There is nothing more obvious than the notion that the relationship between a lawyer and his or her client should be based on good communication, but communication seems to be a consistent problem on both sides. I routinely hear outside counsel say they wish their in-house counsel talked to them more about what they need so they could collaborate better. At the same time, I hear in-house counsel say that they wished their outside counsel talked to them more about what new things they could bring to the table to help them so they could collaborate better. There is a fundamental disconnect in the way we are doing law.