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Bluechips continue to grow legal teams as buyside lawyers shift from external counsel

Bluechips continue to grow legal teams as buyside lawyers shift from external counsel
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Sarah Downey
31 May 2013
In-house

Bluechips continue to grow legal teams as buyside lawyers shift from external counsel

In-house departments are expanding rapidly and overshadowing private practice growth as corporates plan to further bolster their internal legal capability.

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