In late 2022, 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 received over 100 responses, well balanced across a range of sectors. The findings include:

  • Key themes for in-house legal teams in 2023
  • Changes to in-house legal departments and internal/external balance of work
  • In-house legal team budgets and departmental spend
  • Relationships with Private Practice; and
  • The continuing impact of withdrawing from the EU

The survey results and qualitative interviews in this report have been presented in a summary form.

The survey will be repeated in 2023 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 or Emma Carr.