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This week in legal: how legal professionals find work in 2025, rate-negotiation season, big-law bonuses, a new GC at Snap, and so much more.

Another double-digit rate increase? 🤯 You’re not the only one seeing it. Legal.io helps in-house teams push back with real AmLaw 200 data benchmarks. Understand what’s fair, spot outliers, and strengthen your position at the negotiation table. 👉 Learn more about our new Law Firm Rates Benchmarking Tool https://lnkd.in/gGFmnMHa

We’re working closely with in-house teams who are already navigating 2026 law firm rate proposals and want a clearer, more grounded way to handle the back-and-forth. To make this easier, we've developed a Law Firm Rate Negotiations Guide that lays out what teams should expect this cycle and the strategies that are actually working in negotiations right now. Access the guide here → https://lnkd.in/gVQQXVMt #legaloperations | Legal.io

Congratulations to the newly appointed members of CLOC’s 2026 Board of Directors 👏 🔷 Darth Vaughn, Associate General Counsel and Managing Director, Policy and Legal Operations, Ford Motor Company 🔷 Kurt Grasinger, Legal Operations and Outside Counsel Manager, Meta 🔷 Carl Morrison, Senior Manager, Legal Operations, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc. 🔷 Kirsten Taitelbaum, Vice President, Head of Legal Operations and Chief of Staff, Sutter Health 🔷 Richard Robinson, Director of Client Success, Epiq 🔷 Alex Gao, CPA, PMP, Senior Director, Legal Operations, Hilton Worldwide Corporation 🔷 Donovan Bell, Senior Director, Head of Global Operations, Corporate Affairs, Policy, Integrity, Trade and Legal, Intel 🔷 Mark Allen, Director of Legal & Compliance Operations, Zillow 🔷 Stacy Lettie, Chief of Staff to the General Counsel, Organon 🔷 Jerry Levine, Chief Evangelist and General Counsel, ContractPodAI 🔷 Colin S. Levy, General Counsel, Malbek Looking forward to the ideas, collaboration, and impact this new board will bring to the CLOC community in the year ahead. CLOC (Corporate Legal Operations Consortium)

Last chance to see Legal.io Enterprise in action at ACC! ⚡ Stop by Booth #633 for a demo of our new legal hiring and spend management platform built for in-house teams to hire fast and spend smarter. Get access to: ✅ Top % Flex Legal Talent ✅ Law Firm Panel Management ✅ Law Firm Hourly Rate Database Not at the Annual Meeting? Check it out → legal.io/platform #ACCAM25 #InhouseCounsel #ACCAnnualMeeting #LegalLeadership #AM25 Association of Corporate Counsel | Pieter Gunst | Hannah Konitshek | Anne Bitzegaio | Marc Massarweh | Billy Ryan | Bradley Espinoza

We're proud to host an intimate dinner tonight at Butcher & Singer for our members and partners attending the ACC Annual Meeting. 🥩🍷 Here’s to an evening of great food, conversation, and celebrating the in-house leaders who make the Legal.io community so exceptional! #ACCAM25 #InhouseCounsel #ACCAnnualMeeting #LegalLeadership #AM25 Association of Corporate Counsel | Pieter Gunst | Hannah Konitshek | Anne Bitzegaio | Marc Massarweh | Billy Ryan | Bradley Espinoza

ACC attendees can’t stop talking about the Legal.io swag — and we get it. We brought the good stuff this year. 🔥😎 Stop by Booth #633 for a staffing consultation about your hiring need(s) and take home something from Stanley, Nike, or Alo. You get great gear, and your team gets great talent. It's a win-win. #ACCAM25 #InhouseCounsel #ACCAnnualMeeting #LegalLeadership #AM25 Association of Corporate Counsel | Pieter Gunst | Hannah Konitshek | Anne Bitzegaio | Marc Massarweh | Billy Ryan | Bradley Espinoza

Day 2 at the ACC Annual Meeting — and our booth is buzzing! ⚡ We've loved sharing why OpenAI, Plaid, and hundreds of other companies are leveraging the Legal.io legal talent platform to onboard high-caliber flex legal talent. Meet our team, learn how your in-house team can save 50% over law firm rates, and check out the new Legal.io Enterprise hiring & spend management platform. #ACCAM25 #InhouseCounsel #ACCAnnualMeeting #LegalLeadership #AM25 Association of Corporate Counsel | Pieter Gunst | Hannah Konitshek | Anne Bitzegaio | Marc Massarweh | Billy Ryan | Bradley Espinoza

We've opened up a few more spots for our ACC Happy Hour tonight! 🍹🍸 Join fellow in-house leaders for great company, cocktails, and panoramic city views. See you at 7pm – RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/ggKqNQQW #ACCAM25 #InhouseCounsel #ACCAnnualMeeting #LegalLeadership #AM25 Association of Corporate Counsel | Pieter Gunst | Hannah Konitshek | Anne Bitzegaio | Marc Massarweh | Billy Ryan | Bradley Espinoza

We’ve got a busy (and fun) week ahead at ACC — from our rooftop happy hour to live demos of Legal.io Enterprise. 🚀 Find us at Booth #633. Grab premium swag, your new headshot, and meet the team behind the platform home to 100,000+ legal professionals. It’s great to see so many familiar faces from the in-house community already! Association of Corporate Counsel | Pieter Gunst | Hannah Konitshek | Anne Bitzegaio | Marc Massarweh | Billy Ryan | Bradley Espinoza