The American Bar Association has stepped up its review of the ethical implications of legal outsourcing by holding a series of meetings with law firms, clients and LPO vendors in San Francisco.
A new study by consulting firm Fronterion has found that while many United States law firms are using legal outsourcing providers for the first time, few are willing to admit it in public, leading to a culture of secrecy around an increasingly important development within the legal services industry.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) issues its first public statement on the ethics of legal outsourcing.
The Law Society of England and Wales is in the process of reviewing the growth and impact of LPO in the legal profession with a view to making recommendations and providing guidance for its members.
The absence of prior ethical guidance on legal process outsourcing has many London legal professionals turning to conferences for counsel on legal outsourcing ethics.
