--- title: Boost Legal Output by Reallocating Spend description: As you plan next year's legal budget, why not make the 60:40 flip? Flip to 60:40 majority in-house legal spend, and boost legal's value-add in the process image: https://www.catylex.com/hubfs/boost-output-by-reallocating-legal-spend.png --- [![1200px-Catylex](https://www.catylex.com/hubfs/1200px-Catylex.png)](https://www.catylex.com) - Product - [Features](https://www.catylex.com/product) - [Why Catylex?](https://www.catylex.com/challenges) - [Pricing](https://www.catylex.com/pricing) - Solutions - [Solutions Overview](https://www.catylex.com/solutions) - [Who We Work With](https://www.catylex.com/who-we-work-with) - Company - [About Us](https://www.catylex.com/about-us) - [Contact Us](https://www.catylex.com/contact-us) - [Press Room](https://www.catylex.com/press-room) - [Blog](https://www.catylex.com/blog) [Contact Us](https://www.catylex.com/contact-us) Legal # Boost Legal Output by Reallocating Spend As you plan next year's legal budget, why not make the 60:40 flip? Flip to 60:40 majority in-house legal spend, and boost legal's value-add in the process [Jamie Wodetzki](https://www.catylex.com/blog/author/jamie-wodetzki) Oct 11, 2022 [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://www.catylex.com/blog/boost-legal-output-by-reallocating-spend&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://www.catylex.com/blog/boost-legal-output-by-reallocating-spend&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://www.catylex.com/blog/boost-legal-output-by-reallocating-spend&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://www.catylex.com/blog/boost-legal-output-by-reallocating-spend&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email) --- When you can't spend more, spend wisely.  This was a view shared by a number of GCs at the recent [Economist GC Summit](https://events.economist.com/general-counsel-us/) in New York.  With signs of economic slowdown and possible recession looming, it's likely most in-house legal teams will be looking for ways to stretch their legal dollars further.  But where do you start? ![boost-output-by-reallocating-legal-spend](https://www.catylex.com/hs-fs/hubfs/boost-output-by-reallocating-legal-spend.png?width=2710&name=boost-output-by-reallocating-legal-spend.png) One recommendation was to look at the split between inside and outside legal spend.  For most companies, this spend is skewed roughly 60:40 towards outside spend.  Several GCs argued that, by flipping this ratio and spending the majority of their budget on in-house resources, the overall value to the business of each legal dollar goes up. This aligns with the idea that in-house lawyers can, and should, learn and get close to the business, so that they have a deeper understanding of how to help the business anticipate and navigate legal and regulatory risks. Building connections between legal and the business should be easier for in-house teams than for outside counsel (although it's a good idea for both).  Another smart move is automation.  By allocating resources to process improvement and technology, some legal tasks can be shifted into business-self-service, and other tasks can be done more efficiently by the in-house legal team.  Why waste precious lawyer time drafting routine NDAs or reading through 10,000 contracts when there's technology out there to handle these tasks at a fraction of the cost? So, as you plan next year's legal budget, why not make the 60:40 flip? That is, flip to 60:40 majority in-house legal spend, and boost legal's value-add in the process.  [Legal](https://www.catylex.com/blog/tag/legal) [Legal Ops](https://www.catylex.com/blog/tag/legal-ops) [Automation](https://www.catylex.com/blog/tag/automation) ## Similar posts Legal ### [AI Everywhere at TLTF Summit 2023](https://www.catylex.com/blog/ai-everywhere-at-tltf-summit-2023) Jamie Wodetzki Dec 12, 2023 Data ### [What Don Draper Teaches Us About Legal Technology](https://www.catylex.com/blog/what-don-draper-teaches-us-about-legal-technology) Catylex Team May 17, 2022 Data ### [Only 8% of Legal Teams Care About Quality. 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