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2026 Rate Reality: Reading the Signals Beneath the Averages

2026 Rate Reality: Reading the Signals Beneath the Averages

Overall legal rates are still rising, but the more useful story sits beneath the averages: which industries absorbed the pricing pressure, which firms gained leverage, and which categories of work drove costs higher.

Aug 21, 2026
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