Fourth Annual IICJ Global In-house Counsel Survey Report 2012

Report in pdf format

This 30 page pdf report is based on a survey undertaken by the International In-house Counsel Journal during Sept & Oct 2011.

Find out how the international in house counsel community manage their external and internal legal requirements in a changed economic environment.

This 30 page pdf report is based on the fourth annual survey the International In-house Counsel Journal conducted with in-house counsel during September and October 2011.  

Each year the IICJ undertakes a survey of in-house counsel selected from its data base of over 70,000 in-house counsel worldwide. The respondents typically represent in-house legal teams from companies operating in over 70 countries.

The report provides valuable insights into how in-house teams will deliver legal services to their business over the next 12 months. Key indicators reveal the level of work to be retained in-house against work to be outsourced or passed into the hands of legal firms. The report is highly regarded by in-house counsel and private practice lawyers with a keen interest in how legal services will be delivered in the coming year and beyond.

A panel of 40 in-house counsel drawn from a cross section of business sectors and jurisdiction played a key part in forming the format of the survey. The survey posed 49 questions ranging in topics such as the size and structure of the in-house teams, how they purchase external legal services, how they manage their in-house functions, which law firms they use for specific areas of legal work and how they see their function evolving in 2012.

The collective profile of companies who responded represent:  

•  Combined annual revenues of over $9trn

•  8555 in-house lawyers in over 70 countries worldwide

•  Combined legal spend annually estimated at over $20 billion

•  In-house legal teams ranging from 1-5 lawyers to up to 250+ lawyers

•  An estimated use in the region of over 4000 law firms worldwide

 The IICJ Report – Contents  

                     The Agenda for Action 2012                      

PART I          The In-House Counsel Universe and Sample - Who has been surveyed

PART II         Respondents analysed by size of legal team and external spend  

PART III       What legal services are respondents outsourcing?

PART IV       Pricing and service level expectations  

PART V        How law firms are selected  

PART VI        Decision makers in law firm selection

PART VII       Managing the external legal function  

PART VIII      In-house Counsel Remuneration and Training

PART IX        Law Firm Ranking

PART X         Summary  

PART XI        Acknowledgements  

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