{"id":142941,"date":"2026-01-29T21:47:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/29\/the-business-of-legal-spend-how-finance-professionals-can-drive-smarter-outside-counsel-management\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:47:48","slug":"the-business-of-legal-spend-how-finance-professionals-can-drive-smarter-outside-counsel-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/29\/the-business-of-legal-spend-how-finance-professionals-can-drive-smarter-outside-counsel-management\/","title":{"rendered":"The Business of Legal Spend: How Finance Professionals Can Drive Smarter Outside Counsel Management"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legal spend has become a core business issue that now shapes financial planning, operational decision making and risk management. What once lived primarily in the legal department has become a shared responsibility across client legal, finance, and operations teams and their outside counsel.<\/p>\n

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Legal spend has become a core business issue that now shapes financial planning, operational decision making and risk management. What once lived primarily in the legal department has become a shared responsibility across client legal, finance, and operations teams and their outside counsel.<\/p>\n

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