Legal services outsourcing—in-house lawyers—outsourcing options


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Practice notes

Legal services outsourcing—in-house lawyers—outsourcing options


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Practice Compliance expert

Practice notes
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Until recently, Outsourcing legal services just meant going (almost cap in hand) to external lawyers.

However, outsourcing options have now matured and evolved and as an in-house lawyer, you are faced with a multitude of business models and service Delivery models from which to choose.

This Practice Note is intended for in-house lawyers considering outsourcing some legal services to external suppliers. It forms part of a suite of guidance and Precedents to assist you with the outsourcing decision. This Practice Note provides guidance on the different options for outsourcing. It invites you to consider:

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    making better use of the arrangements, including internal resource, that are already in place

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    using external counsel

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    alternative legal services providers (ALSPs)

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    business process outsourcing (BPO)

See also Practice Notes:

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    Legal services outsourcing—in-house lawyers—information gathering

  2. •

    Legal services outsourcing—in-house lawyers—which legal services to outsource

Exploit what you already have

Before you look at the outsourcing option, can you make better use of what is already in place? If your organisation operates in an arms-length manner, with

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What does Outsourcing mean?

Using a third party to undertake work that a law firm or in-house team would normally do for themselves and for which the firm or in-house team remain responsible.

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