Outsourcing and the SRA [Archived]


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Practice notes

Outsourcing and the SRA [Archived]


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Practice Compliance expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note covers regulatory requirements that are specific to the legal sector in relation to outsourcing. It reflects requirements in the SRA Handbook 2011.

For guidance on requirements under data protection legislation, see Practice Notes:

  1. •

    Outsourcing and data protection

  2. •

    Outsourcing and offshoring—law firms

For guidance on general risk management best practice, see Practice Notes:

  1. •

    Due diligence

  2. •

    Limitation of liability clauses

  3. •

    Step-in rights and other remedies

  4. •

    Outsourcing and TUPE: law firm outsourcing

Whenever you engage in outsourcing activities, you will have to navigate a complex compliance obstacle course. We have attempted to simplify this in Outsourcing compliance lifecycle diagram.

SRA Handbook

The SRA does not prescribe in detail:

  1. •

    what outsourcing is

  2. •

    what you can and cannot outsource

  3. •

    how to outsource

  4. •

    what systems and controls you should have in place

However, outsourcing is one of the few areas where the SRA has provided some additional guidance. This guidance does not form part of the SRA Handbook. It is therefore not compulsory, but it should certainly

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Outsourcing definition
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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