A new European ruling on competition matters has shaken the business community and dismayed lawyers. Matt Packer finds out about its effect on attorney-client privilegeWhat’s good for the law firm goose is evidently not for the in-house gander. That was the message to corporate counsel this week f ...
Technological advancements, mobile-based working practices and ballooning data storage capacity are leaving companies open to a host of legal risks, says a new PwC report. Matt Packer looks at the findings and takes a glimpse at the future shape of dataThe legal walls are closing in on companies wit ...
New research from the International Bar Association has revealed a demand for transnational laws in human resources. Matt Packer looks at the findings and asks what implications they could have for legal services outsourcingA good human resources (HR) function plays an integral role in the developme ...
Most of us have preconceived ideas about outsourcing to India, but how many of them are accurate? Emma Jones travels to CPA Global’s operations in Delhi to discover the truth behind many of the popular myths about Indian outsourcingThe journey from our hotel to CPA Global’s operations in Noida o ...
Legal services outsourcing plays an important supporting role for companies seeking to standardise routine legal processes and tasks. But providers and their employees are also becoming more sophisticated in the services that they provide, as Emma Jones reports from CPA Global’s operations in Delh ...
IP agent networks stretch around the globe and through every industry sector. Donal O’Connell and Sabine Baum outline best practice for managing those networks and turning them into crucial business assets One of the most essential elements in supporting a global intellectual property (IP) po ...
Intellectual Property Rights are among the most valuable assets a company owns. It is therefore imperative, writes patent expert Donal O’Connell, that data relating to those rights is treated with the respect it deservesThe term ‘data integrity’ refers to a whole or complete structure in which ...
Collaborative innovation is an attractive method for reaching new discoveries. However, writes patent expert Donal O’Connell, the pitfalls of joint rights ownership can undo even the best intentionsJoint innovation stems from an honourable part of the human intellect – but for those who take par ...
As law firms continue to face the pressure of meeting their clients' demands for better value, what does the future hold for junior associates? Matt Packer analyses the latest in a series of podcasts produced by the ABA Journal, which explores how legal services outsourcing may be able to provide a ...