In 2025, legal departments are under mounting pressure to control outside counsel costs while operating with leaner teams and uneven guideline enforcement. Ambitions to tighten spend often outpace internal bandwidth—resulting in inconsistent reviews, missed savings, and friction with law firms. LegalBillReview.com, in partnership with In-House Connect, surveyed legal executives across industries to understand where the gaps are—and what’s actually working.
Join us on Thursday, October 30 at 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT as Oyango Snell (Executive Director, CLOC), Alexander Schulz (Global Senior Executive, Thomson Reuters), and Brian Arbetter (General Counsel & VP, Compliance/Law Firm Relations, LegalBillReview.com) unpack the latest data and share practical playbooks for aligning outside counsel strategy with real-world capacity. Moderated by Steve Bell (Director of Sales & Business Development, LegalBillReview.com).
What you’ll learn
Decode the results of the 2025 Outside Counsel Spend Survey—key trends, risks, and operational gaps across in-house departments.
Where strategy, billing guidelines, and resourcing commonly misalign—and how top performers are closing those gaps.
How to benchmark your approach using perspectives from CLOC, Thomson Reuters, and other industry reports.
Practical tactics for enforcement, vendor management, and healthier law-firm relationships.
Next-step options when review capacity is low, oversight is limited, or internal alignment is lacking.
Who Should Attend
This session is designed for in-house legal leaders responsible for outside counsel management and budget outcomes—including General Counsel, Deputy/Associate GC, Legal Operations leaders, and in-house Finance partners supporting legal. If you’re charged with improving guideline compliance, reducing write-offs, or scaling review capacity, this program is for you.
