In Formal Opinion 2015-1, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Professional Ethics answered “a question of first impression in New York” concerning law firms’ use of professional employer organizations (“PEOs”), which “help small businesses provide employment benefits and human resource services to their employees.” Outsourcing...
Posted in Legal Services, Outsourcing, Professionalism
In light of the dramatic change in the legal environment, some legal ethics commentators have provided practical advice to firms seeking to outsource work. For instance, Martha A. Mazzone, VP and Associate General Counsel Fidelity Investments has compiled a list of best practices to follow when hiring and supervising Legal Process Outsourcing Firms....
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The increasing practice of legal outsourcing by in-house counsel as well as small, mid-sized, and large law firms, has led the ABA to propose changes to Model Rules that pertain specifically to outsourcing....
Posted in ABA 20/20 Commission on Ethics, ABA Model Rule 1.1, competence, Outsourcing
In the latest wave of American outsourcing, a new trend has emerged: U.S. companies and law firms have begun outsourcing domestic legal work to foreign attorneys. But, who is sending what kind of work, and where?...
Posted in Outsourcing, Technology
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The ABA recently reported on an artificial intelligence program that is designed to automatically write the first draft of a legal memorandum or brief....
Posted in ABA Model Rule 1.1, Artificial Intelligence, TechnologyTagged Artificial intelligence, Brief writing, Technology
