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8/8/2019 lawfirm_ccoverlap112410
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2009
Flat fee for an entire matter 82% 48% 60%
78% 36% 46%
Contingency fees 73% 19% 20%
Incentive or success fees 75% 19% 38%
Disincentive or failure fees 14% 2% 4%
Collars, caps, etc. 71% 25% 35%
62% 20% 29%
None 4% 24% 12%
Other 3% 7% 10%
Multiple responses were allowed.
Secondments 60% 10% 19%
Shared staffing 9% 3% 3%
16% 8% 10%
26% 10% 15%
44% 18% 30%
None 25% 68% 36%
Other 4% 2% 0%
Multiple responses were allowed.
More law firms 93% 64% 79%
Fewer law firms 1% 3% 3%
About the same 5% 17% 14%
Don't know 1% 16% 4%
What kinds of alternative fee
arrangements have you usedin 2009?
Law FirmLeaders
CorporateCounsel
Top
CorporateCounsel
Flat fees for some stages of amatter
Periodic retainer fee for a
portfolio of services
If your outside firms have
used alternative staffing
arrangements this year,
please indicate which theyhave used:
Law Firm
Leaders
Corporate
Counsel
Top
Corporate
Counsel
Work outsourced to third party
and handled by nonlawyers
Work outsourced to third party
and handled by lawyers
Work handled by contract
lawyers at the firm and/or in the
legal department
Do you think that more orfewer firms are willing todiscuss changing their fee or
service structures to offeryou alternativearrangements?
Law Firm
Leaders
Corporate
Counsel
TopCorporate
Counsel
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2010
Flat fee for an entire matter 91% 53% 62%
93% 34% 41%
Contingency fees 73% 20% 22%
Incentive or success fees 90% 18% 27%
Disincentive or failure fees 26% 3% 3%
Collars, caps, etc. 85% 30% 34%
61% 18% 24%
None 0% 22% 13%
Other 3% 5% 9%
Multiple responses were allowed.
Secondments 70% 12% 25%
Shared staffing 11% 4% 8%
15% 10% 13%
25% 12% 16%
55% 13% 25%
None 16% 67% 50%
Other 2% 1% 1%
Multiple responses were allowed.
More law firms 93% 61% 69%
Fewer law firms - 4% 5%
About the same 5% 21% 20%
Don't know - 15% 6%
None 2% - -
What kinds of alternative fee
arrangements have you usedin 2010?
Law FirmLeaders
CorporateCounsel
Top
CorporateCounsel
Flat fees for some stages of amatter
Periodic retainer fee for a
portfolio of services
If your outside firms have
used alternative staffing
arrangements this year,
please indicate which theyhave used:
Law Firm
Leaders
Corporate
Counsel
Top
Corporate
Counsel
Work outsourced to third party
and handled by nonlawyers
Work outsourced to third party
and handled by lawyers
Work handled by contract
lawyers at the firm and/or in the
legal department
Do you think that more orfewer firms are willing todiscuss changing their fee or
service structures to offeryou alternativearrangements?
Law Firm
Leaders
Corporate
Counsel
TopCorporate
Counsel