Corporate counsel are increasingly looking beyond Biglaw to handle some of their matters, according to a recent Above the Law survey.
In a survey of more than 500 in-house attorneys about their outside counsel, 80% of respondents said they regularly engage midsize or regional law firms (as opposed to Am Law 200 or other large law firms) for certain kinds of work, particularly routine matters and “cost-efficient, bulk tasks.” Nearly half (48%) also turn to midsize and regional firms for “high-value, complex matters.”
Moreover, 35% of in-house counsel said they have shifted work from large firms to midsize or smaller firms in the last year, and 32% expect to move work from large firms over the next year.
Reasons for turning to smaller firms include that they are more cost-effective (87%), more agile and responsive (48%), and they offer more personalized attention (45%).
Stay tuned for more results from our 2025 Outside Counsel Survey in the coming weeks.
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