Legal Services: Global Industry Guide
Legal Services: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Legal Services industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.
Scope of the Report
The global legal services market grew by 0.5% in 2009 to reach a value of $546,806.9 million.
In 2014, the global legal services market is forecast to have a value of $726,820.3 million, an increase of 32.9% since 2009.
The global legal services market shrank by 0.6% in 2009 to reach a volume of 2,737.1 thousand legal professionals.
In 2014, the global legal services market is forecast to have a volume of 3,166.3 thousand legal professionals, an increase of 15.7% since 2009.
Americas accounts for 59.2% of the global legal services market value.
Why you should buy this report
The legal services market includes practitioners of law operating in every sector of the legal spectrum. These include commercial, criminal, legal aid, insolvency, labor/industrial, family and taxation law. The market's value is calculated as the total revenues received by law companies for services rendered. These values include all applicable taxes. Market volumes in this report refer to the total number of legal professionals. All currency conversions are calculated at constant average annual 2009 exchange rates.
Scope of the Report
- Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
- Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies
- Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
- Covers the Global, European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as individual chapters on 5 major markets (France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US).
- Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
The global legal services market grew by 0.5% in 2009 to reach a value of $546,806.9 million.
In 2014, the global legal services market is forecast to have a value of $726,820.3 million, an increase of 32.9% since 2009.
The global legal services market shrank by 0.6% in 2009 to reach a volume of 2,737.1 thousand legal professionals.
In 2014, the global legal services market is forecast to have a volume of 3,166.3 thousand legal professionals, an increase of 15.7% since 2009.
Americas accounts for 59.2% of the global legal services market value.
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- Save time carrying out entry-level research
The legal services market includes practitioners of law operating in every sector of the legal spectrum. These include commercial, criminal, legal aid, insolvency, labor/industrial, family and taxation law. The market's value is calculated as the total revenues received by law companies for services rendered. These values include all applicable taxes. Market volumes in this report refer to the total number of legal professionals. All currency conversions are calculated at constant average annual 2009 exchange rates.
Contents
ABOUT DATAMONITOREXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
What is this report about?
Who is the target reader?
How to use this report
Definitions
GLOBAL LEGAL SERVICES
Market overview
Market value
Market volume
Market segmentation II
Five forces analysis
Market forecasts
LEGAL SERVICES IN ASIA-PACIFIC
Market overview
Market value
Market volume
Market segmentation II
Five forces analysis
Market forecasts
LEGAL SERVICES IN EUROPE
Market overview
Market value
Market volume
Market segmentation II
Five forces analysis
Market forecasts
LEGAL SERVICES IN FRANCE
Market overview
Market value
Market volume
Market segmentation II
Five forces analysis
Market forecasts
Macroeconomic indicators
LEGAL SERVICES IN GERMANY
Market overview
Market value
Market volume
Market segmentation II
Five forces analysis
Market forecasts
Macroeconomic indicators
LEGAL SERVICES IN JAPAN
Market overview
Market value
Market volume
Market segmentation II
Five forces analysis
Market forecasts
Macroeconomic indicators
LEGAL SERVICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Market overview
Market value
Market volume
Market segmentation II
Five forces analysis
Market forecasts
Macroeconomic indicators
LEGAL SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES
Market overview
Market value
Market volume
Market segmentation II
Five forces analysis
Market forecasts
Macroeconomic indicators
COMPANY PROFILES
Linklaters LLP
Clifford Chance LLP
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
APPENDIX
Data Research Methodology
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Table 2: Global legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Table 3: Global legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Table 4: Global legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Table 5: Global legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Table 6: Asia-Pacific legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Table 7: Asia–Pacific legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Table 8: Asia-Pacific legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Table 9: Asia-Pacific legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Table 10: Asia–Pacific legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Table 11: Europe legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Table 12: Europe legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Table 13: Europe legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Table 14: Europe legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Table 15: Europe legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Table 16: France legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Table 17: France legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Table 18: France legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Table 19: France legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Table 20: France legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Table 21: France size of population (million), 2005–09
Table 22: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09
Table 23: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09
Table 24: France inflation, 2005–09
Table 25: France consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09
Table 26: France exchange rate, 2005–09
Table 27: Germany legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Table 28: Germany legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Table 29: Germany legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Table 30: Germany legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Table 31: Germany legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Table 32: Germany size of population (million), 2005–09
Table 33: Germany gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09
Table 34: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09
Table 35: Germany inflation, 2005–09
Table 36: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09
Table 37: Germany exchange rate, 2005–09
Table 38: Japan legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Table 39: Japan legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Table 40: Japan legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Table 41: Japan legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Table 42: Japan legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Table 43: Japan size of population (million), 2005–09
Table 44: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09
Table 45: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09
Table 46: Japan inflation, 2005–09
Table 47: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09
Table 48: Japan exchange rate, 2005–09
Table 49: United Kingdom legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Table 50: United Kingdom legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Table 51: United Kingdom legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Table 52: United Kingdom legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Table 53: United Kingdom legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Table 54: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2005–09
Table 55: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09
Table 56: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09
Table 57: United Kingdom inflation, 2005–09
Table 58: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09
Table 59: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2005–09
Table 60: United States legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Table 61: United States legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Table 62: United States legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Table 63: United States legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Table 64: United States legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Table 65: United States size of population (million), 2005–09
Table 66: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09
Table 67: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09
Table 68: United States inflation, 2005–09
Table 69: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09
Table 70: United States exchange rate, 2005–09
Table 71: Linklaters LLP: key facts
Table 72: Clifford Chance LLP: key facts
Table 73: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: key facts
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Figure 2: Global legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Figure 3: Global legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the global legal services market, 2009
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the global legal services market, 2009
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the global legal services market, 2009
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global legal services market, 2009
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global legal services market, 2009
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global legal services market, 2009
Figure 10: Global legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Figure 11: Global legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Figure 12: Asia-Pacific legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Figure 13: Asia–Pacific legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Figure 14: Asia-Pacific legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Figure 15: Forces driving competition in the legal services market in Asia-Pacific, 2009
Figure 16: Drivers of buyer power in the legal services market in Asia-Pacific, 2009
Figure 17: Drivers of supplier power in the legal services market in Asia-Pacific, 2009
Figure 18: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the legal services market in Asia-Pacific, 2009
Figure 19: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the legal services market in Asia-Pacific, 2009
Figure 20: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the legal services market in Asia-Pacific, 2009
Figure 21: Asia-Pacific legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Figure 22: Asia–Pacific legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Figure 23: Europe legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Figure 24: Europe legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Figure 25: Europe legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Figure 26: Forces driving competition in the legal services market in Europe, 2009
Figure 27: Drivers of buyer power in the legal services market in Europe, 2009
Figure 28: Drivers of supplier power in the legal services market in Europe, 2009
Figure 29: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the legal services market in Europe, 2009
Figure 30: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the legal services market in Europe, 2009
Figure 31: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the legal services market in Europe, 2009
Figure 32: Europe legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Figure 33: Europe legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Figure 34: France legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Figure 35: France legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Figure 36: France legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Figure 37: Forces driving competition in the legal services market in France, 2009
Figure 38: Drivers of buyer power in the legal services market in France, 2009
Figure 39: Drivers of supplier power in the legal services market in France, 2009
Figure 40: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the legal services market in France, 2009
Figure 41: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the legal services market in France, 2009
Figure 42: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the legal services market in France, 2009
Figure 43: France legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Figure 44: France legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Figure 45: Germany legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Figure 46: Germany legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Figure 47: Germany legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Figure 48: Forces driving competition in the legal services market in Germany, 2009
Figure 49: Drivers of buyer power in the legal services market in Germany, 2009
Figure 50: Drivers of supplier power in the legal services market in Germany, 2009
Figure 51: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the legal services market in Germany, 2009
Figure 52: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the legal services market in Germany, 2009
Figure 53: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the legal services market in Germany, 2009
Figure 54: Germany legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Figure 55: Germany legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Figure 56: Japan legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Figure 57: Japan legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Figure 58: Japan legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Figure 59: Forces driving competition in the legal services market in Japan, 2009
Figure 60: Drivers of buyer power in the legal services market in Japan, 2009
Figure 61: Drivers of supplier power in the legal services market in Japan, 2009
Figure 62: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the legal services market in Japan, 2009
Figure 63: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the legal services market in Japan, 2009
Figure 64: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the legal services market in Japan, 2009
Figure 65: Japan legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Figure 66: Japan legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Figure 67: United Kingdom legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Figure 68: United Kingdom legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Figure 69: United Kingdom legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Figure 70: Forces driving competition in the legal services market in the United Kingdom, 2009
Figure 71: Drivers of buyer power in the legal services market in the United Kingdom, 2009
Figure 72: Drivers of supplier power in the legal services market in the United Kingdom, 2009
Figure 73: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the legal services market in the United Kingdom, 2009
Figure 74: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the legal services market in the United Kingdom, 2009
Figure 75: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the legal services market in the United Kingdom, 2009
Figure 76: United Kingdom legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Figure 77: United Kingdom legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
Figure 78: United States legal services market value: $ million, 2005–09
Figure 79: United States legal services market volume: thousand legal professionals, 2005–09
Figure 80: United States legal services Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009
Figure 81: Forces driving competition in the legal services market in the United States, 2009
Figure 82: Drivers of buyer power in the legal services market in the United States, 2009
Figure 83: Drivers of supplier power in the legal services market in the United States, 2009
Figure 84: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the legal services market in the United States, 2009
Figure 85: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the legal services market in the United States, 2009
Figure 86: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the legal services market in the United States, 2009
Figure 87: United States legal services market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14
Figure 88: United States legal services market volume forecast: thousand legal professionals, 2009–14
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