North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

What North Carolina Lawyers Weekly does

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly is a Charlotte-based legal newspaper and digital media firm founded in 1988, publishing daily news, verdicts, settlements, opinion digests, and bar disciplinary actions covering the North Carolina Supreme Court, NC Court of Appeals, state Circuit Court judges, U.S. District Court, and 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The product portfolio includes a print edition, a digital editions archive on newsmemory.com, the NCLW Daily Newsletter email digest, a Verdicts & Settlements database populated by attorney submissions, and an extensive awards and events franchise spanning the Legal 250 directory (27 practice areas), 50 Most Influential Women, Icons and Phenoms, Leaders in the Law, Managing Partners to Watch, New Partners, Women Led Law Firms, and Best Family-Led Law Firms. The firm operates on a standard web-based CMS without proprietary technology disclosed in source materials.

The business runs a multi-stream monetization model anchored by premium print and digital subscriptions for legal news access, with advertising as a meaningful secondary stream (the publication cites 80% of audience in decision-making roles, supporting premium B2B rates for legal services, legal tech, and law-firm marketing). Events and signature awards ceremonies generate sponsorship and ticket revenue, while the Behind the Deal product layer monetizes transactional announcements (mergers, acquisitions, financings, IPOs, divestitures) at $300 standard and $850 featured tiers. Distribution is multi-channel: print, web, daily email alerts, Twitter/X, Facebook, and in-person events. Advertising sales and some shared infrastructure are coordinated through BridgeTower Media, the parent conglomerate that operates 40+ regional brands spanning legal, business, construction, and home furnishings verticals, reaching 4.4M executives in aggregate. The Charlotte office at 130 N. McDowell St., Ste. B supports editorial under Editor Heath Hamacher and Publisher Susan A. Bocamazo, with Scott Baughman as Digital Media Manager and Johnny Aguirre as Advertising Sales Executive.

Name

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Legal name

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Website

https://nclawyersweekly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, founded in 1988, publishes statewide legal news, verdicts, settlements, opinion digests, and court decisions across print and digital channels for North Carolina attorneys, judges, and law firms, operated as a brand under BridgeTower Media.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Trade Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Legal Reference (Statutes, Case Law, Practice Guides) (EDAGAGAB)

Keywords

• Legal news publishing
• Court decisions reporting
• Attorney awards programs
• Legal industry events
• Legal trade advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscriptions: Premium print and digital subscriptions providing access to legal news, court decisions, verdicts and settlements, and opinion digests. The publication charges a premium price for its specialized legal content.
2. Behind the Deal Submissions: Paid announcements showcasing mergers, acquisitions, financings, IPOs and divestitures. Standard posting at $300 includes photo, up to 400 characters in print and 1,500 online. Featured posting at $850 includes large photo, up to 1,500 characters in print, company logo and unlimited online text.
3. Advertising: Marketing and advertising solutions targeting attorneys, managing partners and in-house counsel. 80% of audience in decision-making roles enables premium advertising rates for B2B legal services and products.
4. Event Sponsorships and Tickets: Revenue from sponsored events including 50 Most Influential Women, Icons and Phenoms, and NC Excellence in Law. Events feature sponsorship tiers and ticket sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly publishes a print and digital legal news outlet covering North Carolina Supreme Court, NC Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court, and 4th Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, verdicts, settlements, and opinion digests. It complements its journalism with paid announcement forums (Behind the Deal, BTM Business Connect), classifieds, and a portfolio of awards programs and signature events such as Legal 250, 50 Most Influential Women, Excellence in Law, and Managing Partners to Watch.

Product overview

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly operates a multi-platform legal media business offering a unified portfolio of news publications, digital products, and events. The core product is the legal news publication (print and digital) providing coverage of North Carolina courts, verdicts, settlements, and legal developments since 1988. This is supported by the NCLW Daily Newsletter for daily news delivery, the Verdicts & Settlements database, and Opinion Digests summarizing court opinions. The company also runs an awards and recognition business through programs like North Carolina Legal 250, 50 Most Influential Women, Excellence in Law events (Icons, Phenoms, and Leaders in the Law), Managing Partners to Watch, Women Led Law Firms, and New Partners features. Advertising and marketing products include BTM Business Connect for corporate announcements and Behind The Deal for deal announcements. Digital access is provided through the Digital Editions platform and Classifieds marketplace. All products are published under BridgeTower Media, a multi-state legal and business publishing company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NCLW Daily Newsletter: Daily newsletter providing legal news updates to subscribers.
• North Carolina Legal 250
• 50 Most Influential Women
• North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Excellence in Law

Products and services

• North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Publication Print and digital legal news publication providing essential legal news, opinions, court decisions, and verdicts & settlements coverage of North Carolina Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court, and 4th Circuit Court of Appeals since 1988; sold by subscription to attorneys and legal professionals in NC.
• NCLW Daily Newsletter

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of audience in decision-making roles
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Virginia Lawyers Weekly: Another BridgeTower Media legal weekly serving Virginia attorneys with identical format - print/digital legal news, opinion digests, verdicts & settlements, and recognition events. Directly comparable single-state legal news brand.
• New York Daily Record: BridgeTower Media legal publication covering New York's legal community with similar print/digital legal news, court coverage, and B2B advertising targeting attorneys.
• Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: Operated by BridgeTower Media as a sister brand; publishes legal news, court decisions, verdicts and settlements, and runs awards programs for Massachusetts attorneys under the same revenue model and parent infrastructure as NC Lawyers Weekly.
• South Carolina Lawyers Weekly: BridgeTower Media sister publication providing legal news coverage for South Carolina attorneys. Near-identical business model, audience (state bar members), and product mix to NCLW.
• Minnesota Lawyer: BridgeTower Media regional legal publication serving Minnesota attorneys with legal news, opinion coverage, and recognition events. Comparable single-state legal media business under same parent.
• Wisconsin Law Journal: BridgeTower Media legal publication for Wisconsin attorneys, providing legal news, court coverage, and recognition programs in a comparable single-state format.
• Michigan Lawyers Weekly: BridgeTower Media legal weekly covering Michigan's courts and legal community; same subscription, advertising, and events revenue model targeting practicing attorneys in a single state.
• Missouri Lawyers Media: BridgeTower Media's Missouri legal publication covering state and federal courts, verdicts & settlements, and legal events; operates with the same editorial and advertising product portfolio as NCLW.
• Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly: Another BridgeTower Media state-level legal weekly serving Rhode Island attorneys with the same subscription, advertising, and events business model as NCLW.

Broad incumbents

• Law360: National legal news subscription service owned by LexisNexis, providing daily legal news across all U.S. jurisdictions; competes with NCLW for legal professional attention and subscription dollars, but at a much broader geographic and topical scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NCLawyersWeekly
• Facebookfacebook.com/NCLawyersWeekly

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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