In-house counsel/corporate counsel

For the first time, certain groups of women in general counsel positions are being compensated more than their male counterparts.

It’s long been known that in-house legal teams expect the law firms they partner with to provide a diverse team of attorneys. Now, recent data are showing whether in-house teams are meeting those same expectations internally.

As consumers started paying more at the gas pump and the grocery store last year, businesses spent more for work done by their outside legal counsel.

Attorneys are embracing technology to be more efficient and responsive to client needs. However, for all the advancements being introduced into the legal profession, particularly in the areas of automation and artificial intelligence, workloads are not getting lighter and jobs are not being eliminated.