Download our report to explore:
- Career planning trends in the legal sector
- How AI is transforming in-house legal teams
- The future of external counsel and legal team structures


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At the back end of 2023, The Lawyer, in association with Gowling WLG, conducted an online survey of in-house legal teams as a continuation of its historical In-House Sentiment Survey.
The survey results contain both partial and fully complete responses ranging from a base size of 122 to 70 responses per question.
The responses were well-balanced across various industry sectors. In addition to the quantitative survey data, five qualitative interviews with survey respondents who hold the positions of General Counsel in their organisation were undertaken.
The summary report focuses on:
A further report will follow in the second half of 2024 to measure how opinions and attitudes of in-house legal teams have changed.
For further discussion about the results and more information about the In-House Sentiment Survey please contact David Lowe.

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