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Litigation 82.4% Rank the most important things your law firms can do to improve your working relationship 1 2 3 4 5 6 in the last fiscal year, 25.3 per cent between $1 million and $3 million, 26.3 per cent between $101,000 and $500,000, and 12.5 per cent spent less than $100,000 in legal costs. More than half of the respondents were from small legal departments with fewer than five lawyers. Responses came from a variety of sectors: 21.9 per cent from financial services, 19.2 per cent from government, 14.8 per cent from industry and manufacturing, with the balance falling in under services (11.8 per cent), resources (10.8 per cent), technology (9.4 per cent), professional services (6.1 per cent), and non-profit (6.1 per cent). Litigation was the primary area of practice corporate counsel outsource at 82.4 per cent — a jump from 74.2 per cent in 2012. Employment law remained in second spot at 47.3 per cent — an increase of five per cent compared to last year. Intellectual property matters came in third at 33.5 per cent followed closely by regulatory matters at 32.6 per cent and tax at 30.1 per cent. Be more concerned with costs Be more concerned with results Be more proactive Understand our needs better from a client perspective Be more creative/ innovative overall Be more commercial/ practical LEXPERT® LEGAL EDUCATION SEMINARS FALL 2013 SCHEDULE WEBCAST OPTION AVAILABLE FOR EACH COURSE! THE 6th ANNUAL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING LAW FORUM December 10, 2013, Toronto, Ontario ANTI-BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION COMPLIANCE: COPING WITH THE ONSLAUGHT December 9, 2013, Calgary, Alberta December 12, 2013, Toronto, Ontario CLOUD COMPUTING: A PRACTICAL APPROACH November 28, 2013, Toronto, Ontario CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE WORKPLACE INVESTIGATIONS: WHEN IGNORANCE ISN'T BLISS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 2013: MEETING SHAREHOLDER EXPECTATIONS INFORMATION PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION: TECHNOLOGY, SECURITY AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY IN TODAY'S MARKETPLACE December 3, 2013, Toronto, Ontario December 5, 2013, Calgary, Alberta DEALING WITH THE LEASE: LEGAL PRINCIPLES & LITIGATION PERILS! November 21, 2013, Toronto, Ontario EMERGING TRENDS AND BEST PRACTICES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOURCING December 9, 2013, Toronto, Ontario THE LIFE CYCLE OF PHARMACEUTICALS: ADDING VALUE AT EACH STAGE December 2, 2013, Toronto, Ontario November 28, 2013, Toronto, Ontario December 10, 2013, Toronto, Ontario For more information or to register for these seminars, please visit www.lexpert.ca/events Untitled-2 1 www.CANADIAN L a w ye r m a g . c o m 13-10-31 10:15 AM November/December 2013 45

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