Law Times

What Law Times does

Law Times is a B2B legal news publication serving Ontario's legal profession. Launched in 1990, it is operated by KM Business Information Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of the privately held global media conglomerate Key Media Business Information, headquartered at 317 Adelaide Street West in Toronto. The publication's core product is a daily e-newsletter reaching over 18,000 Ontario legal professionals, complemented by the lawtimesnews.com website, the Canadian Legal Newswire (52,000+ lawyers and in-house counsel weekly across Canada), and the CL Talk podcast. Content covers all major Ontario practice areas including ADR, Criminal, Family, Human Rights, Insurance, Labour and Employment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Privacy and Data, Real Estate, and Trusts and Estates, plus professional regulation and legal education resources.

The underlying technology is a standard digital publishing stack — e-newsletter delivery, website content management, RSS feed syndication, and multimedia (podcast/video) production — with no proprietary AI features or disclosed differentiated technical components. Law Times sits within Key Media's broader portfolio of legal publications (Canadian Lawyer, Lexpert, Canadian Law List) and legal events (Canadian Law Awards, Lexpert Rising Stars), enabling cross-promotion and shared editorial leadership under Global Managing Editor Tim Wilbur.

The revenue model is a mix of advertising (website display, e-newsletter sponsorship, print magazine ads in Canadian Lawyer and Canadian Lawyer InHouse) and content marketing services (webinars, video, exclusive sponsored features). Specific pricing is not publicly disclosed; advertising is sold via direct sales through a 'Sales Enquiry' contact form. The primary go-to-market targets two customer segments: Ontario legal professionals (readers) and legal marketers/business developers (advertisers), with a secondary segment in legal education. Law Times reaches the market through its website, daily and weekly newsletters, podcast, social media (X/Twitter), RSS, national magazines, and events, functioning as a niche professional media brand within a larger global media portfolio.

Name

Law Times

Legal name

KM Business Information Canada Ltd.

Website

https://lawtimesnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Law Times is a B2B legal news publication launched in 1990, serving Ontario's legal profession through a daily e-newsletter reaching 18,000+ professionals, a website, and the CL Talk podcast. It operates within Key Media's broader Canadian legal media portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal News Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Legal news media
• Daily legal newsletter
• Legal publishing
• Law firm marketing
• Professional legal content

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. E-Newsletter Subscription: Daily e-newsletter delivered to over 18,000 legal professionals in Ontario, providing recurring subscription revenue from the legal community seeking professional news and analysis.
2. Website Advertising: Digital advertising on lawtimesnews.com reaching engaged online audiences searching for latest legal news, information, legal contacts and career opportunities.
3. E-Newsletter Advertising: Law Times newsletter advertising reaching 18,000+ Ontario legal professionals daily; Canadian Legal Newswire reaching 52,000+ lawyers and in-house counsel across Canada weekly.
4. National Magazine Advertising: Award-winning Canadian Lawyer and Canadian Lawyer InHouse magazines offer targeted advertising access to lawyers, in-house counsel and law students across Canada.
5. Content Marketing Services: Webinars, video services, exclusive features and articles provided as marketing support to legal marketers and business development departments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Law Times is a legal news media publication delivering daily legal news, analysis, case law coverage, and practice area-specific content for Ontario's legal profession. It distributes this content through a daily e-newsletter to over 18,000 legal professionals, the lawtimesnews.com website, the CL Talk podcast, RSS feeds, and affiliated national magazines (Canadian Lawyer, Canadian Lawyer InHouse).

Product overview

Law Times is a news media company offering a suite of products centered on its core daily e-newsletter and website. Launched in 1990, the company provides legal news, analysis, and case law coverage for Ontario's legal profession through its flagship e-newsletter (reaching over 18,000 legal professionals daily) and its website. The portfolio includes practice area-specific coverage, resources on professional regulation and practice management, multimedia content, and RSS syndication services. Law Times operates as part of Key Media Business Information alongside related legal publications including Canadian Lawyer and Lexpert.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Law Times Daily E-Newsletter Daily e-newsletter delivering the latest legal news, analysis, case law, and practice area developments to over 18,000 Ontario legal professionals.
• Law Times Website Web platform providing legal news, features, case law, practice area guides, events, jobs, and multimedia resources for Ontario lawyers and legal professionals.
• Law Times RSS Feed RSS feed service enabling subscribers to receive real-time legal news updates in syndication format.
• Practice Areas Coverage Specialized editorial coverage of legal practice areas including ADR, Criminal, Family, Human Rights, Insurance, Labour and Employment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Privacy and Data, Real Estate, and Trusts and Estates.
• CL Talk Podcast Podcast featuring interviews with leading lawyers, general counsel, and legal executives on issues shaping the Canadian legal profession, distributed via SoundCloud and major podcast providers.
• Content Marketing Services Webinars, video services, exclusive features, and sponsored articles provided as marketing support to legal marketers and law firm business development departments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reaching over 18,000 legal professionals daily through e-newsletter
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Key Media Business InformationcoreOthersLaw Times is owned and operated by Key Media Business Information, an award-winning global media company with offices in Sydney, Auckland, Denver, London, Manila, and Toronto. Key Media serves professional services markets across Asia-Pacific, North America, and the UK, operating a portfolio of market-leading products.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Above the Law: Major US legal news and commentary site covering the legal profession, law firms, and Big Law; comparable audience of practising lawyers and similar mix of news, features, and podcasts under a wider portfolio.
• Law360: Large US-based legal news service offering daily newsletters across dozens of practice areas to legal professionals; broader in scope but operates a directly comparable daily-newsletter, subscription, and practice-area vertical model.
• Bloomberg Law: Premium legal news and information service from Bloomberg offering daily legal news, analysis, and practice tools to lawyers and in-house counsel. Comparable in audience and editorial format, with broader enterprise offering.
• ABA Journal: American Bar Association's flagship legal publication delivering legal news, analysis, and practice-area coverage to a large US lawyer audience; broadly comparable B2B legal-media business with association backing.
• Reuters Legal: Global news provider's legal news vertical delivering legal-industry and regulatory coverage to legal professionals worldwide; comparable in covering case law and legal regulatory developments for a professional audience.

Direct peers

• Lexpert: Sister publication under Key Media serving the Canadian legal market; publishes legal industry news, rankings, and the Lexpert Rising Stars awards. Comparable B2B legal-media business model targeting Canadian lawyers and corporate counsel.
• Canadian Lawyer: Sister publication under Key Media Business Information; flagship Canadian legal trade magazine covering national legal news for lawyers and in-house counsel. Operates under the same parent with overlapping audience, advertising products, and editorial leadership.
• The Lawyer's Daily: Canadian legal news outlet delivering daily legal news, analysis, and case coverage to Canadian lawyers. Directly competes with Law Times in the same Canadian daily-legal-news category with a similar subscription/newsletter model.

Regional players

• NZ Lawyer: Sister publication under Key Media serving the New Zealand legal profession with a similar legal trade publishing model; useful benchmark for the same format in a smaller English-speaking common-law jurisdiction.
• Australasian Lawyer: Sister publication under Key Media targeting Australian legal professionals with a comparable daily-newsletter, magazine, and events business model; directly comparable operating playbook in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lawtimes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/law-times

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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