During the first half of 2024, 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 to approximately 100 people spread across a range of different industries.

In addition to the online survey key themes in the research are explored during a series of telephone interviews with the same audience.

The research covers several different subject areas relevant to in-house counsel:

  • Time management & career planning
  • Composition and structure of the legal team
  • Working culture
  • Current and planned spend on external counsel
  • Use of technology and artificial intelligence (AI)
  • Merger and acquisition activity

In the video below, our lawyers David Lowe, Head of Commercial Contracts, and Emma Carr, Commercial Litigation Partner, are interviewed by Lana McMenamin, Senior Research and Insight Analyst at The Lawyer, to discuss some of the key results from the survey and what they could mean for in-house lawyers and counsel.