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CPA Highlighted in BBC Report on Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO)
10 November 2008
CPA has been featured in reports by the BBC on the growth of legal process outsourcing (LPO). The BBC's Chris Morris visited CPA's state-of-the-art facility in Noida, New Delhi, and interviewed a number of employees.
Following the visit, an audio report on UK firms outsourcing legal work to India was broadcast at a prime time slot on BBC Radio 4's "Today" programme, the UK’s most influential morning news programme (0731 GMT, Friday, 7 November 2008). Further coverage appeared on BBC Online in an article headed "Outsourcing the law to India".
The article looks at how the outsourcing industry is changing - "It's becoming more sophisticated and is attracting more people with the very best educational qualifications, including those in the legal profession," reports Morris – and also focuses on the increasing trend of western companies to outsource legal work to India.
Inder Duggal, Vice President of Operations at CPA India, is quoted as saying: "They are looking at it as an extension of their organisation. It's a partnership and a long-term strategy, not a short-term 'help me reduce my costs right now' strategy."
Commenting on CPA’s India offices, Morris says: "This is where a new generation of young lawyers are integrating with the global economy - working on intellectual property, contracts and even litigation cases. And all the work they do is carefully costed in advance, with huge savings for companies in more expensive markets."
CPA featured prominently in The Independent
31 October 2008
One of the UK’s leading national newspapers, The Independent, has featured CPA extensively in an article today on the increasing interest in Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO).
CPA’s Andrew Loach was interviewed by Robert Verkaik, Law Editor of the Independent, on CPA's leading position within the LPO sector and the trends we are seeing across the industry. To see the article in full, please click the link below to the Independent website.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/british-legal-eagles-fly-to-india-for-support-980268.html
The Law Society Gazette in the UK has also featured CPA in two recent reports, quoting CPA’s Chris Veator and Andrew Loach on outsourcing legal support services to India and CPA’s plans for significant expansion in that market. Please click on the links below to see the two articles:
http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/cpa-plans-huge-india-expansion
http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/magic-circle-target-1bn-indian-market
In other coverage, CPA’s Tony Brennand was interviewed by leading IT publication, IT Pro, on the roll-out of the enterprise content management (ECM) project. The project, initially focused on CPA’s patent business, is planned for roll out to up to 10,000 users worldwide by 2013. Tony told IT PRO that automating the documentation - so critical to our business and clients - would enable more automated workflow, increased customer service responsiveness and greater business continuity flexibility. Please see link below:
http://www.itpro.co.uk/607482/ip-firm-digitises-documentation
How to ensure that your contracts are organized and well managed
1 September 2008
Imagine your company is being sued for breach of contract. Then picture your legal department sifting through files, desk drawers, and computers to track down the contract in question - and coming up empty-handed. The plaintiff has all the time in the world to review the contract, while your legal team must subpoena a copy before a defence can even be formed. This scenario is the kind of situation "that would keep any general counsel up at night," says Sandra Levy, legal process consultant for CPA.
Preparing for the bankruptcy "wave": using Legal Process Outsourcing before, during and after Chapter 11
3 June 2008
As the economy and financial markets continue on their downward slide and consumer pessimism grows, experts are in agreement that a deluge in U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings as well as out-ofcourt workouts) is looming on the horizon. For example, as early as last September Moody's forecasted that the rate of bankruptcies of highly leveraged companies would more than double over the following 12 months.
Legal Week - The evolution of outsourcing
31 May 2007
Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) is the latest phenomenon in outsourcing, particularly in India.