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Will Tough Economy Push Companies to Outsource Legal Work?

by Law.com on December 22, 2008

Offshoring has been widely adopted by many companies when it comes to back-office operations. But LPO — legal process outsourcing — is different. Despite the early hype, companies have not been as quick to sign up. Some are worried about the quality of the work, and cite cultural differences and security concerns as reasons for the reticence of some legal departments to send work abroad. What about 2009? Will recessionary pressure to reduce legal costs push more companies to ship work overseas?

Will Tough Economy Push Companies to Outsource Legal Work?

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