Stat(s) Of The Week: Doing More With More
Chief legal officers look ahead.
Corporate legal departments saw ever-increasing workloads in the past year, but their leaders are hopeful that some help is on the way.
That’s according to the 2024 Chief Legal Officer Strategy Survey from Deloitte, which looks into the work and priorities of in-house legal teams.
Of the 460 legal executives surveyed, 82% report an increasing workload in the past 12 months, while 80% expect their budget to increase in the coming fiscal year.
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In the U.S., the legal ops team will be a top recipient of any additional resources.
Fifty-one percent of the U.S.-based respondents identified adding legal operations headcount as their most likely solution to excessive workloads, ranking it first among their options.
The 2024 Chief Legal Officer (CLO) Strategy Survey [Deloitte]
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