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Dear Business Leader,Thank you for your interest in The Wisconsin Law Journal.Since 1986, the Wisconsin Law Journal has provided the latest in news and information lawyers and judges need to stay up-to-date. The Law Journal is committed to providing all the information you need to better your practice, including in-depth analyses of case decisions, comprehensive coverage of our state’s legal community, access to our verdict and settlement database and updated judicial profiles.Specific, practical, helpful – that’s the kind of vital information the Wisconsin Law Journal delivers and that’s why Law Journal is considered essential reading by practitioners throughout the state.In addition, we host five statewide events — Leaders in the Law, Women in the Law, Up and Coming Lawyers, Diversity in Business Awards and Unsung Heroes — recognizing outstanding individuals in our legal community. We also host various networking and thought leadership/CLE events throughout the year.Wislawjournal.com provides daily updates on the latest case decisions and also provides Wisconsin practitioners with a forum to discuss the practice of law in our commentary section. Our daily e-mail news alert service, WLJ Today, sends the day’s headlines and opinion digests directly to your inbox.
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VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 11
NOVEMBER 2015
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Practice Management
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Who’s Doing WhatPAGE 44
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Tax 13%
Elder 11%
Intellectual Property 7%
64% of the subscriber’s firms have 10 or fewer attorneys.Average number of attorneys in subscriber firms = 10.81% of readers have purchasing authority.97% of readers say we are “excellent” or “good” in reliability.3 in 4 of our readers say we are very important as a source of legal information.42 minutes is the average amount of time spent with every issue.On average, 71% keep their issues of the Wisconsin Law Journal for 3 months.
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