Biglaw Captured Almost Half Of All Legal Spend Last Year

Biglaw Captured Almost Half Of All Legal Spend Last Year

While everyone was busy doomscrolling… everything, big law firms quietly tightened their grip on the legal market. Again.If you were wondering how almost half the Am Law 100 now qualify as “super rich”, look no further than the newly dropped 2025 CounselLink Trends Report. The annual deep dive into client spending reveals that law firms with 750+ lawyers account for 49.3 percent of all legal spend. That’s a healthy amount since the report clocke…

Biglaw Captured Almost Half Of All Legal Spend Last Year - Above the Law

While everyone was busy doomscrolling… everything, Biglaw quietly tightened its grip on the legal market. Again. If you were wondering how almost half the Am Law 100 now qualify as “super rich”, look no further than the newly dropped 2025 CounselLink Trends Report. The annual deep dive into client spending reveals that law firms with 750+ lawyers account for 49.3 percent of all legal spend. That’s a healthy amount since the report clocked $67 bi…

Biglaw Tightens Its Grip on the Legal Market as Clients Struggle With Rising Rates

Introduction: The Silent Ascent of Biglaw While the legal industry has been abuzz with everything from AI adoption to budget cuts, Biglaw firms have been steadily — and quietly — consolidating their dominance over the legal market. The 2025 CounselLink Trends Report just dropped, and it confirms what many already suspected: large law firms are thriving, growing, and capturing a near-majority share of the entire legal spend in the U.S. In an era …