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I doubt that legal departments are good at big court cases. They tend to be more concerned with mundane busywork like drafting contracts and reviewing public st

I doubt that legal departments are good at big court cases. They tend to be more concerned with mundane busywork like drafting contracts and reviewing public statements for potential issues. So it makes sense to outsource lawsuits, especially bigger ones, to experts with experience at court.

conductr 5y ago
This is true in my experience at various large corps I've worked for. The legal department has a rather small headcount but a massive consulting budget. They hire other lawyers with local jurisdiction experience, subject matter expertise, courtroom experience, etc. Their day-to-day hands on work is 1) managing all of the outsourcing 2) mundane corporate contract stuff which is more frequent/consistent in volume.
mbesto 5y ago
To add to this like - having internal legal counsel take on a litigation cases would be like hiring SAP developers full time to do an SAP ERP implementation. Consultants/contractors are great for episodic projects (even if they span multiple years).