Is the recently announced joint venture between UnitedLex Corp. and LeClairRyan an innovation in legal services that will benefit companies and their general counsel? Some experts are dubious.

William Deckelman, executive vice president and general counsel of DXC Technology Co.—which has a multiyear deal with UnitedLex—seemed more positive about the deal. He called the new venture “the beginning of a trend and general counsel will be taking a hard look at it.”