Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Introduction To Outsourcing Terminology For Lawyers 14

Legal Process Captive is when the work is offshored to a center owned by the lawyer.

Legal Process Offshore Outsourcing is when the work is offshored to an independent third party.

Nearshoring is when law firm activities are relocated to a neighboring country (e.g., US organizations relocating their work to Canada or Mexico).


Large corporations and law firms have sourcing legal processing for years including offshoring. A standard LPO contract detailing the sourcing terms in any arrangement for legal processing between a lawyer and a third party in a different country with a choice of law clause therein. 

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