According to an IBIS World report, the annual spend on
legal contract labor in the US is $21 billion dollars – this includes
contractors, freelance attorneys and legal outsourcing providers. But not all of
this spend is by large law firms and corporate legal departments. Small law
firms are increasingly utilizing on-demand legal research and writing services
to handle parts of their ongoing matters. However, many attorneys have concerns
about the ethics implications of legal outsourcing and wonder how it may
effectively grow their practice.
Attendees will learn:
- How the ethics rules provide guidance to the use of
outsourcing research and writing tasks, including confidentiality, privilege,
and Rule 11 issues
- How small law firms may improve profitability and
overall efficiency through outsourcing research and writing, while conforming
with ethics rules.
This CLE is approved for credit
through September 29, 2018.
Presenters:
LeeTrevis, Managing
Director, Litigation Solutions. Lee has managed LegalResearch.com’s
Litigation Partner research, analysis, and drafting solutions for the past ten
years. Having worked with hundreds of firms throughout the country Lee has
authored thousands of authoritative briefs, memoranda, and legal articles. A
court-recognized legal research expert, Lee’s diverse legal experience covers
nearly every area of litigation practice, with particular emphasis on contract
law, employment law, education law, and general tort litigation. Lee earned his
J.D. with honors from Drake University Law School, where he served on the
editorial board of the Drake Law Review. Away from the office, Lee champions a
variety of charitable causes, supporting the fight against multiple sclerosis
and the protection of wildlife throughout the
world.
Stacey Supina, Managing Director, Governance, Risk &
Compliance. Stacey oversees LegalResearch.com’s
corporate and compliance services for general counsel and compliance
professionals. Her professional background includes corporate compliance,
business-to-business contracting, international trade, and employment and
environmental issues. In addition to her work at LRC, Stacey teaches at the
University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business. She received her J.D. from
the University of Minnesota Law School and her LL.M. from University College
London, England, where her thesis concerned environmental compliance issues. In
her spare time, Stacey enjoys the outdoors as a master
gardener.