American Conference Institute Hosts 3rd LPO Summit

American Conference Institute (ACI) has announced their third LPO Summit, taking place February 23-24 in New York. The event is aimed at both in-house counsel and law firms who are still evaluating the viability of offshore outsourcing, plus those who already have outsourcing operations in place. Click here for the conference home page.

The speakers will be comprised of in-house counsel and attorneys with first hand experience of legal outsourcing. The ACI conference website home page promises that this will not be a service provider driven agenda, and that participation by service providers will be limited to the most established and respected organizations. Expert speakers include among others: Paul Greenwood, CIO, Clifford Chance LLP., Michael Mensik, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, John Rosenthal, Partner & Chair, E-discovery Group, Winston & Strawn LLP., David Cohen, Senior IPR Litigation Counsel, Nokia. For the full list of conference speakers, click here.

I will be hosting a panel entitled, “An Overview of the Pricing Models for Outsourcing - Examining Market Rates to Secure the Best Deal”. I’ve listed below my panel’s discussion topics.

• Analyzing the current pricing structures for LPO providers
• What are the rate structures in place?
• Do higher rates reflect higher quality?
• Benchmarking the cost of large scale projects
• What hidden costs should be considered when outsourcing?
• Assessing the fair market value
• How much is outsourcing worth?
• How to analyze your internal fully loaded costs

Legal Process Outsourcing Blog readers can obtain a substantial discount on the conference attendance fee. The blog discount price is $1595. Register via the ACI conference website and use priority code SP2.