Explaining hefty legal bills has never been far from the thoughts of general counsel — money-related friction between clients and lawyers is as old as the profession, having become a staple of countless lawyer jokes.
But as companies put more pressure on legal departments to cut costs — and law firms’ earnings and billing rates streak skyward — there are signs that this simmering resentment could boil over into something more substantial.
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