Legal Week

What Legal Week does

Legal Week is a sub-brand within the Law.com international edition, operated by ALM Global, LLC (trading as Centellic). Headquartered in London, the brand publishes international legal industry news, analysis, and rankings targeting large law firms, mid-market practices, in-house general counsel, and legal practitioners across the UK, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, and North America. Its content library spans 8,090+ pages and is distributed via owned web properties, daily and weekly newsletters (Morning Minute, The Global Lawyer, The London Lawyer Briefing), and the Legal Speak podcast. The company makes money through three primary revenue streams: recurring digital memberships (Law.com Pro for enterprise legal departments, Law.com Pro Mid-Market for mid-size firms, VerdictSearch), display advertising across the Law.com network, and registration fees and sponsorships from a portfolio of industry events (Legalweek New York, Women Influence & Power in Law, General Counsel Conferences in Africa and the Middle East, regional Leadership in Law conferences, and multiple regional legal awards dinners).

Underlying the editorial business is a digital media platform that has been progressively productized into specialized research and data tools. Law.com Compass provides dynamic comparison and exploration of law firm, company, lawyer, and industry trend data, while VerdictSearch offers subscription-based access to U.S. civil and criminal jury verdicts and legal judgments. Law.com Radar layers AI-enhanced trend detection onto real-time state and federal litigation alerts, enabling pattern and anomaly identification across filings. Adjacent products include Law.com Scholar, Lexology Index (peer-recommended lawyer discovery), China Law & Practice, an online Legal Dictionary, an Expert Witness search directory, a CLE Center, and Law Jobs. The platform also operates exclusive membership networks—Global Leaders in Law for general counsel and Private Client Global Elite for private client practitioners—that combine content, peer networking, and thought leadership to drive retention beyond pure subscriptions. The overall architecture is an integrated suite where content brands inform users, data tools enable analysis, and membership networks facilitate peer connection across a six-region international footprint.

Name

Legal Week

Legal name

ALM Global, LLC

Website

https://legalweek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Legal Week is an international legal industry news and analysis sub-brand of Law.com (ALM Global/Centellic), serving law firms, in-house counsel, and legal practitioners across six world regions with subscriptions, data tools, and events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Industry News & Research

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

Legal & Compliance Conferences (MPAGAGAI), Legal Reference (Statutes, Case Law, Practice Guides) (EDAGAGAB)

Keywords

• Legal industry news
• Legal research tools
• Law firm intelligence
• Legal industry events
• Professional legal publications

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription/Membership Revenue: Multi-tiered digital membership programs including Law.com Pro (tailored for legal departments), Law.com Pro Mid-Market (for mid-size law firms), and standard digital subscriptions offering access to news content, research tools, and newsletters.
2. Advertising Revenue: Display advertising and promotional content placements across the Law.com network of publications and topic pages.
3. Event Revenue: Registration fees and sponsorship revenue from industry events including Legalweek New York, Women Influence & Power in Law (WIPL), General Counsel Conferences (Africa, Middle East), Leadership in Law conferences, and regional legal awards dinners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Legal Week is an international legal industry news and analysis publication operating as the UK and global brand within Law.com's International Edition, providing curated coverage of business of law, in-house legal, regulatory, and legal technology topics through digital articles, regional briefings, newsletters, podcasts, and live events for legal professionals worldwide. It bundles proprietary research tools (Law.com Compass, Law.com Radar, VerdictSearch, Law.com Scholar) and tiered membership programs (Law.com Pro, Law.com Pro Mid-Market) to deliver competitive intelligence, market rankings, and litigation trend detection to law firms, general counsel, and legal researchers.

Product overview

Law.com (operated by ALM Global/Centellic) is a multi-platform legal industry media network offering a unified ecosystem of content publications, data analytics tools, membership networks, and professional services. The core platform includes news and analysis brands (The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, Legaltech News, China Law & Practice) alongside specialized tools such as Law.com Compass (data analytics), Law.com Radar (litigation intelligence with AI-enhanced trend detection), VerdictSearch (legal research), and Law.com Scholar (legal research). Premium membership tiers include Law.com Pro and Law.com Pro Mid-Market for legal departments and mid-market firms. The platform also offers membership networks (Global Leaders in Law, Private Client Global Elite), newsletters (The Global Lawyer, The London Lawyer Briefing), reference tools (Legal Dictionary), expert witness search, CLE Center, and Lexology Index for lawyer discovery. The portfolio functions as an integrated suite where content brands inform users, data tools enable analysis, and membership networks facilitate peer connection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Legal Week: International legal news publication covering global legal industry, law firms, in-house counsel, and legal technology across multiple regions including UK, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, and North America.
• Legalweek New York
• The Global Lawyer
• The London Lawyer Briefing
• Law.com Radar
• Law.com Pro
• Global Leaders in Law

Products and services

• Law.com Compass A data analytics platform that enables users to dynamically explore and compare data on law firms, companies, individual lawyers, and industry trends.
• Law.com Radar Real-time alerts on new state and federal litigation, plus unlimited complaint access, expert case summaries, and AI-enhanced trend detection for legal professionals.
• VerdictSearch Subscription-based legal research service providing access to U.S. civil and criminal court cases, jury verdicts, and legal judgments.
• Law.com Scholar Legal research platform and scholarly resource for legal professionals.
• Lexology Index Platform for finding independently researched lawyers and consulting experts, recommended by peers and clients and selected for demonstrated excellence.
• Law.com Pro Tailored membership solution for legal departments focused on delivering revenue and profit growth through targeted news, analysis, and tools.
• Law.com Pro Mid-Market Aggressive reporting and breaking news service tailored for attorneys and legal professionals at mid-size law firms.
• Global Leaders in Law Exclusive membership network for general counsel offering peer connections, insights, and thought leadership on the business of law.
• Private Client Global Elite Exclusive network connecting top private client and trust practitioners worldwide, providing peer collaboration and industry-leading insights.
• The American Lawyer Leading publication providing news, data, analysis, and forecasting on the global business of law for legal professionals.
• Corporate Counsel Leading source of news, analysis, and horizon scanning for in-house legal teams to track and mitigate risk across litigation and regulation.
• Legaltech News Reporting and expert analysis of legal technology focused on what legal departments, law firms, and tech companies need to know.
• China Law & Practice Regional publication covering legal and regulatory matters in China for international and domestic legal professionals.
• Legal Dictionary Online legal dictionary providing definitions and explanations of legal terms for legal professionals and the public.
• Expert Witness Search Search service for finding expert witnesses for legal proceedings.
• Law Jobs Job board and career resources for legal professionals.
• CLE Center Continuing Legal Education (CLE) center for legal professionals to maintain their certifications.
• The Global Lawyer Briefing Curated selection of international content from across the globe, covering the business of law, in-house, regulatory, technology, and more, with expert insights from senior editors.
• The London Lawyer Briefing Weekly briefing covering the biggest news in the London legal region and what it means for legal businesses.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bloomberg Law: Bloomberg Law is a direct competitor offering subscription-based legal news, analysis, and research tools to law firms and in-house counsel. It competes head-to-head with Law.com Pro and VerdictSearch for legal professional subscriptions.
• Law360: Law360 is a LexisNexis-owned legal news publication providing daily news across dozens of practice areas to law firm and corporate subscribers. It directly competes with Legal Week's core news offering and shares a similar subscription model for legal professionals.
• The Lawyer (UK): The Lawyer is a UK legal trade publication providing news, analysis, and rankings of UK and international law firms. It directly competes with Legal Week's UK coverage and The London Lawyer Briefing for the same professional audience.

Emerging players

• JD Supra: JD Supra is a free legal content distribution platform aggregating insights from lawyers and law firms. It provides an alternative distribution channel that competes with Legal Week's paid editorial content and influences the legal news ecosystem.
• Mondaq: Mondaq is a free international legal content platform offering articles from lawyers worldwide. It competes with Legal Week's International Edition by providing free cross-border legal insights, particularly relevant in regions where Legal Week sells premium subscriptions.

Broad incumbents

• Thomson Reuters Legal: Thomson Reuters operates a broad portfolio of legal information products including Westlaw, Practical Law, and legal news services. As a much larger incumbent, it overlaps with Legal Week's research tools (VerdictSearch, Law.com Scholar) and competes in legal professional intelligence.
• LexisNexis Legal & Professional: LexisNexis provides legal research, news, and analytics platforms including Law360. As a broad incumbent in legal information services, it competes across Legal Week's research, news, and litigation intelligence product lines.
• Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory: Wolters Kluwer is a global legal information and compliance solutions provider with products like Kluwer Competition Law, Cheetah, and legal news services. As a broad incumbent, it overlaps with Legal Week's compliance and regulatory coverage for legal professionals and corporate counsel.

Regional players

• Lawyers Weekly (Australia): Lawyers Weekly is an Australian legal news and careers publication serving the Asia Pacific legal market. It is a regional peer competing with Legal Week's Asia Pacific coverage for in-house counsel, law firm, and legal professional readership.
• The Law Society Gazette: The Law Society Gazette is the official publication of The Law Society of England and Wales, covering UK legal news and regulation. It is a UK-focused peer that competes regionally with Legal Week's UK coverage of law firms, solicitors, and the London legal market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LegalWeek
• Facebookfacebook.com/legalweekuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grps

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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