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I Have Seen the Future ...

As the economic outlook has continued to remain uncertain and the inability of law firms to reduce or hold the line on expenses becomes more apparent, law firms are increasingly looking at oursourcing.

10 minute read December 11, 2012 at 09:22 AM
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J. Mark Santiago
I Have Seen the Future ...

Several years ago, I worked with ALM Research to develop a survey of outsourcing trends within the legal profession. When the survey was first conducted (2006) the outsourcing of administrative functions (law business outsourcing) (“LBO”) in law firms was in its infancy.

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