Media Round Up

LegalEase Solutions and one of the company's founders, Tariq Hafeez, were profiled recently as a Michigan based business in the Ann Arbor Business Review. A few of the topics touched upon...

The ABA's approval of legal process outsourcing:

"He said the industry was boosted by an August 2008 ruling from the American Bar Association's ethics committee outlining lawyers' responsibilities in outsourcing, but deeming it morally acceptable.

The practice is allowable, the panel found, if the participating lawyers "adhere to ethics rules regarding competence, supervision, protection of confidential information, reasonable fees and not assisting unauthorized practice of law," according to an ABA statement."

Perceptive challenges still facing LPOs.

"Hafeez said confidentiality and quality are the two issues prospective clients hesitate most about. He said the company's internal processes of training the lawyers in India and doing all quality control in Ann Arbor should calm those fears."

Efficiencies and cost savings.

"Like most outsourcing, the business model is relatively simple - use offshore employees for repetitive and less complex tasks at lower costs. In LegalEase's case, Indian lawyers fluent in English and trained in American law can take care of legal research, drafts of pleadings and document review, among other services, at $60 per hour or less, Hafeez said. "

To read the complete profile, click here.

Also, this blog itself received a nice recognition from oDesk.com as one of the 100 Best Outsourcing and Offshoring Blogs and Resources.