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From Defending Spend
to Managing It

How in-house legal teams are changing the conversation with Finance

June 16, 2026  ·  8:00 am PST  |  11:00 am EST  |  4:00 pm GMT

The first independent study of in-house legal teams and outside counsel spend
Based on interviews with 25 global in-house teams
Live debrief with RSGI founder Reena SenGupta and PERSUIT CEO Jim Delkousis

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About the research

The first independent study
of its kind

Based on interviews with 25 global in-house teams, RSGI founder and CEO Reena SenGupta presents findings on cost avoidance from $500K to $30M, ROI visible in weeks, and what it actually takes to earn Finance's trust. Join Reena and PERSUIT CEO Jim Delkousis for the live debrief.

Why this research is different

Reena SenGupta is the driving force behind 20 years of FT legal innovation research. RSGI conducts major thought-leadership research for the Big Four, global law firms, and in-house legal teams worldwide. These findings hold up.

  • Cost avoidance from $500K to $30M reported in a single year
  • ROI that Finance could see in weeks, not quarters
  • What it actually takes to change how Finance sees Legal
  • Live Q&A with Reena SenGupta and Jim Delkousis
What the data shows

The findings

$500K–$30M+

Cost avoidance reported in a single year

76%

Ranked PERSUIT #1 for speed to value

68%

Improved how Legal is perceived by Finance

20%–34%

Cost reduction per matter

Presenters

Meet the speakers

RSGI

Reena SenGupta

Founder & CEO, RSGI

Reena SenGupta founded RSGI, the international intelligence and advisory firm that the legal industry's most demanding organisations commission when findings need to hold up. RSGI conducts major thought-leadership research for the Big Four, global law firms, and in-house legal teams worldwide. The driving force behind 20 years of FT legal innovation research has a verdict on outside counsel spend.

PERSUIT

Jim Delkousis

CEO, PERSUIT

Jim Delkousis is the co-founder and CEO of PERSUIT, the system of intelligence for external legal spend. He commissioned this research to answer the question every in-house legal leader is now facing: how do you prove to the CFO that you are managing outside counsel spend, not just tracking it?

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