Law firm statistical survey (LFSS)

The LFSS continues to be recognized as a leader in providing operational and profitability metrics to law firms since 1957.

The Law Firm Survey Team is committed to providing detailed information and trends relative to staffing levels and expense management that can allow your firm to maintain a competitive market position.


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Timing

Submissions for participation in the 2024 LFSS are due on April 18, 2025. Results are expected to be distributed in early June 2025.


How to participate in the LFSS

Data form & instructions

Data form

Participants in the 2024 Law Firm Statistical Survey (LFSS) have the following two options for submitting their data:

Preferred method: Free Data Extraction Tool

The Data Extraction Tool is available free to participants in this survey who have either Elite or Aderant time and billing systems. The Data Extraction Tool is a stand-alone, desktop application that can be installed and run on any PC at your firm.

All LFSS participants who intend to use the Data Extraction Tool must visit the download site to install the latest application on a designated PC.

A key advantage to using this Data Extraction Tool is the ability to preserve your firm's G/L Mappings to the survey-defined expense classifications across survey releases. Using this application will not only reduce the time to participate in subsequent releases, but it will ensure consistency and enhance comparability in the results.

The 2024 LFSS Data Extraction Tool installation instructions are available for download

Alternative method: Spreadsheet-based questionnaire

Law firms who are not on the Elite or Aderant time and billing systems can choose to submit their data using our spreadsheet-based questionnaire. Firms should download and complete the following:

Instructions

The 2024 LFSS instructions document provides detailed information on the values requested for each form.

REMINDER: Past participants should contact a Survey Staff member to obtain a tailored data form containing historical data submitted to the survey.


LFSS report offerings 

Introduction

All of the financial and operational statistics provided within the 2024 LFSS are for the operating year ending December 31, 2024. Base salary information for administrative leaders and departmental supervisors are collected and reported as of January 1, 2025. Outlined to the left are the four audience-specific reports that your firm receives with participation in the LFSS. Sample reports from the Survey are included in the attached files.

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Tax Partner, LMC US

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Senior Manager, LMC US

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