LPO News and Articles of Interest Roundup

Lovells are reportedly extending an outsourcing programme for document production work across its London office. The firm is also in the process of piloting the scheme in several international offices. According to Legalweek.com the top 10 City law firm is planning to send document production work from all practice areas to Exigent in Cape Town, following a pilot scheme launched in its London real estate practice last year.

The potential impact of the UK’s Legal Service Act on the structure of the law firm of the future was highlighted in another Legalweek.com piece. The article discusses how external investment will radically alter the traditional operating method for the delivery of legal services. Lyceum Capital have made no secret of their intention to target the legal sector ahead of the Act’s full implementation.

The Daily Telegraph also stirred the hornets nest on this particular issue with their headline piece, “High Street Shops will Sell Legal Services within Two Years.”

Offshoring legal work is clearly flavour of the month at the Legalweek.com reporting desk. The article “Offshoring-outside the box?” provides an eloquent roundup of recent happenings in the UK’s LPO space.

For those readers wanting further information on the upcoming LexisNexis LPO event, being held in Delhi, June 3-4, the updated brochure can be accessed by clicking here.

In last month’s issue of Corporate Secretary magazine, Gwen Moran provides a detailed consideration of the growth of LPO to date in her article “Cutting Legal Down to Size”. Contributors to the article include both myself and John Croft of Integreon.

Finally it’s rare to find a gem of an article dealing with e-discovery, from the UK side of the pond. But in the article Voyage of Discovery, Reza Alexander, Lee Gluyas and Emma Hogwood, of DLA Piper UK, provide a step by step guide to effective e-discovery litigation management and readiness.