Deja vu – all over again:) I think I’ve seen this story repeat for the last two years. Infosys is a great company – maybe with some other short term issues distracting it – but there has to be a reason why it has not pulled the trigger and actually bought something. From talking around […]
» LPOs Stealing Deal Work from Law Firms » Bloomberg Law While being flattered about being mentioned in this recording, I should not let vanity get in the way of substance. The facts are that LPOs ARE taking work from law firms. “Stealing” is not the word I would use, but the net flow is […]
This is an article I had published in Outsource Magazine. The purpose was to give CFOs the data they need to understand the Business Case that they are sitting on…if they look at outsourcing parts of their own Finance Department. For law firms, it is sometimes a bit hard for the CFO to really […]
Legal Process Outsourcing Here is the quote that all law firms should read – from a major corporate in a major economy. “While the provision of legal process outsourcing (LPO) and alternative fee arrangements weren’t deal breakers, Salter admitted both are competitive points of difference and of growing importance to AMP.” Over the last few […]
By Edward Brooks [email protected] Legal Outsourcing, Legal Process Outsourcing, LPO, Managing Partner
times I have been meaning to do this for some time now, so here goes. Apologies for the graphics – couldn’t find a graphic for “10” quickly enough. When you sit in a room full of lawyers, all trying to understand Legal Outsourcing for the first time, it is fascinating to see where the […]
By Edward Brooks, The LPO Program I had a call recently with Deborah Kops, leading light in the area of Change Management and founder of Sourcing Change (www.sourcingchange.com). There is no way to over-estimate how important Change Management is when it comes to Legal Outsourcing/LPO or any other kind of readjustment of how you […]
Some one wants to buy part of your law firm. Let’s start with what happens in the corporate world when it comes to Mergers and Acquisitions. Using Royal Bank of Scotland as an example, they had a division called Direct Line that they no longer wanted (or needed the cash) so decided to sell. A […]
Legal Outsourcing on Montego Bay, and how it shapes the future of LPO. As ever, I have Google Alerts to thank for showing me this story. about the Minister of Justice in Jamaica, Senator Mark Golding, promoting his country as an LPO delivery centre. However, it made me start to think about LPO in 2017 […]
I’m in Campaign Mode. You can help! Peace in Syria, the end of the Fiscal Cliff, a Brit in charge of the Bank of England…all seemingly impossible in today’s world. But surely Good LPO RFPs are achievable! It may sound trivial in comparison to major world issues, but why are “Good LPO RFPs” seemingly elusive. […]