Earlier this week we published the results of a new survey of legal departments which found 70% of said this year has been better than the last year. It also identified existing relationships as the top gauge for evaluating outside counsel. We've taken the data from...
Month: November 2014
10 Telling Statistics from Optimistic Legal Departments
A number of surveys released this year have begun to reveal a sense of optimism within the U.S. legal market. We’d hasten to add this particular flavor of optimism is better described as cautious. Cautious as it may be, we sought to quantify that optimism. A new...
Monthly #BusinessofLaw Roundup for October 2014
In our roundup post last month, we added a section that included links to content that drew the greatest volume of engagement. This month we’re going to build on that concept by modifying the format of these posts a little further in order to weave in content from...
In Evaluating Outside Counsel, Corporate Legal says Relationships Still Matter
We recently asked corporate legal departments what they thought are the most important evaluation factors in selecting outside counsel. The answer is, as the chart nearby indicates rather resoundingly, relationships still matter. Top Factors for Evaluation Outside...
6 Corporate Legal Trends from the ACC Conference
Note: The following is a guest post from Cindy Fox, director of product marketing with LexisNexis CounselLink. Legal department resources are stretched – that was one of the recurring themes we heard at the ACC 2014 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. While that is not a...