LawScribe Announces MCLE Accreditation for Three LPO Courses

I'm delighted to announce that LawScribe has been awarded MCLE accreditation for a further two courses: Patent Outsourcing, the Ethical Implications, and Offshore Document Review.

The new Patent Outsourcing seminar covers the ethical, liability, and security risks associated specifically with the outsourcing of patent support work overseas. The course also examines the recent USPTO Notice discussing the Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses and compliance with the Export Administration Regulations.

The Offshore Document Review seminar provides attendees with a detailed cost benefit analysis comparison between offshore and onshore document review, together with a real life, large-scale, offshore document review case study. The seminar also examines the variety of pricing models available for document review, including per-document pricing.

LawScribe will be providing all three seminars, including its original MCLE Ethics accredited course, Offshore Legal Outsourcing, the Ethical Implications, throughout December 2008 and January 2009. The courses are available both in-person at law firms and legal departments and online via webinars. If any of my readership are interested in finding out more about any of the courses please don't hesitate to contact me. The course outlines are detailed below:


Course 1: Offshore Legal Outsourcing, the Ethical Implications (1 hour MCLE Ethics credit)

Avoiding the Unauthorized Practice of Law
U.S. Attorney's Supervisory Responsibilities
Duty to Act Competently
Client Confidentiality
Duty to Disclose
Conflict of Interest Implications and Risks
Billing Appropriately for Outsourced Legal Support
Overview of ABA and Bar Association Opinions

Course 2: Patent Support Services Outsourcing (1 hour MCLE credit)

Overview of the Patent Outsourcing Industry
Preliminary Ethical and Practical Considerations
Duty of Competence, Supervisory Responsibilities and no UPL
Patent Support Services Outsourcing Case Study
Export Control Regulations: USPTO Notice July 23 2008

Course 3: Offshore Document Review (1 hour MCLE credit)

Overview of LPO Document Review Market
Cost benefit analysis of Onshore vs.Offshore Document Review
Hourly rate vs. fixed price
Buyer due diligence - selecting a provider, and the RFP process
Structuring & Managing Offshore Document Review - Industry Best Practices
Ethical Obligations, Avoiding aiding in the Unauthorized Practice of Law
Project planning, e-discovery tools, quality and performance metrics
Case Study: Large-scale document review
Future trends in offshore and onshore document review