Legal Outsourcing Obligations
Are You Using Virtual Paralegals and Outsourced Support? Make Sure You Comply with Ethical and Professional Obligations Law firms must manage their external service provision in order to meet their legal outsourcing obligations. Guideline 1 of the American Bar Association Model Guidelines for the Utilization of Paralegal Services states the following: A lawyer is responsible for all […]
Ethical Billing
Are You Using Virtual Paralegals or Outsourced Support? Make Sure Billing is Correct and Ethical. Organizations, large and small, are under constant pressure to improve operational efficiency. This often involves outsourcing certain tasks such as: Recruiting Hiring Training Why? Paying full-time employees just isn’t a financially feasible option for many smaller companies. Plan B? They […]