BTI Market Outlook & Client Service Review

Clients are staring down a 3-way collision between business issues, business urgency – and the legal issues standing between today and growth. And they’re turning to outside counsel for the speed, foresight and strategic muscle they need to move fast and get it right.

This stealth inflection point impacts your growth strategy as much as it does clients – and your rates.

2026 will be the most opportunity-rich and value-rich legal market in more than a decade. 61% of clients are increasing their outside counsel spend to record highs. This isn’t a trend – it’s a signal.

Join Michael Rynowecer, BTI President (and The Mad Clientist himself), as he discusses how corporate counsel manage their new role, client spending on outside counsel, client service, business development, and the best value-rich opportunities for your firm in 2026 in our 17^th annual BTI’s Market Outlook and Client Service Review 2026 Webinar.

Learn as we delve into powerful findings from more than 350 brand-new, in-depth interviews with General Counsel – and 36 years of research and experience – to offer the most authoritative perspective on what’s in store for 2026. You’ll learn how:

• Business issues and legal issues are comingled and intertwined – creating unprecedented opportunity and risk – all impacting your client’s growth
• Bet-the-company work has become a bona fide growth market – see how to get the most lucrative work in the business
• Board-level risk is so widespread it now consumes almost 1/3 of corporate counsel time and spending
• Clients with increased budgets are making very BIG increases
• Clients have less time and patience as they face matters with bigger consequences – and answer to top management who can’t wait for direction
• 7 practice areas show the most acute needs
• Preview: The law firms clients single out as best at Business Development

BTI’s Market Outlook and Client Service Review Webinar will help you target – and seize – 2026’s value-rich opportunities before anyone else.

BTI’s annual webinar attracts more than 1900 law firm leaders worldwide. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to discover what the best-performing law firms do – and why. Space is limited.

Registration is complimentary for law firms and BTI clients. Reserve your spot online now.