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Despite Aggressive Rate Increases from Law Firms, Clients Have Room to Negotiate

Rate increases across the legal industry haven't been as big as the conventional wisdom implies, and clients have more room to negotiate than they probably realize.

4 minute read March 01, 2023 at 12:05 AM
By
Andrew Maloney
Despite Aggressive Rate Increases from Law Firms, Clients Have Room to Negotiate

The Am Law 100 showed wide disparity in billing rate increases last year, depending on the law firm and the practice area, from hiking up rates by more than 20% to almost no increases.

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