There is no longer one meaningful “market rate.” Pricing pressure varies significantly by industry, practice area and firm tier, and even a negotiated rate concession doesn’t necessarily translate into a lower-cost outcome.
Drawing on data from the Q4 LegalVIEW Insights report, this webinar goes beyond the rate card to examine how rates, staffing decisions and billing compliance work together to shape the true cost of legal service delivery.
We’ll unpack where the pressure is really showing up, why the same rate can tell very different stories depending on context, and how better benchmarking can change the conversation with outside counsel. Because the question isn’t simply whether you negotiated a good rate. It’s whether you’re getting the right value from the way the work is being delivered.
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Speakers

Jennifer McIver
Associate Director, Legal Operations and Industry Insights
Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions

Dawn Hamm
Senior Manager, Legal Operations
Altria
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