Total spending by legal departments in Texas increased by 10 percent over the last year— double the national increase of 5 percent, according to HBR Consulting’s 2018 Law Department Survey.
The increase in both outside and in-house counsel spending was higher in Texas than nationally, according to the survey. Outside counsel spending increased by 20 percent in Texas over the last year, compared with a smaller 3 percent increase nationally. In-house counsel spending in Texas increased by 7 percent, compared with 3 percent nationally.
