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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