--- title: The Growth of Legal Fees [Infographic] description: Learn more about recent trends in corporate legal fees with our handy infographic. image: https://blog.quovant.com/hubfs/Images/Infographic-Growth-of-Legal-Fees.png ---     ** Call Us:**  **[877-534-2455](tel:8775342455)**  [![Quovant](https://blog.quovant.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Quovant-Logo-Blue.png?width=250&height=72&name=Quovant-Logo-Blue.png "Quovant")](https://www.quovant.com) ![Quovant-Blog-Header-Gradient.png](https://blog.quovant.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Blog/Quovant-Blog-Header-Gradient.png?width=102&name=Quovant-Blog-Header-Gradient.png "Quovant-Blog-Header-Gradient.png") [Legal Management Insights](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old) [Learn the latest legal management tips and tricks from the experts at Quovant.](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old) # [The Growth of Legal Fees [Infographic]](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/the-growth-of-legal-fees-infographic) by [Quovant](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/quovant) on August 25, 2016 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) It's no surprise to most of our clients that legal fees have been on the rise. A recent study by Citi Private Bank looked at some of the data behind this trend, and found that legal fees for the first half of 2016 grew even more sharply than for the same period last year. Most of this growth can be attributed to an increase in billing rates, but an increase in head count at the firms and declining productivity are also to blame.  We put together an infographic below to summarize this trend, which reinforces the need for corporate risk, claims, and legal departments to have their outside counsel invoices reviewed by an experienced third party consultant. ![Infographic-Growth-of-Legal-Fees.png](https://blog.quovant.com/hubfs/Images/Infographic-Growth-of-Legal-Fees.png) About The Author [ Quovant ](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/quovant) Quovant is a leading provider of Legal Spend and Matter Management services and software, with more than 20 years of experience and more than 35 million invoices processed. To find out more about Quovant, email us at getstarted@quovant.com. [mailto:](mailto:) ### Get legal management insights delivered straight to your inbox ### Most Popular Articles ### Articles by Topic ### Authors - [Meredith Schantz (5)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/meredith-schantz) - [Vaheh Hartoonian (5)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/vaheh-hartoonian) - [Quovant (4)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/quovant) - [Mené Jividen (4)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/mené-jividen) - [Emily Rhode (4)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/emily-rhode) - [Ashley Montgomery (2)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/ashley-montgomery) - [Reid Hilton (2)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/reid-hilton) - [Christopher Seezen (2)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/christopher-seezen) - [Amie Gibbons (1)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/amie-gibbons) - [Michael W. Sheridan (1)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/michael-w-sheridan) - [Alicia Hunter (1)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/alicia-hunter) - [Isaac Wallace (1)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/isaac-wallace) - [Brian Weiss (1)](https://blog.quovant.com/blog-old/author/brian-weiss) [![Quovant](https://blog.quovant.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Quovant-Logo-Website-Footer.png?width=190&name=Quovant-Logo-Website-Footer.png "Quovant")](https://www.quovant.com) [Solutions](https://www.quovant.com/legal-management-solutions) [About](https://www.quovant.com/about-quovant) [Blog](https://www.quovant.com/blog) [Contact](https://www.quovant.com/contact-us) [Login](https://login.quovant.com/securesite/login.aspx) 732 Melrose Avenue Nashville, TN 37211 Phone:   877-534-2455 Fax:   615-661-9918 © 2016 Quovant      [Privacy Policy](https://www.quovant.com/privacy-policy)      [SOC3](https://cert.webtrust.org/soc3_legalbill.html) ![](https://dc.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=187585&fmt=gif)