Controlling outside legal spend and getting the most for your buck is a top priority for in-house attorneys when looking for and utilizing outside firms.

At the Association of Corporate Counsel’s 2018 Corporate Counsel University held in Philadelphia this week, questions about outside counsel management best practices have arisen more than once. On a Friday morning panel, two experienced in-house lawyers from major companies gave their views on this topic, speaking to a group of attorneys largely new to legal department practice.