LexisNexis® CounselLink® 2025 Trends Report:
Benchmark Metrics to Empower Legal Cost Management

Since 2013, LexisNexis® CounselLink® has published its annual trends report with data derived from the CounselLink Insight Benchmarking Database consisting of:

  • Over $67 billion in legal spend
  • Nearly 510,000 timekeepers
  • Nearly 1.8 million matters

The LexisNexis CounselLink 2025 Trends Report: Benchmark Metrics to Empower Legal Cost Management details a breadth of market factors influencing the law department, including:

  • Partner rates and matter management mix
  • Highest median Partner rates in practice areas and locations
  • Large Law domination of share of wallet in high-value practice areas
  • Successful alternative fee arrangements in several practice areas
  • Associate and Of Counsel rates nearing $2,000/hour and Partner rates exceeding $1,000/hour in many locations and practices

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