Law Department Management





Alternative Fee Arrangements Continue to Grow

Is your law department using alternative fee arrangements? With apologies to Mark Twain for the butchered paraphrase: Reports of the billable hour’s death have been greatly exaggerated. But fixed fees and other alternative billing arrangements…


In-House Lawyers Gaining the Upper Hand, Says ACC

Power to the law departments! A new survey out Wednesday from the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) offers ample proof of how things have changed over five years: budgets for in-house legal departments are up,…




14 Outside Counsel Rules by In-House Counsel

Steve Boutwell, Director of Client Services at Kean Miller in Baton Rouge, posted “In-house Insight: Outside Counsel Rules to Live By”. A concise list that most in-house counsel will agree with – and could potentially…