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Readers of the IICJ have a combined legal spend of over $1 billion Every year

The International In-house Counsel Journal is a peer reviewed journal published electronically 12 times a year and in print form 4 times a year, delivering papers written by In-house Counsel covering the major areas of law:

Competition - Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Employment, Corporate Governance, Taxation, Commercial Litigation, Contracts, Data Protection, Franchising, Product Liability, Insurance, Health & Safety, In-house legal department management

The International In-house Counsel Journal is the only journal that includes papers strictly from in-house counsel; practice lawyers are not permitted to contribute papers.

• Find out from leading in-house counsel how they have and are handling changes in legislation
• Determine your own policies based on the experiences of your peers
• Submit your own findings to the journal to share with your experiences
• Determine how to overcome obstacles brought about by new commercial legislation

The International In-house Counsel Journal is concerned with the exchange of ideas of In-house Counsel representing commercial, government, local government, charitable organisations. The journal contains papers based on case study experience of In-house Counsel in the main disciplines of commercial law from different jurisdictions.

The content of the journal is overseen by an editorial board that meets 4 times a year to discuss content and determine which papers are accepted for publication. The board is drawn from a range of industry sectors and jurisdiction with considerable international knowledge.

In a recent survey to subscribers of the IICJ it was estimated that the annual spend on legal advice is well over $1bn with over 1000 law firms around the world. Respondents to the survey represented in-house legal teams from companies with operations in over 60 countries world-wide. Respondents have operations in North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, India and South America.

The collective profile of companies who responded represent;

• Combined legal spend annually estimated at over $1 billion
• Over 3000 in-house lawyers in over 60 countries worldwide
• In-house legal teams ranging from 1-5 lawyers to up to 250+ lawyers
• An estimated use in the region of 1000 law firms worldwide
• Combined annual revenues of over $500 billion

Over 200 corporate counsel responded on behalf of their in-house teams and represent national and multinational companies from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, Asia Pacific (including India), South America, the Middle East and Africa.