Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
I’m definitely taking more work in-house and having law firms bid on specific projects. Previously, I might have sent something out to a firm by default. Now, I’m asking how far we can take it internally before turning to outside counsel.
— Jerry Levine, general counsel and chief evangelist at ContractPodAi, in comments given to Law.com, concerning the rising rates being charged by outside counsel. “I’m giving more work to smaller firms or regional offices of larger firms,” he went on to say. “It’s often the same quality of attorney, but if I can pay Cincinnati rates instead of Manhattan rates, that matters.”

Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
I’m definitely taking more work in-house and having law firms bid on specific projects. Previously, I might have sent something out to a firm by default. Now, I’m asking how far we can take it internally before turning to outside counsel.
— Jerry Levine, general counsel and chief evangelist at ContractPodAi, in comments given to Law.com, concerning the rising rates being charged by outside counsel. “I’m giving more work to smaller firms or regional offices of larger firms,” he went on to say. “It’s often the same quality of attorney, but if I can pay Cincinnati rates instead of Manhattan rates, that matters.”

Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.