The World Is Flat: What You Need to Know About Effectively Outsourcing Legal Services
PanelistsRon FriedmannPresident,Prism Legal Consulting, Inc.Stephen GillersProfessor of Law,New York UniversitySchool of LawRam VasudevanPresident,SQ Global…
By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
April 10, 2007
In today's competitive global economy, corporations and law firms demand cost-effective high-quality legal services. Outsourcing labor intensive legal projects, such as large document reviews and due diligence, is one way that corporations and law firms are streamlining operations and cutting costs. With it's abundance of well educated lawyers trained in common law, relatively low wage scales and technologically advanced infrastructure, India is often the choice for legal outsourcing. However, not all legal outsourcing operations are created equal.
This Law Journal Newsletters Web Audio Conference will give you practical advice on the preparation and due diligence U.S. corporations and law firms should do to find a legal outsourcing provider that statisfies the most exacting needs.
Topics this conference will cover:
How outsourcing can help lower your legal costs.
Ethical considerations with outsourcing.
Guidelines for effective outsourcing.
Questions to ask when hiring an outsorucing firm.
How to maintain security and confidentiality of client data.
Case studies of companies and firms that have successfully used outsourcing.
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Panelists
Ron Friedmann President, Prism Legal Consulting, Inc.
Stephen Gillers Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
Ram Vasudevan President, SQ Global Solutions
Moderator
Elizabeth Lampert Director, Law Journal Newsletters Web Audio Conference Division
In today's competitive global economy, corporations and law firms demand cost-effective high-quality legal services. Outsourcing labor intensive legal projects, such as large document reviews and due diligence, is one way that corporations and law firms are streamlining operations and cutting costs. With it's abundance of well educated lawyers trained in common law, relatively low wage scales and technologically advanced infrastructure, India is often the choice for legal outsourcing. However, not all legal outsourcing operations are created equal.
This Law Journal Newsletters Web Audio Conference will give you practical advice on the preparation and due diligence U.S. corporations and law firms should do to find a legal outsourcing provider that statisfies the most exacting needs.
Topics this conference will cover:
How outsourcing can help lower your legal costs.
Ethical considerations with outsourcing.
Guidelines for effective outsourcing.
Questions to ask when hiring an outsorucing firm.
How to maintain security and confidentiality of client data.
Case studies of companies and firms that have successfully used outsourcing.
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