As rates for law firms continue their inexorable rise, a legal procurement function may assist a company in achieving savings in its legal spend: “For many years, GCs and in-house attorneys resisted the influence of…
Once you grab hold of the reins, don’t ever let go: “The corporate segment of the legal marketplace is a buyer’s market, and they are driving change. Legal consumers were once content to proscribe cost-controls…
Are law firms listening? “I’ve attended many panels where in-house counsel share their likes and dislikes, but in the last year the tone has changed. In-house attorneys are increasingly dissatisfied, they tell us, because they…
Whether you are looking at innovation inside your legal department or trying to follow the latest gyrations of your outside counsel’s delivery models, this post by Jaap Bosman points out a simple point – law is…
Law firms as temporary oases? Sonya Som of Major, Lindsey & Africa describes how a brief stint at a law firm can be a useful way station for lawyers transitioning to the next in-house opportunity:…
Well, now that the election is over, at least we will have something new to argue about: “The American Bar Association tracks certain demographic information about lawyers. One of which is the age of lawyers. The…
Diversity, pricing and conflicts all factor in – the search is often not as simple as in-house counsel would hope: “Now more than ever, the relationship between inhouse and outside counsel is dynamic and complicated. ‘Looking…
Unsurprising results from across the pond, but are lawyers really worse off than those in other jobs? “Nearly 70% of lawyers believe they work in the most stressful profession, according to research published this week. A…
Forget $1,000 an hour or $2,000 an hour – how about $5,000 an hour? “The bull market in high-end work makes hourly rates defy gravity. The dramatic increase in clients’ need for complex and bet-the-company…
In-house law departments are not happy with the service they are receiving – and RFPs to aspiring outside counsel are now at an all-time high as a result: “More clients are using more RFPs to…