Sentences with phrase «outside law firms decreased»

While spending on outside law firms decreased from $ 2.9 million to $ 2.8 million from 2012 to 2013, the number of law firms used to handle class actions increased from three to four during this same period.

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This is not an especially new development: as has been the case every year since 2011, the 2015 Altman Weil survey of Chief Legal Officers found that more law departments decreased their spend on outside law firms than increased it.

With decreased demand for outside legal services, in - house attorneys are looking for innovative ways outside law firms can bring greater value to the table.