Law firms can stop walking on eggshells — at least when it comes to the market and outside counsel spending. After a 2- to 3-week hiatus in March and April — spending started moving back up. Clients found themselves with a plethora of new issues all landing on top of the old ones.

Agency actions are soaring with new guidelines — both final and interim — impacting almost every company in the US. Employees are bringing COVID-19 related actions and clients expect caseloads to soar. Top legal decision makers are increasing spending on outside counsel in 2021 — and looking for new law firms to help with all the new types of matters they expect to see.

Guide your business development efforts and budgets with precision. Discover where clients are planning to boost spending at double-digit growth rates, where they will stay the same, and where spending will drop.

The BTI Practice Outlook 2021: Pandemic-Led Legal Spending is your definitive guide to the most unexpected and demanding legal market to present itself in years.