While sometimes creating concerns about corporate culture and morale, the impact of COVID on in-house legal departments has seen a wave of vocational innovation.

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Though outside help is welcomed by in-house lawyers, the relief can bring a host of new problems if the house and outside counsels clash – delaying time-sensitive business transactions or risking damages from new litigation.

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Slumping revenue and the sale of a major St. Louis company took their toll on the attorney rolls at some of Missouri’s largest corporate legal departments in 2009. The changes are reflected in Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s updated directory of in-house ...

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In-house counsels are cutting costs as they face the same financial pressures as their companies and agencies. Among the 350 management-level employees at Ameren offered buyouts are some of the legal department’s 15 lawyers, said Ameren general counsel Steven Sullivan. ...

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With corporate in-house counsel under the gun to cut costs, now is the best time in decades for small law firms to win big clients. But firms have to be savvy and opportunistic in their efforts. In the past, small firms were limited in their ability to conduct large amounts of discovery. But thanks to advances in digital discovery and the acceptance of legal outsourcing, even small firms can handle discovery for large clients. Small firms can also take advantage of low-cost human resources options, such as "virtual assistants" to answer phones.

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