Uninvited: Counsel Lists and How They Limit Minority and Women Owned Law Firms' Access to Legal Work
Preferred Counsel lists came into widespread use in the 1990s, when minorities and women were markedly underrepresented in the legal profession. Then, as now, Preferred Counsel lists allowed companies to obtain more favorable terms with outside counsel by forming consolidated networks. In recent years, corporate law departments started using national contracts for certain types of ...