{"id":149214,"date":"2026-04-20T12:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/20\/gcs-preference-for-big-firms-undercutting-efforts-to-rein-in-outside-counsel-costs\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:17:48","slug":"gcs-preference-for-big-firms-undercutting-efforts-to-rein-in-outside-counsel-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/20\/gcs-preference-for-big-firms-undercutting-efforts-to-rein-in-outside-counsel-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"GCs’ Preference for Big Firms Undercutting Efforts to Rein in Outside Counsel Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Average partner rates rose by more than 4% for the fourth straight year, according to LexisNexis. They’d risen by less than 3.5% all of the prior nine years.<\/p>\n

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Average partner rates rose by more than 4% for the fourth straight year, according to LexisNexis. They’d risen by less than 3.5% all of the prior nine years.<\/p>\n

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