| Legal process outsourcing has been one of the recent | | | | Competition and cost effectiveness are the two major |
| developments in the law field. Legal outsourcing has | | | | factors why Indian law firms have gained a lot of |
| been an attractive subject for most of the legal | | | | popularity in countries like United States and United |
| service providers keeping in mind the real cost benefits | | | | Kingdom. |
| brought about by it. Some of the service forming a | | | | Legal firms can benefit from the legal outsourcing |
| major part of legal outsourcing to India include trade | | | | process in two models. According to the first model |
| mark services, patent support services, litigation | | | | the firm will be acting as a middleman with the simple |
| support, legal research, due diligence support and | | | | task of introducing clients to LPO India. Thus, doing this |
| document review. | | | | it will not only create a co ordeal relationship but would |
| It should be noted that the list is not an exhaustive one | | | | also have potential profitable ventures in future from |
| and depends upon the expertise of the LPO units. | | | | the clients. It should be noted that in the first model the |
| Some of the major issues going against legal process | | | | firm’s role would strictly be restricted to a |
| outsourcing to India include the breach of confidentiality | | | | middleman and it would not be receiving any direct |
| of the clients. The experts different upon their views | | | | payments from either of the parties. In the second |
| on legal outsourcing services, some believe it to be | | | | model the firm would be actively involved in managing |
| very beneficial for the long term benefit of the firm | | | | the relationship and workflow between respective |
| while some are of the opinion that it would heavily | | | | clients and LPO India while receiving fee in return of |
| come down upon the employment generation of the | | | | such services. |
| home country. | | | | |