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LPO Source: ABA Commission on Ethics – Day 2
Today has been the second day of meetings for ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20. The event of most interest to me was the public hearing concerning the legal outsourcing industry. Michael Ford of UnitedLex and Mark Ross of Integreon, two thought leaders in the legal outsourcing industry, spoke. Read more…
LPO Source: ABA Commission on Ethics – Day 1
The ABA annual meetings are being held at the Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco today and tomorrow. (And, yes, I have escaped hot, humid Chicago for a cooler climate for a few days.) Today’s proceedings commenced at 9:00 am with introductory remarks given by the Commission chairs, followed by updates from the heads of [...]
Above the Law: Firms Don’t Want to Talk About Outsourcing
Are Biglaw firms outsourcing legal work, or not? We don’t know, because apparently firms don’t want clients to know. The ABA Journal reports that most firms declined to even answer an outsourcing questionnaire: Read more…
UnitedLex Blog: ABA Seeking Input on Legal Outsourcing
Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) has become a subject of focus and re-examination by the American Bar Association (ABA). Both the ABA Commission on Ethics and The ABA Section on International Law have recently solicited input on the applicable ethical issues pertaining to use of domestic and international legal outsourcing services. Read more…
Integreon Blog: ABA Reviewing Ethics Rules, Examining Legal Outsourcing
The American Bar Association (ABA) is reviewing its Model Rules of Professional Conduct, including the rules applicable to legal process outsourcing (LPO). Integreon recently submitted formal comments to the ABA and testified at an open hearing. This post provides background on the ABA process, reports on a recent open meeting, and reproduces Integreon’s formal statement [...]
