With a growing need for legal services, especially in government compliance, corporations are bulking up their general counsel staffs while spending more on outside lawyers, a national survey shows. Though the increases are incremental, they are notable because outside hiring usually goes down as in-house staffs increase. The 2007 Chief Legal Officer Survey by Altman Weil and LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell also shows that corporate legal departments are more inclined to sever relationships with law firms.
June 29, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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With a growing need for legal services, especially in government compliance work, corporations are bulking up their general counsel staffs while spending more on outside lawyers, a national survey shows.
Though the increases are incremental, they are notable because outside hiring usually goes down as in-house staffs increase. This year, there seems a more focused assessment of need.
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