Lexington´s Moray McLaren was a speaker at the launch of The Future of the Indian Law Firm: Structure, Market, and Reform , hosted by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy in New Delhi. His full comments are available here   At the launch event, senior participants noted that the profession’s current structure may constrain growth at a moment when India has significant geopolitical and economic momentum. The opportunity for Indian firms is substantial. Many have built impressive

Lexington has been quoted by Law.com in coverage examining the proposed transatlantic combination between Ashurst and Perkins Coie Read full article in Latin Lawyer here (subscribers only)   The proposed merger would create a three-continent firm spanning the U.S., UK and Australia, with approximately $2.7bn in revenue and 3,000 lawyers across 23 countries. The departure of some Perkins Coie partners has already sparked a debate over the joint opportunity. In the article, Mo

Stephen Revell and Moray McLaren, explore a question that law firm leaders return to time and again: What is the perfect partner remuneration system?

Lexington Consultants contributes in the Latin Lawyer research on year-end partner promotions in Latin America which fell by 33%.

Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on 3 January,  Latin Lawyer  reports on the sudden shift in the country’s business environment, with Moray McLaren commenting on the implications for local and regional law firms. Read full article in Latin Lawyer here (subscribers only)

Mari Cruz Taboada comments on the results of LACCA´s latest Diversity & Inclusion survey

Moray McLaren moderated a senior leadership panel at the Sandpiper Partners Global Law Firm Leaders event in London, bringing together managing partners and firm leaders to discuss the strategic, governance and leadership challenges facing international law firms.

India’s legal landscape is undergoing an institutional shift as top law firms move away from individualistic "eat-what-you-kill" compensation. Moray McLaren is quoted on how Indian law firms are rethinking profit-sharing.

With the clock ticking toward Winston Taylor’s merger vote and two more ballots on the horizon for Hogan Lovells-Cadwalader and Ashurst-Perkins Coie, experts break down the high-stakes strategies at play. Moray McLaren is quoted on the complexities of Big Law mergers.

The results of Latin Lawyer’s inaugural Law Firm Support Function survey reveal that law firms prefer to keep accounting and finance services in-house, but outfits are less unanimous in their strategy towards how much staff and budget the department needs. Read on to benchmark your firm and learn what consultants advise.  

As law firm partnerships head into another remuneration season, Moray McLaren reflects on why disputes about pay are rarely really about money, and what partner reviews reveal about trust, judgment, and governance inside the firm

As legal power shifts from London to New York, Europe’s law‑firm elite is being rewritten

At 2025 Leadership Circle hosted in Toronto, a selected group of over 100 law firm leaders explored how law firm can navigate today’s inflection point — where technology, talent, and trust intersect

When we talk about culture and high performance, these are often framed as opposites, culture being about being nice to each other, performance being about driving harder. In reality, the best teams show us they are two sides of the same coin.

This is the introduction to a three-part series by Moray McLaren, Professor at the LawAhead Centre on the Legal Profession, IE Law School, and consultant with Lexington Partners, on the two-tier partnership system many law firms are now employing

Partner Performance. As law firms get more sophisticated in evaluating lawyers and partners, there is a growing frustration amongst leadership about underperformers (in particular senior associates or junior partners) as they are the future of the firm.

The challenge for law firms is to take these seven levers, reflect on them, and implement changes that drive sustainable profitability. Although profitability is a key concern across all businesses, it can be particularly complex in law firms where factors such as recording hours, pricing models, partner compensation structures, and operational efficiency require careful strategy and ongoing management. The following Podcast series, led by Lexington's Katie Dignan and Paul Br

Reviewing and adapting the remuneration model in law firm partnerships is a highly sensitive issue.

What are the major changes that are we seeing in law firms around the world on what is expected from partners?

The success criteria for law firms have typically been internal not external and heavily weighted towards financial factors such as...