Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO)

Stand up now: Which LPO will not be working with Microsoft?

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Wipro Technologies is the third legal process outsourcing (LPO) company in almost as many months to announce that it is providing LPO services to software giant Microsoft. But like the others it has been providing LPO services to Microsoft for years. The real story here is how good the Redmont company has been getting at outsourcing legal work.

Pangea3 hires 18 from campus, will pump Rs 48 crore into Delhi to outgrow Mumbai

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Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) company Pangea3 has hired 18 students through campus placements this year with a majority 12 coming from non-national law schools, as the company has moved into larger Delhi office and plans to grow the location with significant investment.

LPO Pangea3 sets up London office

Legal process outsourcing (LPO) company Pangea3 has set up a marketing office in London to attack the European market, reported the UK’s Law Society Gazette.

CMS Cameron McKenna outsources all support services to Integreon in £600m deal

European-international firm CMS Cameron McKenna has become the first law firm to outsource its entire business support function after agreeing a £600m deal with Integreon, reported The Lawyer magazine today.

India LPO Inc headcounts to triple as 15% of work at US/UK associate level

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The Indian legal process outsourcing (LPO) industry will more than triple in size and employ 17,000 professionals within five years, predicted research and analytics firm Evalueserve in a study. Around 15 per cent of outsourced services is so-called high-end work that is normally handled by US and UK associates.

LPO Pangea3 doubled in size last year. adds 50% Mumbai seats

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Legal process outsourcing (LPO) company Pangea3 has acquired 12,000 square feet of floorspace with a 165-seat capacity on a mezzanine above its existing office in Andheri earlier this month.

Indian LPO defends Ali G US libel claim for fraction of cost of Wall Street firms

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Mysore-based legal process outsourcing (LPO) company SDD Global has successfully helped defend an $800,000 California Court of Appeal libel claim against Sacha Baron Cohen, the creator of comedy characters Ali G and Borat.

Four-year-old LPO UnitedLex targets $35-40m revenue, bags BT legal outsourcing contract

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Telecoms major BT has entered into an agreement to outsource part of its global in-house legal work to legal process outsourcing (LPO) provider UnitedLex, beginning with a team of 15 lawyers based mostly in India.

Young LPO Overlegen opens Texas sales office

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Legal process outsourcing (LPO) newcome Overlegen has opened an office in the US, after hiring a new vice president for business development North America in Austin, Texas.

CPA Global LPO poaches Rio Tinto legal chief and top client

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Legal process outsourcing (LPO) provider CPA Global has hired Rio Tinto’s managing attorney Leah Cooper as a board member, following Cooper striking a deal last year to outsource $20m of the mining giant’s annual legal work to CPA in India.

24-year-old NUJS student starts up LPO

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A final-year NUJS Kolkata student has set up and is running a legal process outsourcing (LPO) firm of seven lawyers.

New Kolkata LPO: JV between Khaitan partner, US Co

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Khaitan & Partners managing partner Niloy Pyne is launching a legal process outsourcing (LPO) company of up to 35 lawyers in Kolkata in joint venture with a large US health insurance and BPO provider.

Clifford Chance promotes two lawyers from LPO into firm

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Clifford Chance has taken the unprecedented step of hiring two lawyers from its Gurgaon-based legal support centre as associates in the main law firm, reported The Lawyer magazine today.

Allen & Overy embraces India legal process outsourcing (LPO)

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Allen & Overy (A&O) has agreed to outsource its legal work to Mumbai and New York with legal process outsourcing (LPO) company Integreon, becoming the first magic circle firm to embrace the LPO model, according to The Lawyer magazine.

KSB Partners' LPO targets 150% growth in 3 months

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KSB Partners’ legal process outsourcing (LPO) arm Lexplosion is set to more than double its capacity of lawyers within three months, as it aims to roll out a new compliance management product for Indian companies.

Rio Tinto saves $1m legal fees with India outsourcing

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Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto has outsourced part of its legal work to 12 qualified Delhi lawyers, which has already saved the company $1m (Rs 5 crore) in little more than a month.

Lawyer visits Bangalore to outsource jobs to Scotland

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A Scottish lawyer has taken his government to Bangalore to convince Indian outsourcing companies to set up call centres in Scotland.

He hopes that a large draw will be the avoidance of protectionist measures such as those recently proposed by US President Barrack Obama.