Coming today to TechnoFeature: Does legal process outsourcing seem like the best thing since the billable hour or the biggest threat to American (and Canadian) lawyers since Nolo Press and LegalZoom? Regardless of where you stand on the issue, LPO is here to stay so you may as well understand its mechanics. In this TechnoFeature article, Fidelity Investments' Vice President and Associate General Counsel Martha Mazzone explores the ethical obligations of corporate legal departments and law firms that outsource legal work overseas (or insource within the United States for that matter). While not every state has weighed in yet, Martha analyzes those that have plus the American Bar Association, which often spearheads new ethics rules for the legal profession.
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