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Report released on 16 July 2024

2023 ALPMA/IT Simply New Zealand Legal Industry Financial Benchmarking Study

Uncover the financial health of New Zealand law firms in FY2023 and expert recommendations looking towards FY2024 and beyond.

New Zealand
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Survey
Opens on 1 October 2024

ALPMA/Findex Australian Legal Industry Financial Benchmarking Study

As part of our commitment to helping you run a successful legal practice, ALPMA in conjunction with Findex, conducts financial performance benchmarking research for Australian law firms to help them assess how their firm is performing compared to similar competitors and identify areas for improvement.

Australia
Financial Management
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Report released on 5 April 2022

2021 ALPMA/Findex Australian Legal Industry Financial Performance Benchmarking Survey

To assess your financial performance and help with financial re-entry in 2022, you need to understand how your firm is performing compared to similar firms, identify areas for improvement - and then implement strategies to address them. As part of our commitment to helping you run a successful legal practice, ALPMA conducts free annual financial performance benchmarking research for law firms in conjunction with Findex in Australia.

Australia
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2019 Australian Financial Performance Dollar Protection
Report released on 10 September 2020

2019 ALPMA/Findex Australian Legal Industry Financial Performance Benchmarking Survey

What a difference a year can make. When we conducted this survey in 2019, no-one could have envisaged the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial impacts and challenges that were about to take place. Although this year is different, how firms bounce back and thrive will largely be a function of their financial strength and position pre-COVID-19.

Australia
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2017 Financial Performance Benchmarking
Report released on 24 January 2018

2017 ALPMA/Crowe Horwath Australian Legal Industry Financial Performance Benchmarking Survey

The 2017 study collected information on firm investment in innovation, strategies to finance growth and charge-out rates - as well as the firm's performance across a number of key indicators (like profitability, work in progress days, debtor’s days, interest expense, labour cost, rent, and working capital).

Australia
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New Zealand Financial Performance Benchmarking Research
Report released on 4 December 2017

2017 ALPMA/Crowe Horwath New Zealand Legal Industry Financial Performance Benchmarking Survey

The 2017 ALPMA / Crowe Horwath benchmarking survey of NZ law firms shows the sector is expecting an average of 5 per cent growth in the next financial year - building on gross profit margins that currently average nearly 75 per cent.

New Zealand
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2016 Financial Performance Benchmarking Australia
Report released on 20 March 2017

2016 ALPMA/Crowe Horwath Australian Legal Industry Financial Performance Benchmarking Study

The FY16 ALPMA/Crowe Horwath Australian Legal Financial Performance Benchmarking Study survey was conducted between December 2016 and January 2017.

Australia
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Financial Management
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New Zealand Financial Performance Benchmarking Research
Report released on 5 December 2016

2016 ALPMA/Crowe Horwath New Zealand Legal Industry Financial Performance Benchmarking Study

The 2016 ALPMA/Crowe Horwath New Zealand Legal Industry Financial Performance Benchmarking Study survey was conducted in September - November, 2016. More than forty firms from across New Zealand participated in the study.

New Zealand
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2015 Financial Performance Benchmarking Australia
Report released on 23 February 2016

2015 ALPMA/Crowe Horwath Australian Legal Industry Financial Performance Benchmarking Study

In 2015 more than 100 firms participated in the study. Participants will be provided with a log-in to Open Measures, Crowe Horwath's powerful benchmarking tool, to interrogate their results and visualise their performance to similar firms across eight key performance indicators on 23 February, 2016.

Australia
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