Legal process outsourcing and offshoring remain hot topics judging by two recent articles. And both illustrate on-going perception issues.  In GCs Embrace Outsourced Work (The Recorder, 25 Jan 2008) a BigLaw partner objects to offshoring document review because it is “better for lawyers who are...

Live from the ACI Legal Process Outsourcing conference in NYC. Session: Best Practices for the Ongoing Management of the Outsourcing Arrangement. Speakers: Angelo Paparelli, Managing Partner, Paparelli & Partners LLP and Elizabeth Foster Partner, Business and International Services Groups Luce, Forward, Hamilton, Scripps LLP.  Paperelli...

Live from the ACI Legal Process Outsourcing conference in NYC. Session: Avoiding the Ethical and Liability Risks Associated with Outsourcing Legal Services, Speaker: Lawrence Schultis, Partner, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman LLP.  The New York City Bar ethics opinion is the leading one for ethical issues...

Live from the ACI Legal Process Outsourcing conference in NYC. Session: Initiating an Offshore Legal Services Operation, a presentation by Nancy Laben, Deputy General Counsel, Accenture.  Laben has, as a lawyer, negotiated many outsourcing deals over 15 years. Five years ago, she was involved in...