We can help you evaluate where and how legal process outsourcing could improve your business, where the benefits could be any mix of reduced operating costs, better streamlining of systems or improved client service.  We can help you to understand your options:

40% reductions in overheads are possible in some areas of  business; probably not client facing today, but you need to move cautiously to develop the right relationship and integration between your systems and people and other providers of services to you.  In house heads of legal will be demanding tighter margins, but progressive firms are being pro-active here and getting ahead of the game.

 

 

Legal process outsourcing is about to come of age, with mature providers of services now available on secure and robust technology platforms that enable effective communication worldwide - although outsourcing need not be to far off places.  Collaborative outsourcing between on-shore law firms already happens as a matter of routine.  This practice will spread as lawyers become more comfortable with a de-centralised approach to providing support to the front end lawyers.

 

Outsourcing elements of your legal processes should start cautiously from here and we can help you establish and develop relationships with appropriate providers of legal services as this becomes an integral part of your business. We begin by streamlining your current processes (sometimes in conjunction with our outsourcing partners) to redefine roles and cut out waste here in the UK first - then decide which parts of the process (now more clearly defined) should be outsourced to improve value to clients and profit for your practice.  

 

For more information and an evaluation of potential for your practice to take advantage of outsourced legal services, contact  Allan Carton on +44 (0)161 929 8355 or complete this form.