According to a recently released survey, corporate law departments will hire more for 2010.

The Association of Corporate Counsel’s 2009 Chief Legal Officer Survey Results found that more CLOs are planning to hire than last year. Most plan to hire those who can perform a combination of commoditized work and specialists for more complex work. The survey results also reported the increase of use of paralegals, contract lawyers and administrative staff.

Above the Law reports that law firms can now see the Association of Corporate Counsel Value Index, which was created to help develop a better relationship between in-house counsel and their outside lawyers.
Law firms will be able to see their own reviews for a limited time.

Apparently corporate counsels have better things to do than ranking the quality of legal services they receive. Most firms — including some of the bigger names like Cravath and Sullivan & Cromwell — have three or fewer responses, the legal blog Above The Law reports.