Procurement & Spend Benchmarks
Regional rate dispersion is becoming a procurement lever
Wolters Kluwer’s LegalVIEW analysis, based on more than $200 billion in invoice data, reports New York partner rates averaging $1,972 and associate rates averaging $1,214, while other cities show double-digit increases.
BY ECONOMICS DESK · MAY 14, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Wolters Kluwer’s LegalVIEW analysis, based on more than $200 billion in invoice data, reports New York partner rates averaging $1,972 and associate rates averaging $1,214, while other cities show double-digit increases. The procurement implication is that rate negotiations are becoming more tiered, more geographic and more data-led.