ABA’s Electronic Discovery in Bankruptcy
Although the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were updated in 2006 specifically to deal with electronically stored information (“ESI”), Bankruptcy Courts and Bankruptcy practitioners have had little bankruptcy-specific guidelines for managing ESI and electronic discovery issues. As a result, the ABA commissioned the Electronic Discovery (ESI) in Bankruptcy Working Group “to study and prepare guidelines
U.S. Rules and Regulations Applicable to Outsourcing
Many functions within the relationship of a corporation and outsourcing firm fall directly or indirectly under the governance of U.S. laws. For example, several of the largest U.S. banks outsource their IT systems, data processing, financial research, data storage, or customer transactions to U.S. and foreign-based BPOs. In doing so, some of the rules and
Contract outsourcing India
E-discovery and document review, that is by way the foremost outsourced service within the legal services outsourcing domain. Outsourcing of contract management – consecutive massive factor in outsourcing of legal services. As we have a tendency to started speaking with the folks that alter contracts, a number of the variations and facts that came out
Top Trends in Legal Outsourcing India
A breif about the changing dynamics which are set to impact the legal outsourcing industry in the coming year. “We see 2011 as a pivotal year for legal outsourcing as the industry continues its development from a niche practice to a truly global industry.” –Fronterion Managing Principal, Michael D. Bell. Following a breakthrough year of big deals
Paralegals will Be Increasingly Subject To Regulation
At least 12 states have passed or seriously debated legislation regulating paralegals. Laws such as California’s Business & Professions Code 6450 came into effect because people with little or no training were delivering inappropriate services directly to the consumer. These regulations mandate educational background and establish mandatory continuing education requirements, changes that ensure that paralegals
Debt Collection Outsourcing India
India has attracted many technology jobs in recent years from Western nations, particularly the United States. Now, it is on its way to becoming a hub in another offshore outsourcing area – debt collection. According to the industry report, units of General Electric, Citigroup, HSBC Holdings and American Express have used their India-based staff to
Outsourcing Paralegal Service A Bankruptcy Forms Processor
Due to the dramatic increase in technology, paralegals now have the ability to outsource their skills to places like India as a bankruptcy forms processor. Unlike an attorney or notary public, a bankruptcy forms processor does not have jurisdictional limits. In other words, a bankruptcy forms processor could live in India and prepare bankruptcy petitions,
Typical Bankruptcy Forms Processing Outsourcing India
A typical bankruptcy forms processing practice works as under: Client either downloads or is emailed a set of Client Intake Forms in PDF format to print and fill out. Client will fax or email or upload the completed forms to the forms processor for review. The forms processor will draft the bankruptcy petition from the
Onshore legal outsourcing growth US
The growth in onshore legal outsourcing has significant in the recent time. The Onshore legal outsourcing ethics is also raising interesting questions about the monitoring, reporting and price margins. A significant recent developments in the legal outsourcing industry is growing in scope and sophistication of Onshore outsourcing legal ground. Many onshore legal outsourcing contracts increasingly include a
Document Review Outsourcing India
Document review appears to be a key area for growth in the near future. As per recent KPMG study that calculated that document review accounts for 58 to 90 percent of litigation costs in the United States. Applying a baseline of $4.9 billion as the cost of litigation support at the top 200 law firms