In-House Departments, Law Firms Rely More on Project Attorneys

Law.com:  “One consultant has seen a ‘huge upswing’ in the contract attorney market . . . . In an era when cost predictability reigns supreme, corporate law departments are increasingly using project- or contract-based attorneys to help handle an increased workload on a shrunken budget.  And their business-minded approach has law firms thinking about doing the same thing.”