As summarized in the August 2015 edition of the California Lawyer, Archer Norris conducted a survey in March 2015 of corporate lawyers and other businesspeople about California’s legal climate, with 121 respondents (94% of whom were attorney and more than half working for companies with yearly revenue over $1 billion) providing feedback.
Here are the responses about the top factors used in choosing outside counsel:
72% – responsiveness to phone calls; 69% – overall proposed litigation costs; and 69% – knowledge of the industry.Here is the feedback about legal risks cited most by respondents: 67% – employment litigation; 59% – environmental and regulatory matters; and 43% – commercial litigation.