Just Released – BTI Practice Outlook 2026: The Opportunity-Rich Market

We’re witnessing a rare phenomenon.

Clients face an unprecedented collision of:

• Business urgency
• Legal strategies directly impacting and enabling client growth strategies
• Regulatory upheaval
• Investor pressure
• Complex litigation
• Uncharted M&A

(And yes – peak workloads, too.)

High-risk, high-impact matters are multiplying. “Bet-the-company” work now comes in more forms, from more places – and carries more consequences.

Clients are expanding their definition of risk. And they’re turning to outside counsel for the speed, foresight, and the strategic muscle they need to move fast and get it right.

Legal issues no longer live in silos. They bleed into growth strategies, boardroom decisions, investor scrutiny, and brand reputation – raising the stakes across the board.

61% of clients are increasing their outside counsel spend to record highs. This isn’t a trend – it’s a signal.

2026 will be the most opportunity-rich and competitive legal market in more than a decade.

Target Acute Need and Premium Rate Opportunities: The Single Most Popular (and Useful) Chart in the Legal Spending World

Our most popular and powerful chart to help target your business development. Clients have more acute needs – and they are industry-specific. For example:

BTI Practice Outlook 2026 reveals:

• Where client spending will surge – for 12 practices and 15 industries including:
  • 9 urgent needs in Consumer Goods
  • 9 urgent needs in Food/AgTech
  • 10 acute needs in Healthcare
  • 13 acute needs in High Tech
  • 12 acute needs on Pharma
  • 10 acute in Manufacturing
• Which practices command super-premium rates
• And which industries will deliver the highest-value growth opportunities

All based on 300+ in-depth interviews with top legal decision makers.

The takeaway?
When legal and business pressures collide, clients don’t just want help. They want law firms in the foxhole with them.

The firms who show up – and lead – will get the business.

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