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Legal Business Publishers and Bill Carter1
Publications
President & CEO, ALM
Overview of the Offering
News and current awareness offerings for the legal professional serve the same purpose as
general newspapers and magazines. They inform, interpret, and entertain. For the first 140-plus
years, these offerings were focused on news and information for the attorney, with at best a limited
coverage of firms, their clients, and the industry overall. In the 1970s, a series of events
dramatically changed the landscape and coverage of the legal profession.
At the broadest level, the current awareness sources relied upon by lawyers are focused on
either the practice of law or the business of law. Practice of law publishers produce content that
helps legal professionals provide better legal service to their clients. These sources might provide
alerts on new court decisions or legislation,
or provide daily analysis on a practice area
such as employment law, bankruptcy, or
intellectual property.
Business of law publishers provide
industry, competition, and people
intelligence, supporting lawyers in the
management of the law firm and their
practice. Sample topics include new client
relationships, law firm mergers, and
business trends in the legal industry.
Many general and business-oriented
news organizations include coverage of the
business of law for business and general
audiences. Examples include The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Reuters. This
chapter excludes these generalists, instead focusing on offerings intended for the legal
professional.
1 Bill Carter took leadership of ALM as president and chief executive officer in March 2012. Carter has championed various acquisition strategies
advancing the growth and expansion of markets ALM serves. In 2013, Bill was honored as a C-Level Visionary with a Folio: 100 Award. He joined
ALM from Thomson Reuters, where he was senior vice president of the Small Law Business Unit since 2010 and led its successful reorganization
and growth. An accomplished expert in the digital and legal services industry, he has also driven significant value creation as a senior executive at
LexisNexis, Epiq Systems, Gerson Lehrman Group, and GES Exposition Services. Carter earned a B.S. in Computer Science at Tulane University,
a Master’s in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, and an MBA with honors from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Publications
President & CEO, ALM
Overview of the Offering
News and current awareness offerings for the legal professional serve the same purpose as
general newspapers and magazines. They inform, interpret, and entertain. For the first 140-plus
years, these offerings were focused on news and information for the attorney, with at best a limited
coverage of firms, their clients, and the industry overall. In the 1970s, a series of events
dramatically changed the landscape and coverage of the legal profession.
At the broadest level, the current awareness sources relied upon by lawyers are focused on
either the practice of law or the business of law. Practice of law publishers produce content that
helps legal professionals provide better legal service to their clients. These sources might provide
alerts on new court decisions or legislation,
or provide daily analysis on a practice area
such as employment law, bankruptcy, or
intellectual property.
Business of law publishers provide
industry, competition, and people
intelligence, supporting lawyers in the
management of the law firm and their
practice. Sample topics include new client
relationships, law firm mergers, and
business trends in the legal industry.
Many general and business-oriented
news organizations include coverage of the
business of law for business and general
audiences. Examples include The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Reuters. This
chapter excludes these generalists, instead focusing on offerings intended for the legal
professional.
1 Bill Carter took leadership of ALM as president and chief executive officer in March 2012. Carter has championed various acquisition strategies
advancing the growth and expansion of markets ALM serves. In 2013, Bill was honored as a C-Level Visionary with a Folio: 100 Award. He joined
ALM from Thomson Reuters, where he was senior vice president of the Small Law Business Unit since 2010 and led its successful reorganization
and growth. An accomplished expert in the digital and legal services industry, he has also driven significant value creation as a senior executive at
LexisNexis, Epiq Systems, Gerson Lehrman Group, and GES Exposition Services. Carter earned a B.S. in Computer Science at Tulane University,
a Master’s in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, and an MBA with honors from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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