The Lawyer
EditorCatrin Griffiths
PublisherCentaur Media
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
CompanyCentaur Media
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.thelawyer.com
ISSN0953-7902

The Lawyer is a legal business information product for law firm leaders, commercial lawyers, barristers and in-house counsel. It is based in London.

History and profile

The Lawyer was launched in 1987 by Centaur Media plc.[1] It published a once-weekly magazine for 30 years until May 2017, when the frequency changed to monthly.[2]

The Lawyer has a spin-off online brand for students and aspiring lawyers called Lawyer 2B.[3]

As well as the legal news and analysis website TheLawyer.com, The Lawyer information products include Signal and Litigation Tracker.

Litigation Tracker was launched in 2019[4] and publishes litigation news and analysis, and maintains a searchable database of case and claims data from 15 UK high courts.

Most content on the news website TheLawyer.com is paywalled,[5][6] requiring a personal or corporate subscription to access.

Editors

Lindsay Greig was the editors since it was founded in 1987 to 1991.[7]

References

  1. ^ "The Lawyer". Centaur Media. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ Mayhew, Freddy (21 February 2017). "Marketing Week and The Lawyer to go monthly as Centaur Media looks to move away from print". Press Gazette. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ Willis, Jody (29 May 2013). "The Lawyer and Lawyer2B re-launch with a complete redesign". Abacus Media. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ "The Lawyer Launches New Litigation Tracker – Pearson Communications". pearsoncomms.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "From controlled circ to enterprise subs". www.inpublishing.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Exclusive: The Lawyer magazine moves behind paywall | RollOnFriday". www.rollonfriday.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ^ 28 May 2015, The Independent, Lindsay Greig obituary


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