Ed.
note:
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to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
I’m
definitely
taking
more
work
in-house
and
having
law
firms
bid
on
specific
projects.
Previously,
I
might
have
sent
something
out
to
a
firm
by
default.
Now,
I’m
asking
how
far
we
can
take
it
internally
before
turning
to
outside
counsel.
—
Jerry
Levine,
general
counsel
and
chief
evangelist
at
ContractPodAi,
in
comments
given
to
Law.com,
concerning
the
rising
rates
being
charged
by
outside
counsel.
“I’m
giving
more
work
to
smaller
firms
or
regional
offices
of
larger
firms,”
he
went
on
to
say.
“It’s
often
the
same
quality
of
attorney,
but
if
I
can
pay
Cincinnati
rates
instead
of
Manhattan
rates,
that
matters.”
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