On January 16, 2008 LEX Outsourcing, a global LPO firm based in Mumbai, India, merged with ATI Avocats to form the Indian law firm, LEX Nexus with effect from September 12.
LEX Outsourcing offers many services to the legal community such as Legal research, contract drafting, litigation support services, business formation, and corporate law in English.
It also provides non-legal services involving legal data entry, transcription and legal billing.
Managing Partner of LEX Outsourcing, Suhail Farooqui believes that LPO services should be provided by legal sector alone or managed by qualified lawyers as they understand the industry and requirements of clients which is why LEX Outsourcing comes so highly recommended.
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The Legal Services Bill was given Royal Assent in Britain on 30 October, 2007 and the many special considerations made by ministers in the closing phase of the Bill have been greatly appreciated. It is believed that these will greatly strengthen the legislation.
So what are some of the modifications made and what impact will they have on legal process outsourcing?
It has now been made very clear that the main responsibility for regulation rests with the approved regulators. The Legal Services Board will only get involved when the actions of the regulators are questionable.
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