{"id":148738,"date":"2026-04-13T11:11:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/13\/gcs-see-merits-of-data-driven-outside-counsel-selection-but-also-its-limitations\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:11:40","slug":"gcs-see-merits-of-data-driven-outside-counsel-selection-but-also-its-limitations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/13\/gcs-see-merits-of-data-driven-outside-counsel-selection-but-also-its-limitations\/","title":{"rendered":"GCs See Merits of Data-Driven Outside Counsel Selection but Also Its Limitations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cData is really useful and also sometimes not useful at the same time,  said Stephen Mar, general counsel of Odeko.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/953739992\/0\/law\/legal-news\" 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