Legal Services Outsourcing
Evolution and competition to propel LSO in 2012
LSO’s expansion into new legal disciplines next year will take place against the backdrop of a tougher contest for clients’ hearts and minds, says forecast...  »
SRA tackles global dimensions of new-look UK legal sector
In an interview with NewLegal Review, Samantha Barrass of the Solicitors Regulation Authority talks about the group’s growing international focus...  »
The ‘shore’ thing for IP management
In his latest blog, Matt Packer discovers that in intellectual property and legal services, a combination of offshore and onshore solutions will lead to the ‘right’ outcome...  »
Preparing for diversity: future paths for the UK legal sector
A host of new commercial routes awaits the UK legal landscape in the wake of liberalisation, with alternative business structures opening many of them. Industry expert Jack Diggle explains the potenti....  »
Shores of sophistication: de-lawyering the legal process
A recent US criminal case has dramatically rekindled debate over law-firm costs. Matt Packer digests a new international study that points the way to more flexible arrangements...  »
New trends in ESI: has network pride led to privacy’s fall?
Recent innovations in the networking field have raised public expectations of online privacy. Matt Packer asks whether these hopes are realistic...  »
US think tank in deregulation plea to lower legal services costs
Major non-profit policy research outlet the Brookings Institution argues that US accreditation and ownership rules are keeping prices of legal services high and competition low...  »
Law Society chief speaks out for liberalisation at US Bar conference
Head of leading professional association for solicitors in England and Wales spreads reform message to US ethics panel...  »
In-house selection: choosing your legal management strategy
New solutions for the better management of old legal needs are emerging. But, to be effective, they need to better define what they can do and how they work with in-house teams, says Simon Harper, co-....  »
A broader type of brief
Law firms need to move with the times if they are to provide their clients with the service and support they need. Linklaters’ head of strategy and business transformation Rupert Egerton-Smith discu....  »