In-house counsel are most likely overspending on outside counsel despite functioning in an unprecedented COVID-19 economy.

That's according to two different surveys Corporate Counsel covered over the past week.

One from our affiliate ALM Intelligence and consulting firm Wicker Park Group says 57% of its in-house counsel respondents expected their budgets to remain the same while another 16% anticipated an increase. In-house counsel may be leaning on their outside counsel more than usual to stay ahead of the novel coronavirus crisis.