Your Outside Counsel – Where Does Their Time Go?
The tension between in-house legal departments and their outside counsel can sometimes be palpable. Find our where their billable time goes!
Law Firms
No Timesheets! Transitioning From Private Practice To In-House
No timesheets, but plenty to do. A must-read at the GC’s Eye View if you are making the transition to an in-house position.
Why Law Departments Don’t Drop The Hammer On Law Firms
If your law department does not drop the hammer on the law firms you use, who will? Your reasons may not be great for not doing so.
5 New Outside Counsel Management Strategies
Law departments are constantly looking for new and innovative outside counsel management strategies. Here are 5 to consider.
Minimizing The Impact Of Law Firm Rate Hikes
Law firm rate hikes have caused shock and awe in corporate legal departments from time immemorial. Learn how to minimize the impact.
Legal Spending Growing At Ludicrous Speed
Legal spending continues to grow, and the pressure to rein it in is increasing especially as economic conditions continue to cool.
Biglaw Firms Back In Office On September 21st
Biglaw firms are heading back to the office as increases in vaccination rates, the supply of multiple vaccines and new vaccine mandates are helping push the pandemic into the rear view mirror. For some attorneys,…
Is Top Compensation Enough?
Top compensation is a driver for many lawyers in their job search, and Biglaw is making waves once again with soaring associate compensation. Putting aside the flow-down effects on billing rates that hit clients’ bottom…
Pressure Campaign Results in Law Firm Withdrawal From Election Lawsuit
Another law firm has reportedly withdrawn from its participation in lawsuits challenging election results due to a public pressure campaign against the firm and its employees. The decision has met a mixed response, with many…
Biglaw Associates Billing $1,000 Per Hour
Biglaw associates are being billed out at over $1,000 an hour at some law firms. If you thought that $1,000 per hour lawyers were just in the partnership ranks, you should promptly disabuse yourself of…