This week, corporate diversity issues took center stage as a group of 19 Republican attorneys general issued a warning to Costco over its diversity policies. This situation underscores the contentious climate surrounding corporate strategies to promote diversity within their workforces.
Simultaneously, a new survey has revealed an intriguing trend among general counsel, who are looking to curb spending while planning to escalate the volume of work they outsource to external legal firms in 2025. This shift hints at a potentially increasing reliance on outside counsel, balancing internal cost-saving measures with an external expansion of legal resources to manage complexities in compliance and regulatory landscapes. Both developments are set to catalyze significant discussions and actions in the corporate legal sphere as companies navigate these evolving challenges and opportunities.