Legal Economics

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Wolters Kluwer shows rate negotiation is becoming more segmented

Wolters Kluwer’s LegalVIEW analysis, drawing on more than $200 billion in invoice data, shows partner-rate growth moderating in the top 25 firms and rate volatility at the extremes of corporate revenue.

BY ECONOMICS DESK · MAY 7, 2026 · 1 MIN READ

Wolters Kluwer’s LegalVIEW analysis, drawing on more than $200 billion in invoice data, shows partner-rate growth moderating in the top 25 firms and rate volatility at the extremes of corporate revenue. Its New York partner average of $1,972 and associate average of $1,214 underscore why client teams need region, tier, revenue-band and matter-type benchmarks rather than one broad rate story.

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