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What In-House Counsel Need from Outside Counsel As Pandemic Landscape Shifts

The global COVID-19 pandemic forced lawyers — individuals whose relationships formerly depended upon firm handshakes and looking their clients directly in the eye — to build client trust through a tiny camera lens. Here's a Q&A with GCs to discuss what matters most to their companies when hiring outside counsel.

7 minute read April 01, 2021 at 12:09 AM
By
Jennifer Simpson Carr
What In-House Counsel Need from Outside Counsel As Pandemic Landscape Shifts

The world was thrown for a loop in 2020 and law firms were no exception. In many respects, 2021 has law firm leaders and in-house counsel still feeling uncertain.

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