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    Bigger Budgets, Less Relief: 83% Of In-House Teams Expect Legal Budgets To Increase In 2027, Yet 55% Still Expect Workload To Outpace Budget

    Eighty-three percent of in-house legal leaders expect larger budgets in 2027, yet only 6% believe the increase will create real capacity as workload continues to outpace resources. Axiom's global study reveals how the traditional legal budget formula has reached a breaking point, with AI mandates arriving unfunded and law firm rates climbing despite AI adoption, forcing legal departments to fundamentally rethink how they deploy resources rather than simply requesting more money.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Axiom
    Axiom
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    "The Loaf Of Bread Principle"

    United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Legal Budgets
    Legal Budgets
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    2027 Legal Department Budget Report & Benchmarks

    Legal budgets are expanding in 2027, yet the gains are being consumed by compensation costs, escalating law firm fees, and unfunded AI initiatives. In-house legal teams face a paradox of growth without capacity, forcing strategic pivots toward insourcing, alternative legal service providers, and adaptable operational frameworks designed for sustained performance.
    United KingdomCorporate/Commercial Law
    Axiom
    Axiom
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    Budgeting for IP Cases is Critical and Challenging:The Client´s Role

    Budgeting is a regular and important part of any business activity. The same is true with litigation of any kind, and IP litigation in particular. This article briefly discusses some basics of IP litigation budgeting and what a client can do to make IP litigation budgets more accurate and reliable.
    United StatesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Foley & Lardner LLP
    Foley & Lardner LLP
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    The OGC: A New Budgeting Strategy For Legal

    Learn about a new role in the legal ecosystem – the OGC. When companies consider their legal resourcing options in the era of "do more with less,"...
    United StatesLaw Department Performance
    Outside GC
    Outside GC
  • Article

    African Investments: The Role of Legal Advisers

    Africa is a diverse and dynamic continent that offers investors a wealth of opportunities, a fact reflected in increasing levels of international and cross-border investment activity. In common with all emerging markets, however, Africa can be a complex and risky environment in which to operate, being subject to a wide variety of laws, regulations and business practices.
    South AfricaFinance and Banking
    Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
    Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
  • Article

    How GCs Dial Up Certainty And Control By Financing Their Affirmative Recoveries

    Most companies aren't in the business of litigating, but they are acutely aware that litigation is a necessary part of doing business.
    United StatesFinance and Banking
    Burford Capital LLC
    Burford Capital LLC
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    How Legal Finance Can Offset Rising Costs Of Outside Counsel

    Recent Norton Rose research surveying more than 250 general counsel and in-house litigation leaders reveals that the median number of suits brought against those surveyed rose to six in 2021 from four in 2020.
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Burford Capital LLC
    Burford Capital LLC
  • Article

    The In-House View: Enhancing Preferred Legal Panels With Litigation Funding

    In-house attorneys are under constant scrutiny by their business colleagues to optimize legal department budgets. To avoid sacrificing quality for affordability with outside counsel...
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Omni Bridgeway
    Omni Bridgeway
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    New Business World, New Legal Models

    As business innovation and collaboration become paramount to competitive success, it is clearer than ever that organizations are not solving legal, financial or even technology challenges, but are instead solving business challenges.
    CanadaStrategy
    McCarthy Tétrault
    McCarthy Tétrault
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    Oil Price Volatility - Risks And Opportunities In 2015: Update 10

    It is a maxim of modern legal practice that market volatility creates disputes.
    GlobalEnergy and Natural Resources
    Clyde & Co
    Clyde & Co
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    Shook Takes The Pulse Of General Counsel On Maturation Of Global Cannabis Market

    To this end, Shook earlier this year announced its own practice area focused on the intersection of the cannabis market with more traditional economic sectors.
    United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
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    Privilege Verdict Could Shrink In-House Roles And Elevate External Lawyers: A Corporate And Counsel-Side Analysis

    The recent clarification by the Supreme Court of India on the scope of legal privilege available to in-house counsel marks one of the most consequential shifts in India's corporate legal landscape in decades.
    IndiaCorporate/Commercial Law
    Legitpro Law
    Legitpro Law
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    Competitive Intellectual Property Strategies For Growing Businesses – What Stage Is Right For You?

    Legal strategy can be like office space: what is "good" for one business can be completely inappropriate for others.
    CanadaIntellectual Property
    Clark Wilson LLP
    Clark Wilson LLP
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    Wild West or New Frontier? Global Cannabis Market Spurs Legal Spend Across All Sectors

    There is no doubt that the legal landscape around cannabis-related products is confusing. Its legalization in the United States has occurred on a patchwork basis and the regulations
    United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
    Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
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    A Framework For Identifying Inventions Worth Patenting

    The selection of an invention for patenting must be based on the business goals and needs of the client.
    United StatesIntellectual Property
    Fenwick
    Fenwick
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    Alternative Business Structures: Change On The Horizon For Canadian Law Firms

    There is little doubt that the traditional law firm structure is under fire in Canada.
    CanadaLaw Practice Management
    Collins Barrow National Incorporated
    Collins Barrow National Incorporated
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    Third-party Funding And Mediation

    Third-party funding ("TPF") has gained traction in several Canadian jurisdictions.
    CanadaLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Augusta Ventures
    Augusta Ventures
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    From Hourly To Strategic: How Fixed Fees Are Reshaping Public Company Counsel

    Public company leaders face an increasingly difficult balancing act. Disclosure obligations, SEC scrutiny and governance expectations have steadily expanded...
    United StatesCorporate/Commercial Law
    Duane Morris LLP
    Duane Morris LLP
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    A Practical Framework For Choosing Outside Counsel

    Choosing the right outside counsel is a strategic business decision—not just a legal one.
    United StatesLaw Department Performance
    Outside GC
    Outside GC

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