Who took the survey?

Here’s the breakdown.

Survey respondents are carefully qualified to ensure that they represent a wide cross section of businesses and are closely involved in law firm engagement decisions.

The Buyers

50%

36%

14%

Sole decision-makers

Share decision-making with others

Provide significant input into decisions

24%

57%

18%

1%

1–5 years

6–10 years

11–20 years

More than 20 years

12%

13%

11%

13%

20%

14%

16%

3%

General Counsel
Chief Legal Counsel
Assistant/Associate/Deputy GC
Assistant/Associate/Deputy Legal Counsel
Director of Litigation
Chief Compliance Officer
(Sr.) Vice President
Other

73%

69%

67%

61%

57%

56%

Cybersecurity & ransomware protection
Litigation
Business transactions
Labor & employment
IP
Regulatory

The Companies

16%

38%

39%

8%

$500 million or more
$250–499 million
$100–249 million
$50–99 million

24%

22%

19%

14%

10%

7%

5%

14%

13%

11%

10%

9%

7%

7%

29%

Manufacturing & Industrials
Technology
Insurance
Financial Services & Fintech
Banking
Consumer Goods & Retail
Healthcare
Others (14 less than 5% each)