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relationship partners several times a year but end-of-project interviews are "quite rare." He points out: "I spent a long time in private practice and one of the things we tried to emphasize was once you finished a major project for a client call them, take them out for lunch, and find out how we did." When it comes to loyalty to firms, several respondents who indicated they had replaced one of their top outside legal service providers in the last two years did so based on partners leaving the firm to go elsewhere. "If there was someone who was a particularly valuable resource to me and they moved I would be happy to follow them to the new firm," says Trumper. "The person is more important than the platform, I think." By the numbers Total responses to the survey were 298 and came from a cross-section of departments with 9.1 per cent from legal departments with $10 million or more in legal spending What are the areas of practice you contract out to firms the most? 47.3% Intellectual property 33.5% Regulatory matters 32.6% Tax 30.1% Real estate 26.8% Class action 15.5% U.S.-cross border 14.2% Class action 13.8% Environmental 10% Privacy legislation 9.6% Risk mitigation 5.9% Advertising/marketing 5% Other 13% Employment/labour UNIQUE COVERAGE OF NEW TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE CANADIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM NEW EDITION ANNUAL REVIEW OF CIVIL LITIGATION 2013 EditEd by thE honourablE Mr. JusticE todd l. archibald and thE latE honourablE Mr. JusticE randall scott Echlin Get the title regularly cited by appellate courts, including the supreme court of canada. this authoritative text has provided unique, leading edge coverage of topical civil litigation issues for more than 10 years. TOpICs COVEREd the art and science of Persuasion – impactful opening statements abrogating the Witness immunity rule settlement Privilege Vertical stare decisis securities litigation defamation law anton Piller orders auditors' liability for negligent Misrepresentation summary Judgment oppression remedy Exclusion clauses Public interest Jurisdiction of securities commissions civil contempt Privacy law ORdER # 985247-65203 $160 hardcover approx. 580 pages october 2013 978-0-7798-5247-5 annual volumes supplied on standing order subscription Multiple copy discounts available 44 November/December 2013 www.CANADIAN also included in this edition is a consolidated table of contents, which provides a summary of all articles published in the Annual Review of Civil Litigation since its inception in 2001. AvAIlAblE RIsk-FREE FOR 30 DAys Order online: www.carswell.com Call Toll-Free: 1-800-387-5164 In Toronto: 416-609-3800 L a w ye r m a g . c o m