FTI Consulting Report Flags Rising Complexity and Regulatory Costs for Legal Leaders

Reuters

Feb 18

FTI Consulting Report Flags Rising Complexity and Regulatory Costs for Legal Leaders

FTI Consulting and legal technology company Relativity released the seventh annual *General Counsel Report*, finding corporate legal departments are facing rising complexity, unpredictability, regulatory activity and costs. Based on interviews and a survey of more than 200 legal leaders globally, the report says 87% see risk and demand accelerating, with new regulations the most common driver of increased workloads. It also notes growing use of AI and generative AI in legal functions and that dispute and investigation costs have risen for a majority of respondents.

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