Hourly Rates in Am Law 100® Firms: Increases and Key Drivers
Outside counsel rates are a key driver of legal spend and an important source of cost control.
Inside this report you’ll find breakdowns of timekeeper rate increases among the top 100 US law firms, sourced from Brightflag’s database of billions of dollars of analyzed outside counsel spend, including:
- How law firm rates have increased in 2025 compared to 2024
- Timekeeper rate benchmark data broken down by firm size, practice area, and geographical location
- Recommendations to help in-house teams negotiate better timekeeper rates and mitigate their impacts on legal spend
- Insights into AI’s impact on timekeeper rates
