New York Law Journal

What New York Law Journal does

The New York Law Journal is a legal news publication providing daily coverage of legal developments, court decisions, law firm management, judicial appointments, legislation, and regulatory changes specific to New York State. It serves attorneys, lawyers, and legal professionals practicing in New York who require jurisdiction-specific legal intelligence. The publication is operated under the Law.com platform owned by ALM Global, LLC (trading as Centellic), a diversified legal media conglomerate.

The core product is the New York Law Journal digital edition, which is complemented by an extensive product portfolio spanning analytical platforms, databases, and professional tools. Notable products include Law.com Compass (market intelligence for law firm and lawyer comparison), Law.com Radar (real-time litigation monitoring with AI-enhanced trend detection), VerdictSearch (verdict and settlement database), Scholar (legal research platform), Legal Dictionary, LawJobs (legal employment marketplace), CLE Center (continuing legal education), Expert Witness Search, Public Notices repository, and industry rankings (Am Law 100, NLJ 500, Global 200). Content is distributed through the Law.com digital platform, RSS feeds, curated email newsletters, and LawJobs integration, with premium subscription tiers (Pro, Pro Mid-Market) offering enhanced access.

The business model is subscription-based, monetizing through digital memberships, premium content tiers, public notices advertising, job board listings, CLE course fees, and rankings products. Revenue details are not publicly disclosed. The publication operates without publicly disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or leadership transitions, consistent with a mature, stable asset within its parent conglomerate's portfolio. Its primary differentiation is its position as the preeminent New York-specific legal publication, supported by a decades-long content archive and integration into the broader Law.com ecosystem.

Name

New York Law Journal

Legal name

ALM Global, LLC

Website

https://newyorklawjournal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

New York Law Journal is a legal news publication providing daily jurisdiction-specific coverage of New York courts, law firms, and regulatory developments for attorneys and legal professionals practicing in New York State, operated under ALM Global's Law.com platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal News & Information Services

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal & Regulatory Publishing (Case Law, Statutes, Treatises) (MPAJACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Legal Reference (Statutes, Case Law, Practice Guides) (EDAGAGAB)

Keywords

• Legal news publication
• New York legal coverage
• Court decision reporting
• Law firm intelligence
• Legal market data

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

New York Law Journal is a digital legal news publication delivering daily coverage of New York court decisions, judicial appointments, law firm management, legislation, and regulatory matters specific to New York State. It operates as a flagship publication within the broader Law.com platform owned by ALM Global, LLC, complemented by market intelligence tools (Compass), litigation monitoring (Radar), verdict research (VerdictSearch), and legal research (Scholar) products. Revenue is generated through digital subscriptions, premium tiers, newsletter sponsorships, public notices placement, and job board advertising.

Product overview

New York Law Journal operates as a flagship legal news publication within the Law.com platform, offering a comprehensive portfolio of products. The core offering is the New York Law Journal digital publication delivering daily coverage of New York legal developments. This core product is complemented by Law.com's suite of analytical platforms including Law.com Compass for market intelligence and firm comparison, Law.com Radar for real-time litigation monitoring with AI-enhanced trend detection, VerdictSearch for verdict research, and Scholar for legal research. Additional products include specialized tools such as the Legal Dictionary, LawJobs job board, CLE Center for continuing education, Expert Witness Search directory, and Public Notices repository. The portfolio also includes industry rankings (Am Law 100, NLJ 500) and premium subscription tiers (Law.com Pro, Pro Mid-Market). The various products operate as an integrated platform ecosystem with shared access through the Law.com membership structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• New York Law Journal (Digital Edition)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Westlaw: Thomson Reuters' flagship legal research platform with comprehensive case law, statutes, and secondary sources. Comparable as a broader incumbent that overlaps with NYLJ's research and news capabilities, though Westlaw's primary focus is primary law research rather than news.
• LexisNexis: Major legal and news information platform offering case law, news, and analytics. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for legal professional subscription dollars across both research and news categories that overlap with NYLJ's coverage.
• Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory: Global information services company with major legal publishing and software products. Comparable as a broad incumbent in legal publishing whose products (including legal news, treatises, and practice tools) overlap with NYLJ's editorial and reference offerings.

Direct peers

• Reuters Legal: Legal news and analysis division of Thomson Reuters focused on litigation, regulatory, and policy developments. Directly comparable to NYLJ as a daily legal news product targeting practicing attorneys and in-house counsel.
• Bloomberg Law: Comprehensive legal research, news, and analytics platform serving law firms and corporate legal departments. Comparable to NYLJ's integrated offering because it bundles news with research, dockets, and practice tools — directly competing for the same legal professional subscriber.
• Law360: A leading digital legal news service covering multiple jurisdictions and practice areas. Closely comparable to NYLJ as a subscription-based legal news publication, though Law360 operates nationally across many beats rather than being scoped to a single state.
• The American Lawyer: A sister ALM Global publication focused on the business of law and large law firm coverage. Directly comparable because it serves the same audience of legal professionals, is sold through the same Law.com platform, and competes in the same premium legal news category.
• National Law Journal: Another ALM Global legal publication providing national legal news. Directly comparable as a sibling publication targeting legal professionals with subscription-based news, rankings, and analysis through the Law.com ecosystem.

Emerging players

• JD Supra: Legal content distribution platform where attorneys publish client alerts and analyses. Partially comparable to NYLJ as it competes for attorney attention on legal news and analysis, though it is primarily a contributor-driven platform rather than an editorial publication.

Others

• Practising Law Institute: Provider of continuing legal education programs, publications, and reference materials to practicing attorneys. Comparable as an adjacent legal publishing and education provider that targets the same professional audience and intersects with NYLJ's CLE-adjacent content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nylawjournal
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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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