PwC invites law firms to the seminar «Legal consulting: Surviving a period of economic turbulence. Implementation of international projects» on 3 December 2015, from 10.30am to 12.30pm at PwC Russia’s Moscow office.

Over recent years, the Russian legal consulting market has seen significant changes. In 2014, most legal departments in Russian companies (58%) reduced their engagement of external consultants while almost half of them (42%) cut their expenses on external consultation. Furthermore, in-house lawyers are now imposing more stringent requirements on the quality of services provided by external consultants.

Moreover, with respect to the consulting market for international legal matters, clients now expect more comprehensive support and coordination of all processes (including and up to project management), rather than select advice on particular issues. 

Participants in this seminar will:

• learn about key trends in regards to engaging external consultants in Russia;
• gain first-hand insight on benchmarking of legal departments with respect to engaging external consultants (e.g. which issues are assigned to consultants and within what scope, the size of budgets for consultation, criteria for consultant selection and assessment, etc.);
• learn about interacting with clients in regards to international issues, as well as requirements imposed by clients on their consultants in relation to such work.

Attendance is free of charge. Space is limited for this event. To register, please contact Victoria Nosachenko at +7 (495) 967 6000 (ext. 2434), or via email at viktoria.nosachenko@ru.pwc.com