Legal Process Outsourcing: Ethics & Efficacy
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (Americas) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Responding to ever-increasing pressure to control legal costs, law firms and corporations alike have turned to a proven cost-saving method employed in many other aspects of business -- outsourcing. This opportunity has spawned a burgeoning and global legal process outsourcing (LPO) industry that employs tens of thousands of people and generates hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of revenue a year. But when work that is being outsourced involves the practice of law things can get prickly. How do you ensure quality? What are the ethical risks? How do you ensure sensitive data are secure?

To address these and other important questions martindale.com® Connected is hosting a complimentary webinar on February 23rd from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., Eastern Time, titled “Legal Process Outsourcing: Ethics & Efficacy.” The faculty will include uniquely qualified speakers who will explain the attractive savings involved with LPO, as well as best practices for avoiding the considerable ethical harms of poorly executed outsourced projects.

Designed for in-house counsel, corporate executives and law firms, the webinar will provide an overview of LPO, address several particularly important sub-topics, and will then answer your questions on this new legal market that is growing at over 20% annually. Topics include:

  • What is legal processing outsourcing (LPO)? And how does it differ from the front to the middle to the back office?
  • The value propositions end-users are looking for
  • Overview of the 3 Drivers of LPO: quality, peace of mind, and savings
  • The Nexus -ethics & peace of mind
    • Unauthorized practice of law
    • Attorney client privilege
    • Confidentiality
    • Conflicts
    • Relevant ABA and state bar ethics opinions
  • Quality standards and controls
  • First-hand perspectives on using LPO: initial results, stumbling blocks, and solutions

Appearing on the faculty will be David Perla, Esq., Co-Chief Executive Officer, global legal outsourcing company Pangea3 LLC, New York; Edward Reich, Esq., Deputy General Counsel, global law firm SNR Denton US LLP, New York; and Patrick Eckhert, Director, Indirect Procurement for global healthcare provider Cardinal Health, Dublin, Ohio.

The program dialogue will be underway shortly and will live beyond the event. Contribute to the discourse with the faculty by joining martindale.com Connected!

*LexisNexis® is approved for Telephonic/Webinar training in 43 states. This specific webinar is approved in 36 states including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York†, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. This specific webinar is in the approval process for Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming.

†Only experienced (having completed their first 32 hours of CLE) NY attorneys may take telephonic training for CLE.

Registration is no longer available for this event.

*CLE is approved or in the process of approval for the following mandatory CLE states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana ,Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York †, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

†Only experienced NY attorneys may take telephonic/webinar training for CLE. Telephonic/Webinar sessions are not CLE eligible for newly admitted NY attorneys. New York regulation requires that all CLE sessions must be conducted by an attorney in good standing or a JD. The presenter(s) for this event meet(s) this New York regulation. Contact the LexisNexis CLE group directly at CLE.Sales@lexisnexis.com with questions about eligibility requirements and for further details on CLE paperwork.