CHALLENGE
The General Counsel of a
Fortune 500 Company has been directed to lower the company’s
legal costs. The GC finds legal outsourcing as a viable option
to lower legal costs and work within a budget, while maintaining
high quality work. However, the GC still requires the services
of a reputable outside counsel.
SOLUTION
The GC recommends to its
outside counsel that it uses the services of LegalEase Solutions
and pass on the savings to the company. The outside counsel
would be responsible for delegating certain types of legal
work (legal research, first drafts of pleadings) to LegalEase
Solutions and reviewing and revising such work.
CONCLUSIONS
The outside counsel remains
ultimately responsible for the quality and accuracy of the
services performed. Moreover, the outside counsel is not threatened
by LegalEase Solutions, as it continues to lead and manage
the litigation. The company reaps the following advantages
by using LegalEase Solutions:
- Realize cost-savings of legal outsourcing without severing
ties to outside counsel
- Quick turn-around time on legal research and writing
- Allow outside counsel to retain control of final work
products while being charged significant lower rates for
certain types of legal work.
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