012 Canadian Lawyer Compensation Survey
This year's survey shows salaries are a bit lower, but there's light at the end of the tunnel for job seekers.Read survey
Canadian Lawyer Annual Corporate Counsel Survey 2012
The common refrain you will hear from in-house counsel these days is whenever possible they are bringing work in-house as opposed to…

June 2011 - The going rate
Canadian Lawyer’s 2011 legal fees survey shows lawyers are starting to charge more for services again. Read survey »
July 2011 - The 2011 Canadian Lawyer compensation survey
Most law firms and corporate legal departments say they'll be giving lawyers a salary boost in 2012.Read survey >>
November 2011 — The Canadian Lawyer annual corporate counsel survey
As Canada fights to stay out of a looming global recession, it seems corporate counsel are preparing for the worst with plans…

June 2010 - The going rate
Canadian Lawyer’s 2010 legal fees survey shows practitioners have lowered fees for many services despite inflation and higher overheads. Read survey…
September 2010 - The 2010 Canadian Lawyer compensation survey
In this year's compensation survey, a majority of firms and legal departments say they will maintain or increase their number of lawyers…
November-December 2010 - Annual Corporate Counsel Survey
Costs still top priority: Canadian Lawyer's annual corporate counsel survey shows keeping costs down is still the main focus for in-house legal…

January 2009 - Law School Survey
Canadian Lawyer's new-style Law School Survey does away with rankings, instead offering an overall review of each school with some input from…
Spring 2009 - 4Students Tell Us What You Did Last Summer Survey
While not everyone got free gym memberships and gourmet lunches, most students say they benefitted from their summer work experience. Read survey »
April 2009 - Software & Technology Product Guide
Our 26th annual directory gives you a detailed yet concise guide to the hundreds of specialist software packages aimed at the Canadian market. …
June 2009 - The going rate
Canadian Lawyer’s 2009 legal fees survey shows many sole practitioners and small firms have lowered their prices since last year. Read…
November-December 2009 Annual corporate counsel survey
Canadian Lawyer’s annual corporate counsel survey shows legal departments expect increased demand, but the bulk of the work will be done in-house…

2008 - Law School Survey
Students give high marks to Canadian law schools. Read survey »
4Students ‘Tell us what you did last summer survey’
The results are in. Students generally enjoyed their summer work experiences, with many of them doing lots of research and even being…
Software & technology product guide
Canadian Lawyer's 25th annual Software Survey gives you a detailed yet concise guide to the hundreds of specialist software packages aimed at…
2008 July — The Going Rate
Canadian Lawyer's 2008 legal fees survey gives a cross-section of who's charging what for their services across the country.Read survey »
Canadian Lawyer Associates Survey
Associates don't see partnership as the Holy Grail. Only 50 per cent of respondents to the Canadian Lawyer Associates survey on attitudes…
2008 November-December InHouse Counsel Survey
Room for improvementCanadian Lawyer's annual survey of in-house counsel shows that 85 per cent of the time law departments don't rate the…

2007 January - Grading the Law Schools
One thing is clear when looking over the results of Canadian Lawyer’s annual Law School Survey: the nation’s future lawyers are fortunate…
2007 April - Legal Software Survey
Our 24th annual Software Survey gives you a detailed yet concise guide to the hundreds of specialist software packages aimed at the…
2007 Nov/Dec - Corporate Counsel Spending Survey
78% of in-house legal departments expect an increase in their overall legal budget in the next five years. Read survey »

2006 April - Legal Software Survey
Our 23rd annual software survey gives you a detailed yet concise guide to the hundreds of specialist software packages aimed at the…
2006 May - Annual Corporate Counsel Survey
Decreasing corporate budgets and fewer internal hires remain as trends in some sectors, but the growing demand for law departments to deal…

2005 January - REPORT CARD on Canadian Law Schools
Most law schools drew high praise from their graduates. There are persistent concerns, however, about the balance between courses that emphasize theory…
2005 May - Corporate dividends
The economy has picked up, at least in some sectors, but corporate budgets and internal hiring patterns still continue to shrink. As…
2005 June - The 2005 Canadian Lawyer compensation survey
Times are getting tougher for solo practitioners and lawyers in small firms, according to our latest survey of lawyer and staff compensation.…
2005 September - The Going Rate
The legal fees landscape is changing, with alternate models, like tariffs and sliding scale fees, being used more often. Still, flat fees…
2005 November/December - The new generation gap
Young lawyers are a different breed these days; they are openly challenging the demands made on new associates, refusing 90-hour work weeks…