Law Bulletin Media

What Law Bulletin Media does

Law Bulletin Media is a privately held digital information provider founded in 1854 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that delivers legal news, research tools, practice solutions, and business development services primarily to attorneys and law firms in Illinois and Ohio. The company's product portfolio spans core legal publications (Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, Chicago Law Journal, Akron Legal News, Portage County Legal News, The Daily Legal News), subscription-based research tools integrated through its Lawyerport platform (Sullivan's Law Directory, Sullivan's Judicial Profiles, Jury Verdict Reporter, Appellate Summaries, JuraLaw, Court Dockets, Illinois Public Records, Illinois Courts Rule Book), business development services (Leading Lawyers, Client Finder lead generation, Career Center, 40 Under Forty, Women in Law, MCLE-accredited seminars), full-service marketing and PR for legal businesses, and a Public Notice Network for legal notice placement. Rebranded from Law Bulletin Publishing Company to Law Bulletin Media in 2017 to reflect its shift from print-led to digitally-delivered content, the firm employs 101-250 staff across editorial, sales, and event operations and runs dedicated direct-sales teams per product line. Revenue is generated through subscription fees, paid seminars, advertising, transactional public notice placement, and marketing agency services, with additional office presence in Crystal Lake, Illinois supporting the Sullivan's directory business.

Name

Law Bulletin Media

Legal name

Law Bulletin Media

Website

https://lawbulletinmedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1854

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Law Bulletin Media is a privately held, Chicago-based digital information provider that delivers legal news, research tools, practice solutions, MCLE seminars, and business development services to attorneys and law firms primarily in Illinois and Ohio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Information Services

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Other Publishers (51319)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Reference (Statutes, Case Law, Practice Guides) (EDAGAGAB), Government & Public Policy Publishing (Regulations, Gazettes, Legislative Tracking) (MPAJACAI), Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Legal publications
• Legal research tools
• Jury verdict reporting
• Legal directories
• MCLE seminars

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Publications and Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to legal publications including Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, Chicago Law Journal, and regional legal news publications. Also includes subscriptions to research tools and verdict reporters.
2. Practice Solutions Products: Sale of practice management tools, legal directories (Sullivan's Law Directory), judicial profiles, court dockets, and legal research resources including Jury Verdict Reporter and Illinois Courts Rule Book.
3. Seminars and Events: Revenue from hosting educational conferences and seminars offering MCLE credits including Ethics conferences, Annual Symposium with the Judges, Employment Law conferences, White Collar Crime conferences, and IP law conferences.
4. Advertising and Marketing Services: Full-service marketing, advertising, and public relations services for legal and business professionals.
5. Legal Notice Placement: Public notice placement services through the Public Notice Network for legal announcements and required publications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Law Bulletin Media is a digital information provider for the legal community, offering a portfolio of legal news publications, online research platforms, practice management tools, and business development services. It sells subscriptions to publications such as the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, and regional legal news outlets, alongside database subscriptions (Lawyerport, Jury Verdict Reporter, Sullivan's Law Directory, JuraLaw), paid MCLE seminars, and legal notice placement services.

Product overview

Law Bulletin Media operates a multi-platform digital information company offering legal publications, practice solutions, and business development services primarily for the Illinois legal community. The portfolio includes core publications (Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, Chicago Law Journal, regional legal news outlets), practice solutions integrated through the Lawyerport subscription platform (Jury Verdict Reporter databases, Sullivan's directories, JuraLaw, Illinois Courts Rule Book, Court Dockets, Illinois Public Records), business development services (Leading Lawyers network, 40 Under Forty, Women in Law recognition, Law Bulletin Seminars CLE conferences, Career Center, Client Finder), and legal notice placement services. The company transitioned from print to digital-first operations under its 2017 rebrand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Daily legal newspaper providing latest news, case law updates, and court information for the Illinois legal community.
• Chicago Lawyer

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ALM Media: Closest direct peer — operates a national portfolio of regional legal publications (e.g., New York Law Journal, Connecticut Law Tribune, Daily Journal) plus legal news, verdicts, and directories targeting the same attorney customer base with a similar subscription-driven model.
• Law360: Legal news and intelligence service (now part of LexisNexis) delivering daily legal journalism and practice-area coverage to law firm subscribers; directly comparable to Chicago Daily Law Bulletin in news-oriented B2B legal media.
• Missouri Lawyers Media: Regional legal publisher serving Missouri attorneys with daily legal news, verdicts, directories, and CLE seminars — operates the same integrated model (publications + practice solutions + business development) in a single Midwest state.
• Virginia Lawyers Weekly: Regional legal news and verdicts publisher for Virginia attorneys; similar in scope (state-focused news + verdict reporting + directory tools) and customer base to Law Bulletin Media's Illinois publications.
• Minnesota Lawyer: Regional legal publication covering Minnesota's legal community with news, verdicts, and award programs; directly comparable in being a state-focused legal media brand serving a defined bar.

Broad incumbents

• American City Business Journals: Operates a network of regional business journals (including Chicago) serving a similar professional/affluent audience; overlapping with Law Bulletin Media in regional B2B news, events, and awards, but with a broader business (not legal) focus.
• Thomson Reuters (Westlaw): Dominant national legal information and research platform; competes with Lawyerport, JuraLaw, and Illinois Courts Rule Book at the legal research layer, and increasingly bundles news and analytics that overlap with Law Bulletin Media's content.
• LexisNexis (RELX): National legal research and news platform (now owner of Law360); directly comparable to Law Bulletin Media in providing subscription-based legal content and research to U.S. law firms, but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory: Global legal and regulatory publishing group (including Aspen Publishers and CCH); overlaps with Law Bulletin Media in statutes, rules, and practice reference publishing — particularly relevant for the Illinois Courts Rule Book and Legal Titles.

Emerging players

• Harvey: AI-native legal research and workflow platform for law firms; represents the emerging substitution threat to traditional legal research databases (Lawyerport, JuraLaw) and a forward-looking peer for the practice-solutions revenue stream.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZpZn5cKTPENYPwy8FZDzig
• Facebookfacebook.com/LawBulletinMedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lawbulletinmedia
• Xx.com/lawbulletin_med

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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