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Geopolitics x LegalJUNE 29, 20261 MIN READ

ACC Flash Poll: In-House Counsel Facing Chronic Crisis Mode on Geopolitical Risk

The Association of Corporate Counsel released a June 25 flash poll of 168 GCs and deputy GCs finding that 41% of manufacturing in-house counsel face geopolitical crisis-driven legal pivots at least weekly — nearly three times the overall rate. Key structural findings: over half of organizations rely on informal or ad hoc approaches to geopolitical risk governance; 52% have not revised standard con

Source: ACC: Corporate Legal Departments Supporting Global Manufacturing Face Crisis-Driven Geopolitical RiskLegal Risk Geopolitics in-house Regulatory Convergence

Legal EconomicsJUNE 29, 20261 MIN READ

Corporate Legal Spend as Share of Revenue Falls to Six-Year Low

The 2026 ACC Law Department Management Benchmarking Report found median global corporate legal spend as a percentage of revenue dropped to 0.43% from 0.53% — the lowest in six years. At the same time, each in-house lawyer now supports a median of 367 employees (up from 300 in 2021), and the ratio of lawyers per $1 billion in revenue fell to 3.0 from 3.6–4.2 over the prior five years. Outside couns

Source: GlobalLegalPost: Global corporate legal spend as a percentage of revenue falls to lowest in six yearsDemand & Revenue in-house Law Firm Economics Legal Operations