The global financial crash not so long ago witnessed an exponential boom in the demand for legal services. It came to a pass where law firms around the world were hard put to draw a fine balancing line between servicing existing clients, taking on new clients and attending to core legal activity. It was then that Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) services really took off providing rock solid back up services to the legal fraternity.
Law firms and legal luminaries around the world started offering high-value services to their clients and were able to cope with peak demand levels without any significant addition of manpower or infrastructure. This savings in costs was optimally utilized for client servicing at competitive rates and to focus on business expansion.
Law firms and legal luminaries around the world started offering high-value services to their clients and were able to cope with peak demand levels without any significant addition of manpower or infrastructure. This savings in costs was optimally utilized for client servicing at competitive rates and to focus on business expansion.
There are many aspects that you can spin off but you will stand to gain the most if you decide to outsource legal drafting. This is because it is a tedious and time-consuming process and is based on in-depth research, a thorough understanding of the law with regard to the subject under drafting and maintaining the precise legal terminology.
Any slip here can lead to protracted litigation by those who would try to get beyond the reach of law by exploiting the loopholes. Taking this facet upon yourself will only be a waste of time which you can fruitfully spend in other remunerative tasks. And you can also be sure that the outsourced agency entrusted with legal drafting would be having the best of lawyers on their rolls with a high degree of proficiency in this field.
Any slip here can lead to protracted litigation by those who would try to get beyond the reach of law by exploiting the loopholes. Taking this facet upon yourself will only be a waste of time which you can fruitfully spend in other remunerative tasks. And you can also be sure that the outsourced agency entrusted with legal drafting would be having the best of lawyers on their rolls with a high degree of proficiency in this field.
When you decide to outsource legal drafting do it comprehensively to free yourself from this mundane activity. These should include drafting that–
- Covers agreements and contracts mutually decided upon by the respective parties to meet their objectives and conforming to set legal patterns.
- Covers all documents related to Intellectual Property such as Privacy Policy, Copyright Notice, Copyright registration and Copyright infringement and Disclaimers. It should also take into account fresh structuring of documents and re-drafting and proof reading of existing ones.
- Covers documents to facilitate effective Discovery. Some of the facets to be taken into account here are Request for Production, Request for Admission, preparing Interrogatories and Request for Witness Production.
- Covers memorandums of law after intensive research and analysis on specific legal issues. The recommendations and opinion are then incorporated in the document which should also include the sections of law on which it is based. Similar to this is writing to client on matters related to his case in precise and unambiguous terms.
- Covers petitions to be moved in court. It should be convincing enough to persuade the court or arbitrator or mediator about the authenticity of the petitioner’s submissions. The same goes for Negotiation Letters and Settlement Agreements.
- Covers contract review, analysis, editing, proof reading and re-structuring of agreements, pre-drafted contracts and other documents related to the court.
When you approach reputed tried and tested legal outsourcing company, it means you have access to a vast pool of expert lawyers who are well versed with the laws of the respective countries in different jurisdictions. Any amendment to rules and laws in other countries is always in their notice so that legal drafting is always as per the current laws in force. Another important thing is that they scrupulously maintain the secrecy of any work outsourced to them. This should be crucial for you as maintaining client confidentiality will always at the top of your priority list.
Finally you can offer heightened levels of client servicing by speeding up the drafting process through outsourcing. Time differentials between you and the outsourced agency ensures that a vital piece of document sent at the close of business hours to them gets drafted and finalized and is on your desk in the morning when you come in.
With so many advantages it can only be a win-win situation if you choose to outsource legal drafting.
