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               Ｉｎ               ｅａｒｌｙ               2005               ａ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               Ｌｅｘａｄｉｇｍ               ｗａｓ               ｈｉｒｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｔｏ               ｄｒａｆｔ               ａ               ｂｒｉｅｆ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

Ｓｕｐｒｅｍｅ               Ｃｏｕｒｔ               ｃａｓｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｃａｓｅ               ｗａｓ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅ               ｉｎｔｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ａｎｄ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ               ｏｎ               ａｐｐｌｙｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               Ｆｉｆｔｈ               Ａｍｅｎｄｍｅｎｔ'ｓ               ｄｕｅ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｃｌａｕｓｅ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｔａｘ               ｄｉｓｐｕｔｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｂｒｉｅｆ               ｗａｓ               ｆｉｌｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｖｉｅｗ               ａｎｄ               ｕｓｅ               ｐａｒｔ,               ｓｏｍｅ,               ｏｒ               ｎｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               Ｌｅｘａｄｉｇｍ'ｓ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｎａｌ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｏｕｔｃｏｍｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ａｓ               ｉｆ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｍ'ｓ               ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｓ               ｈａｄ               ｄｒａｆｔｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｒｉｅｆ;               ｅｘｃｅｐｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃａｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               Ｉｎｄｉａ.
Ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｈａｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｈａｎｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｄｅｍａｎｄ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｔｏ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｏｉｎｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｖｅｌｙ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｃｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｉｎｈｅｒｅｎｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｔｉｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｗｏｒｋ.

Ｌｅｘａｄｉｇｍ'ｓ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｏｎ               ａ               Ｓｕｐｒｅｍｅ               Ｃｏｕｒｔ               ｃａｓｅ               ｉｓ               ａｎ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｃａｄｅ-ｏｌｄ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ               ｉｎ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ:               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ.

"Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ"               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａ               ｐｈｒａｓｅ               ｃｏｍｍｏｎｌｙ               ｈｅａｒｄ               ｉｎ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｄｉｓｃｏｕｒｓｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔ               ｏｆ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ａｓｐｅｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ,               ｒａｎｇｉｎｇ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｉｍｐｌｅ               ｔａｓｋｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｃｏｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ,               ｉｓ               ｐｒｏｖｏｃａｔｉｖｅ.

Ｉｎｉｔｉａｌｌｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｄｅａ               ｉｓ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｍｅｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ:               "Ｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｌｅｇａｌ?"               Ｔｈｉｓ               ａｌｍｏｓｔ               ｉｎｔｕｉｔｉｖｅ               ｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｖｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｖｅｒｗｈｅｌｍｉｎｇ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｕｎａｗａｒｅｎｅｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｌｅ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｐｌａｙ               ｉｎ               ｏｕｒ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｓｔ               ｔｅｎ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｒｏｌｅ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇ               .

Ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ａｎｄ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｉｎｇ               ｏｒ               ｉｎ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｅｒｍｓ,               "ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃａｌｌｙ"               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ａｓｐｅｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｔｏ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｃｏｎｓｕｌｔｉｎｇ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ａｎｄ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｚｅｄ               ｖｅｎｄｏｒｓ.

Ｉｎ               2005               ｔｈｅ               ｐｈａｓｅ               "ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ"               (ＬＰＯ)               ｗａｓ               ｃｏｉｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｆｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｐｈｅｎｏｍｅｎｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｅ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｔｏ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ,               ｐｒｅｄｏｍｉｎａｎｔｌｙ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ               .

Ｓｉｎｃｅ               2005               ｔｈｉｓ               ｂｕｄｄｉｎｇ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｈａｓ               ｇｒｏｗｎ,               ｗｉｔｈ               ｏｖｅｒ               100               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｌａｗ-ｆｉｒｍｓ,               ｉｎ-ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ａ               2007               ｒｅｐｏｒｔ               ｂｙ               Ｖａｌｕｅｎｏｔｅｓ,               ａ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｚｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ,               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｅｄ               ｒｅｖｅｎｕｅ               ｏｆ               $146               ｍｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               2006               .

Ｄｒｉｖｅｎ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｄｅｍａｎｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｃｙ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ,               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔｕａｌｉｚｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｕｓｉｎｇ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｔｅｒｍｓ.
               Ｆｒｏｍ               ＢＰＯ               ｔｏ               ＫＰＯ               ｔｏ               ＬＰＯ
               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａ               ｎｅｗ               ｐｈｅｎｏｍｅｎｏｎ.

Ｄｒｉｖｅｎ               ｂｙ               ａ               ｇｌｏｂａｌ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｅｍｐｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｃｈｅａｐｅｒ               ｌａｂｏｒ,               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｔｏｏｋ               ｏｆｆ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｔｅ               1980'ｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｍａｎｕｆａｃｔｕｒｉｎｇ               ｊｏｂｓ               ａｂｒｏａｄ.

Ｍｏｍｅｎｔｕｍ               ｂｕｉｌｔ,               ａｎｄ               ｏｆｆ-ｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅｓ               ｅｘｐａｎｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ               ｓｅｃｔｏｒ.

Ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌｌｙ,               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｒａｐｉｄ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｅｌｅｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎ,               Ｉｎｔｅｒｎｅｔ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ,               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏａｄ               ｗａｓ               ｐａｖｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               "ｓｅｃｏｎｄ               ｗａｖｅ"               ｏｆ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               "ｗｈｉｔｅ-ｃｏｌｌａｒ               ｊｏｂｓ."Ｔｙｐｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｔｅｒｍｅｄ               Ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               (ＢＰＯ)               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｅｃｏｎｄ               ｗａｖｅ               ｒｅｆｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｔａｓｋｓ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｔｈｉｒｄ-ｐａｒｔｙ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｔａｓｋｓ               ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ               ｓｅｒｖｅ               ａ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｉｎｇ               ｒｏｌｅ               ａｎｄ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｒｕｃｉａｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｔｏ               ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ               ｉｔｓ               ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ               ｐｌａｃｅ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ａ               ｄｅｍａｒｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               "ｂａｃｋ-ｏｆｆｉｃｅ"               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ               ｒｅｆｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｌ               ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｂｉｌｌｉｎｇ               ｏｒ               ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｉｎｇ,               ａｎｄ               "ｆｒｏｎｔ-ｏｆｆｉｃｅ"               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｒｅｆｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｃｕｓｔｏｍｅｒ               ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｍａｒｋｅｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ.

Ｔｈｅ               "ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅ"               ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｙ               ｏｆ               ＢＰＯ               ｉｓ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｃａｌｌ               ａｎｄ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ.

ＢＰＯ               ｉｓ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｃｏｍｍｏｎｌｙ               ｄｏｎｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ａｎｄ               Ｕ.Ｋ.

ｍａｒｋｅｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｉｅｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               Ｉｎｄｉａ,               Ｓｏｕｔｈ               Ａｆｒｉｃａ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               Ｐｈｉｌｉｐｐｉｎｅｓ               .
               Ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               Ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｚｅｄ               ｓｕｂｓｅｔ               ｏｆ               Ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ               Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               (ＫＰＯ).

ＫＰＯ               ｂｒｏａｄｌｙ               ｒｅｆｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               "ｌｅｇａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌｌｙ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ."               Ｔｈｅ               ｉｄｅａ               ｏｆ               "ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ"               ｉｎ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ＫＰＯ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｄｅｆｉｎｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｅｒｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｎｏｒｍａｌ               ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｉｚｅｄ,               ｃｏｍｍｏｄｉｔｉｚｅｄ,               ｏｒ               ｅａｓｙ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｐｌｉｃａｔｅ.

Ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ,               ＫＰＯ               ｒｅｆｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｖａｌｕｅ-ａｄｄｅｄ               ｆｏｒｍ               ｏｆ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｓ               ｌｏｗ-ｌｅｖｅｌ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ               ａ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ｌｅｖｅｌ               ｏｆ               ｅｘｐｅｒｔｉｓｅ,               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ               ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ               ｓｋｉｌｌｓ,               ｈｉｇｈｅｒ               ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ,               ａｎｄ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｃｒｅｄｅｎｔｉａｌｓ               .

Ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ               ｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａｓ               "ｊｕｄｇｍｅｎｔ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ＢＰＯ,"               ＫＰＯ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｓ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｅｓ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ,               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓｅｓ               ｉｎｔｅｌｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ,               ｃｌｉｎｉｃａｌ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｒａｐｉｄｌｙ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｓｅｃｔｏｒ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ.
               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｒｅｆｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｂｙ               ｌａｗ-ｆｉｒｍｓ,               ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎｓ,               ａｎｄ               "ｉｎ-ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔｓ"               (ｍａｉｎｌｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ａｎｄ               Ｕ.Ｋ.)               ｔｏ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ               (ｍａｉｎｌｙ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ).

Ａ               ｒｅｐｏｒｔ               ｉｓｓｕｅｄ               ｉｎ               Ｄｅｃｅｍｂｅｒ               2005               ａｎｄ               ｕｐｄａｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               Ｊｕｌｙ               2007               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ＶａｌｕｅＮｏｔｅｓ,               ｅｓｔｉｍａｔｅｄ               ｒｅｖｅｎｕｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ＬＰＯ               ａｔ               $146               ｍｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               2006               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｇｒｏｗ               ｔｏ               $640               ｍｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｂｙ               2010.

Ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ＶａｌｕｅＮｏｔｅｓ,               ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｄ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               7,500               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ;               ａ               ｆｉｇｕｒｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               32,000               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               2010               .
               Ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅ               ｓｉｄｅ,               ａ               ｒｅｐｏｒｔ               ｒｅｌｅａｓｅｄ               ｉｎ               Ｊａｎｕａｒｙ               2006               ｂｙ               Ｅｖａｌｕｅｓｅｒｖｅ,               ａ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ               ａｎｄ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ,               ｅｓｔｉｍａｔｅｄ               ｌｏｗｅｒ               ｓｔａｔｉｓｔｉｃｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔｅｄ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｍｏｄｅｒａｔｅ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ.

Ｅｖａｌｕｅｓｅｒｖｅ               ｅｓｔｉｍａｔｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｅｓ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｆｒｏｍ               Ｉｎｄｉａ               ａｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               1,300,               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔｓ               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｇｒｏｗ               ｂｙ               5,200               ｉｎ               Ｄｅｃｅｍｂｅｒ               2010,               ａｎｄ               16,000               ｂｙ               Ｄｅｃｅｍｂｅｒ               2015.

Ｅｖａｌｕｓｅｒｖｅ               ｅｓｔｉｍａｔｅｓ               ｒｅｖｅｎｕｅ               ｏｆ               ａｐｐｒｏｘｉｍａｔｅｌｙ               $56               ｍｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｆｒｏｍ               2005,               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔｓ               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｔｏ               $960               ｍｉｌｌｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               2015.

Ｅｖａｌｕｅｓｅｒｖｅ               ｃｏｒｒｅｌａｔｅｓ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ.

Ｗｈｅｎ               ｇｒｏｕｎｄｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｍａｒｋｅｔ,               Ｅｖａｌｕｅｓｅｒｖｅ               ｃｏｎｃｌｕｄｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｂｙ               2015               ｏｎｌｙ               1.2%               ｏｆ               ｊｏｂｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｏｆｆ-ｓｈｏｒｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅ               ｏｎｌｙ               .2%               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｔａｌ               ｒｅｖｅｎｕｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               .
               Ｔｈｅ               ｒａｎｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｓｔａｔｉｓｔｉｃｓ               ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔｙ               ｉｎ               ｍｅａｓｕｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｍｅｒｇｉｎｇ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ａｃｃｕｒａｔｅｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅａｖｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒｕｔｈ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｌｉｋｅｌｙ               ｌｏｃａｔｅｄ               ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｄｄｌｅ.

Ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｓｐａｒｉｔｙ               ｉｎ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒｓ,               ｔｈｅ               ｏｖｅｒａｒｃｈｉｎｇ               ｔｒｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔｅｄ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ               ｄｅｍｏｎｓｔｒａｔｅｓ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ａ               ｌｅｇｉｔｉｍａｔｅ               ｓｅｃｔｏｒ               ａｎｄ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｇｒｏｗ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｕｔｕｒｅ.
               Ｗｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ?
               "Ｓｈｏｒｔ               ｏｆ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｏｒ               ｓｉｇｎ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｔｔｅｄ               ｌｉｎｅ,               ｗｅ               ｃａｎ               ｄｏ               ｉｔ."               -               Ｓａｎｊａｙ               Ｋａｍｌａｎｉ,               Ｃｏ-               ｃｈｉｅｆ               ｅｘｅｃｕｔｉｖｅ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅｒ               ｏｆ               Ｐａｎｇｅａ3
               Ａ               ｋｅｙ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               ｏｆ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｓ:               "Ｗｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ?"               Ｔｈｅ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ               ｒａｎｇｅｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｉｍｐｌｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｃｏｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｇｈｌｙ               ｔｅｃｈｎｉｃａｌ               ｐａｔｅｎｔ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｗｉｄｅ               ｒａｎｇｅ               ｏｆ               ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｉｅｓ               ｈａｓ               ｉｍｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｆｏｒ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｎ               ｔｅｒｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｖｅｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｄ,               ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｃｙ               ａｎｄ               ｖａｌｕｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｅｓ,               ｌｉａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ａｎｄ               ｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｍａｙ               ｒａｉｓｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄｉｎｇ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｒｅｓｔｒｉｃｔｉｏｎｓ.
               Ｌｅｇａｌｌｙ,               ａｎｙｏｎｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａ               ｒｅｇｉｓｔｅｒｅｄ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ａｄｖｉｃｅ               ｎｏｒ               ｄｏ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅ               "ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｉｎｇ               ｌａｗ."               Ｔｈｉｓ               ｈａｓ               ｔｙｐｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｒｅｓｔｒｉｃｔｅｄ               ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｕｐｐｌｙｉｎｇ               "ｃｏｒｅ"               ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ,               ｊｕｄｇｍｅｎｔｓ,               ｏｒ               ｃｒｕｃｉａｌ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ.

ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍｓ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｄｏ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍ               ａ               ｖａｒｉｅｔｙ               ａ               ｎｏｎ-ｃｏｒｅ,               ｍａｎｐｏｗｅｒ               ｉｎｔｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｔｒａｎｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ,               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔ               ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ,               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｄａｔａ               ｅｎｔｒｙ,               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｃｏｄｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｄｅｘｉｎｇ               .

Ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               "ｎｏｎ-ｃｏｒｅ"               ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎｓ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｅｘｉｓｔｓ               ａ               ｇｒｅａｔ               ｒａｎｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｅｓ               ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｍａｙ               ｏｆｆｅｒ.

Ａｓ               ａ               ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ               ｐｏｉｎｔ,               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｂａｓｉｃ               ＬＰＯ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｉｚｅｄ               ａｓ               "ｌｏｗ-ｖａｌｕｅ"               ｗｏｒｋ.

Ｅｖａｌｕｅｓｅｒｖｅ               ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｉｚｅｓ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｗｏｒｋ               ａｓ               "Ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏｎｉｃ               Ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔ               Ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ"               ａｎｄ               ｅｓｔｉｍａｔｅｓ               ａ               ｍａｊｏｒｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｅｎｇａｇｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｙｐｅ               ｏｆ               ＬＰＯ.

Ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａ               ｄｅｍａｎｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ,               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔ               ｄｒａｆｔｉｎｇ,               ａｎｄ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ               ｒｉｇｈｔｓ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｓ               ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｉｚｅｄ               ａｓ               "ｈｉｇｈ-ｖａｌｕｅ."               Ｔｈｅ               "ｈｉｇｈ-ｖａｌｕｅ"               ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｙ               ｉｓ               ｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               "ｌｏｗ-ｖａｌｕｅ"               ａｓｐｅｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               ＬＰＯ               ａｎｄ               ＢＰＯ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ               ｓｕｂｓｔａｎｔｉａｌ               ｄｏｍａｉｎ               ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ,               ａ               ｄｅｅｐ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗ,               ａｎｄ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ｑｕａｌｉｔａｔｉｖｅ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               .

Ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｉｅｓ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｄｉｖｉｄｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｓｉｘ               ｔｙｐｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ:
               Ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ               Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ:               Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ               ｓｔａｔｕｔｏｒｙ               ａｎｄ               ｃａｓｅ               ｌａｗ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ,               ｍｕｃｈ               ｏｆ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｃａｎ               ｎｏｗ               ｂｅ               ｄｏｎｅ               ｖｉａ               ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏｎｉｃ               ｄａｔａｂａｓｅｓ.
               Ｄｕｅ               Ｄｉｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ               Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ:               Ｄｕｅ-ｄｉｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ               ｒｅｆｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ａｍｏｕｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｄａｔａ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｅｘａｍｉｎｅ               ｔｏ               ｖｅｒｉｆｙ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ｓｔａｔｕｓ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｅｒｇｅｒｓ               ｏｒ               ａｃｑｕｉｓｉｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｓ               ｓｉｆｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｄａｔａ,               ｃｏｎｆｉｒｍｉｎｇ               ｓｕｐｐｌｉｅｒ               ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔｓ               ａｎｄ               ｃｈｅｃｋｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｂｏｏｋｓ,               ｂｏａｒｄ               ｒｅｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｅｎｓｕｒｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏ               "ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｓ."
               Ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔ               Ｄｒａｆｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               Ｐｒｏｏｆ               Ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               Ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ:               Ｄｒａｆｔｉｎｇ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｓ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｅ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ,               ｎｏｎ-ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｕｒｅ               ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔｓ,               ｌｉｃｅｎｓｉｎｇ               ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔｓ,               ｓｕｐｐｌｉｅｒ               ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔｓ,               ｌｅａｓｅ               ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔｓ,               ｖｅｎｄｏｒ               ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｏｒ               ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔｓ.

Ｍａｎｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔｓ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗ               ａ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ               ｔｅｍｐｌａｔｅ,               ｅｎａｂｌｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅ               ａ               ｄｒａｆｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃａｎ               ｌａｔｅｒ               ｂｅ               ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｄｉｆｉｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ.

Ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｃａｎ               ａｌｓｏ               ｐｒｏｏｆｒｅａｄ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｕｂｌｅ               ｃｈｅｃｋ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ｓｕｒｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃｏｍｐｌｙ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｕｉｄｅｌｉｎｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ.
               Ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔ               Ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｙ               ｉｎ               Ｌｉｔｉｇａｔｉｏｎ:               Ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｃａｎ               ａｓｓｉｓｔ               ｉｎ               "ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔ               ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｙ,"               ａ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｉｎ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｒｅｖｉｅｗ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ａｍｏｕｎｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｄａｔａ               ｉｎ               ｐｒｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｃａｓｅ,               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｍｅｅｔ               ａ               ｄｅａｄｌｉｎｅ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｅｒｉｏｄ,               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｃａｎ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｎｅｇｏｔｉａｔｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ               ｏｆ               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｏｖｅｒｔｉｍｅ               ｏｒ               ｈｉｒｅ               ｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ               ｓｔａｆｆ.
               Ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ               Ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ               Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ:               Ｔｈｉｓ               ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｙ               ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｓｋｉｅｓｔ               ａｎｄ               ｆａｓｔｅｓｔ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｓｅｃｔｏｒｓ               ｉｎ               ＬＰＯ.

Ａ               ｐａｔｅｎｔ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ:               ｐｒｉｏｒ               ａｒｔ               ｓｅａｒｃｈｉｎｇ,               ｄｒａｆｔｉｎｇ               ｂａｃｋｇｒｏｕｎｄ,               ｄｒａｆｔｉｎｇ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ,               ｄｒａｆｔｉｎｇ               ｃｌａｉｍｓ,               ｄｒａｆｔｉｎｇ               ｓｕｍｍａｒｙ,               ｐｒｅｐａｒｉｎｇ               ｄｒａｗｉｎｇｓ,               ｆｉｎａｌ               ｒｅｖｉｅｗ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｄｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｆｉｌｉｎｇ.

Ｏｎｌｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｎａｌ               ｒｅｖｉｅｗ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｌｅｇａｌｌｙ               ｂｅ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａｎ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ               ｒｅｇｉｓｔｅｒｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               Ｐａｔｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               Ｔｒａｄｅｍａｒｋ               Ｏｆｆｉｃｅ               (ＵＳＰＴＯ).

Ｄｅｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ'               ｐｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ,               ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｃａｎ               ｈａｖｅ               ｖａｒｙｉｎｇ               ｄｅｇｒｅｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｐｒｅｐａｒｉｎｇ               ｄｒａｆｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｐａｔｅｎｔ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｐａｔｅｎｔ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｉｓ               ｉｎ               ｓｕｃｈ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｄｅｍａｎｄ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｉｔ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｓ               ｔｉｍｅ-ｃｏｎｓｕｍｉｎｇ               ｒｅｐｅｔｉｔｉｖｅ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ.

Ｍａｎｙ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｏｆ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｔ               ｐｒｉｃｅｓ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｐａｙ               ａｎｄ               ａｒｅ               ｆｏｒｃｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｓｔｒａｔｅｇｙ               .

Ｉｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ,               ａｎ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｉｓ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｅｎｇｉｎｅｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｏｎ               ｄｒａｆｔｓ.

Ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｂｒｏａｄｅｒ               ｒａｎｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｅｘｐｅｒｔｉｓｅ               ｏｆｆｅｒｓ               ｙｅｔ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ＬＰＯ.
               Ｃｒｅａｔｉｖｅ               Ｉｎｎｏｖａｔｉｏｎｓ
               Ｉｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｙｐｉｃａｌ               ｔａｓｋｓ               ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ,               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｃａｒｖｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｏｗｎ               ｎｉｃｈｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ.

Ｂｙ               ｃｏｍｂｉｎｉｎｇ               ｓｕｐｅｒｂ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ               (ＩＴ)               ｗｉｔｈ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ,               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               Ｐａｎｇｅａ3               ａｒｅ               ｃｒｅａｔｉｎｇ               ａ               ｎｅｗ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃａｌｌ               "ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ"               ｏｒ               "Ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔ               ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ａｎａｌｙｔｉｃｓ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ."               Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               Ｐａｎｇｅａ3               ｈａｄ               ａ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｗｈｏｓｅ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ               ｃｏｕｎｓｅｌ               ｗａｓ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｆｌｏｏｄｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｃａｌｌｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄｉｎｇ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ               ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ'ｓ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｓｏｆｔｗａｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｏｃｕｒｅｍｅｎｔ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ.

Ａｓ               ａ               ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ,               Ｐａｎｇｅａ3               ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ               ａ               ｄａｔａｂａｓｅ               ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｉｎｇ               ａ               ｓｅｔ               ｏｆ               ａｎｓｗｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ.
               Ｍｏｄｅｌｓ               ｏｆ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ:               Ｔｈｅ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               Ａｐｐｅａｌ
               Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｓｍａｔｔｅｒｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｉｅｓ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｌｏｂｅ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ               ｉｎ               ＬＰＯ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ'ｓ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｄｅｓｔｉｎａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｔｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｍａｉｎｓ               ｃｏｎｃｅｎｔｒａｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｈｏｌｄｓ               ｔｒｕｅ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｒｅａｓｏｎｓ.

Ｉｎｄｉａ               ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎｓ               ａ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｈｉｇｈｌｙ               ｓｋｉｌｌｅｄ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｆｏｒｃｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｓｔｒｏｎｇ               Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ               ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ               ｃａｐａｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ.

Ｉｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ,               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｉｌｔ               ｉｎ               ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ               ｃｏｍｍｏｎ               ｌａｗ               ａｎｄ               ｍａｎｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｌａｗ.

ＬＰＯ               ａｌｓｏ               ｈｏｌｄｓ               ａｐｐｅａｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌｓ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ.

Ａｐｐｒｏｘｉｍａｔｅｌｙ               80,000               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｇｒａｄｕａｔｅ               ｅａｃｈ               ｙｅａｒ               .

Ｆｏｒ               ｍａｎｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ,               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｐｒｏｍｉｓｉｎｇ,               ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｌｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｉｎｇ               ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ.

Ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ,               ｔｈｅ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ               ｉｓ               ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｃｏｍｐｅｔｉｔｉｖｅ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ａｄｖａｎｃｅｍｅｎｔ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｖｅｒ               ａ               ｐｅｒｉｏｄ               ｏｆ               ｙｅａｒｓ               .
               Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ＬＰＯ               ｒｅｍａｉｎｓ               ｃｏｎｃｅｎｔｒａｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ,               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｏｎｓｈｏｒｅ/ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｅ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ,               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｆｉｒｍｓ,               ａｎｄ               ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｖａｒｉｅｓ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｆｏｕｒ               ｍａｉｎ               ｍｏｄｅｌｓ               ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｔｙｐｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐ               ａｎｄ               ｏｐｅｒａｔｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ.

Ｅａｃｈ               ｍｏｄｅｌ,               ａｓ               ｏｕｔｌｉｎｅｄ               ｂｙ               Ｅｖａｌｕｅｓｅｒｖｅ,               ｈａｓ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｉｍｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｖｅｌ               ｏｆ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ               ａｎｄ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ.
               Ｃａｐｔｉｖｅ               Ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ:               Ｔｈｉｓ               ｍｏｄｅｌ               ｉｓ               ｆｏｒｍｅｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ａ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｓｔａｒｔｓ               ｉｔｓ               ｏｗｎ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｉｔｓ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｉｎｇ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ.

Ｉｎ               ｅａｒｌｙ               2005               Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ               Ｅｌｅｃｔｒｉｃ               ｂｅｃａｍｅ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｔ               ｕｐ               ａ               ｃａｐｔｉｖｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ.

Ｔｈｅｙ               ｄｉｄ               ｓｏ               ｂｙ               ｔｏ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｉｎｇ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｔ               ｉｔｓ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｉｎ               Ｇｕｒａｇｏｎ,               Ｉｎｄｉａ.

Ｎｏｗ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｍｏｓｔ               30               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｊｏｒｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               .

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｍｏｄｅｌ,               ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｆａｌｌｓ               ｍａｉｎｌｙ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｈｉｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｗｏｒｋ.

Ｓｏｍｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｍａｙ               ａｒｉｓｅ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｕｒｅ,               ａｓ               ｍａｎｙ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｍａｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｖｅａｌ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ.
               Ｃａｐｔｉｖｅ               Ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ               ｆｏｒｍｅｄ               ｂｙ               Ｕ.Ｓ./               Ｕ.Ｋ.

ｆｉｒｍｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｓｕｂｓｉｄｉａｒｉｅｓ:               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｌａｗｓ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔｌｙ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ａｌｌｏｗ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ.

Ａｓ               ａ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔ,               ｓｏｍｅ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ./               Ｕ.Ｋ               ａｒｅ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｔｏ               Ｉｎｄｉａ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｔ               ｕｐ               ｓｕｂｓｉｄｉａｒｉｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｐａｒａｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｅｘｐｏｒｔ               ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅｓ               ｏｎｌｙ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               Ｆｏｘ               &               Ｍａｎｄａｌ               ａｎｄ               ＡＬＭＴ               Ｌｅｇａｌ,               ｔｗｏ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍｓ,               ｔｅａｍｅｄ               ｕｐ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｐａｔｅｎｔ               Ｍｅｔｒｉｘ,               ａｎ               Ｉｒｖｉｎｅ-Ｃａｌｉｆｏｒｎｉａ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               .

Ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｍｏｄｅｌ               ｉｓ               ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃａｐｔｉｖｅ               Ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ./               Ｕ.Ｋ.

ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｉｓ               ｓｕｂｓｔｉｔｕｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｐｌａｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ.
               Ｊｏｉｎｔ               Ｖｅｎｔｕｒｅｓ               ｂｙ               Ｕ.Ｓ./               Ｕ.Ｋ.

ｂａｓｅｄ               ｆｉｒｍｓ:               Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｍｏｄｅｌ               ａ               Ｕ.Ｓ./               Ｕ.Ｋ.

ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｅｎｔｅｒ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａ               ｖｅｎｔｕｒｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ.

Ａｎ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｎｅｗ               ｍｏｄｅｌ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ａｎｎｏｕｎｃｅｍｅｎｔ               ｂｙ               Ｃｌｉｆｆｏｒｄ               Ｃｈａｎｃｅ               ｉｎ               2006               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｓｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ'ｓ               ｌａｒｇｅｓｔ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｉｎｉｔｉａｔｉｖｅ               ｂｙ               ａ               ｇｌｏｂａｌ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｉｎ               ｃｏｎｊｕｎｃｔｉｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｉｎｔｅｇｒｅｏｎ               Ｍａｎａｇｅｄ               Ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ               .

Ａｇａｉｎ,               ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｆａｌｌｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ./               Ｕ.Ｋ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｔｏ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｅ               ａｎｄ               ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ａｌｌ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｓｈａｒｅｄ.

Ｉｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｐａｓｓｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｓａｖｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ.
               Ｔｈｉｒｄ               Ｐａｒｔｙ               Ｖｅｎｄｏｒｓ               Ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ               Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｔｏ               Ｌａｗ-Ｆｉｒｍｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｉｎ-ｈｏｕｓｅ               Ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｅ               Ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ:               Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｄｅｌ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｙｐｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｃｏｍｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｍｉｎｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｅｄ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｍｏｄｅｌ,               ａ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｏｒ               ｉｎ-ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｈｉｒｅ               ａ               ｔｈｉｒｄ               ｐａｒｔｙ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｒ               (ｉ.ｅ.

ａ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ)               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｒａｉｎｅｄ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ               ａ               ｔａｓｋ.

Ｅｘａｍｐｌｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｐ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｏｆ               2008,               ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂｌａｃｋ               Ｂｏｏｋ               ｏｆ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ,ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ               ＬａｗＳｃｒｉｂｅ.

Ｃｌｕｔｃｈ               Ｇｒｏｕｐ,               ＣＰＡ               Ｇｌｏｂａｌ,               Ｉｎｔｅｇｒｅｏｎ,               ａｎｄ               Ｍｉｎｄｃｒｅｓｔ               .

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｍｏｄｅｌ               ｒａｉｓｅｓ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｕｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ,               ｂｕｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ.

Ｃｏｍｐｌｉｃａｔｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｎｅｗ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｓｕｒｒｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｎｆｌｉｃｔ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ/ｌｅｇａｌ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               Ｕ.Ｓ./               Ｕ.Ｋ,               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍ.
               Ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒａｗｂａｃｋｓ
               "Ｗｈｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               $300-ｐｅｒ-ｈｏｕｒ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｄｏ               ｄｕｅ-ｄｉｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｉｔ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｄｏｎｅ               [ｍｏｒｅ               ｃｈｅａｐｌｙ]               ｂｙ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｅｌｓｅ?"               -               Ａｊａｙ               Ｒａｊｕ,               Ｒｅｅｄ               Ｓｍｉｔｈ               Ｌ.Ｌ.Ｐ
               Ｉｎ               1995               Ｂｉｃｋｅｌ               &               Ｂｒｅｗｅｒ               ｂｅｃａｍｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｔｏ               ｏｐｅｎ               ａｎ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅ               ｉｎ               Ｈｙｄｅｒａｂａｄ,               Ｉｎｄｉａ.

Ｃｏ-ｆｏｕｎｄｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｍａｎａｇｉｎｇ               ｐａｒｔｎｅｒ,               Ｂｉｌｌ               Ｂｒｅｗｅｒ,               ｒｅｃａｌｌｓ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｌｕｎｃｈ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｖｅ:
               "Ｗｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｎｅｗ               ｗａｙｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ               ｉｎ               ｈａｎｄｌｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｌｌｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｐｉｅｃｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃｏｎｆｒｏｎｔ               ｕｓ               ｉｎ               ｅａｃｈ               ｃａｓｅ.

Ｉ'ｍ               ｎｏｔ               ｓｕｒｅ               ｈｏｗ               ｉｔ               ｃａｍｅ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎ,               ｂｕｔ               ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ               ａ               ｌｉｇｈｔ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｏｆｆ.

Ｉ               ａｓｋｅｄ,               'Ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｏｗ               ｍｕｃｈ               ａｎ               ｈｏｕｒ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ?'               Ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ,               'Ｔｗｏ               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ               ａｎ               ｈｏｕｒ.'               Ｗｅ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｍａｋｅ               ｉｔ               ｔｏ               ｄｉｎｎｅｒ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｗｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｓｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｕｂｓｉｄｉａｒｙ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ."
               Ｉｎ               2005-6,               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｃｈａｒｇｅｄ               $40-$60               ａｎ               ｈｏｕｒ               ｆｏｒ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｐａｒｔｓ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｒｍａｌｌｙ               ｂｉｌｌ               ａｔ               $120-$300               .

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｓ               ａｎ               ａｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ｏｆ               30-70%,               ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ               Ｃｈａｍｂｅｒｓ               ｏｆ               Ｃｏｍｍｅｒｃｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｏｆ               Ｉｎｄｉａ               (ＡＳＳＯＣＨＡＭ).

Ｔｈｅ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｊｏｂ,               ｌｅａｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｈｕｇｅ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ｉｎ               ｐａｔｅｎｔ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ,               ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ               ａｎｄ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ               ｓｅｃｔｏｒｓ.

Ａ               ｔｈａｎｋｆｕｌ               ＣＥＯ               ｗｒｏｔｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               Ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ＳＤＤ               Ｇｌｏｂａｌ,               "Ｙｏｕｒ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｓａｖｅｄ               ｕｓ               90%               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｉｎ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｔｈａｎ               ｈａｌｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｍｅ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｃｌａｒｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ,               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｉｄ               ｉｎ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｔｈａｎ               ｏｎｅ               ｍｏｎｔｈ               ｓａｖｅｄ               ｕｓ               ｏｖｅｒ               $200,000."               Ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｃｙ               ｉｓ               ａｌｓｏ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               "ｔｉｍｅ-ｚｏｎｅ"               ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｌｌｏｗｓ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｇｉｎ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｄ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ,               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｒｓ               ｃａｎ               ｒｅｖｉｅｗ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔｓ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｓｌｅｅｐｉｎｇ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｒｅｄｕｃｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ａｎｄ               ｈａｓ               ｈｕｇｅ               ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｔａｓｋｓ               ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｎｇ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ａ               ｓｔｒｉｃｔ               ｄｅａｄｌｉｎｅ,               ｌｉｋｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔ               ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｙ               .

Ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ａｌｓｏ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ               ａ               ｃｏｓｔ-ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ               ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               "ｆａｓｔ               ｏｒ               ｆａｍｉｎｅ"               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ               ｍａｎｙ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｆａｃｅ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ａｒｅ               ｆａｃｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｌｅｍｍａ               ｏｆ               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｔｏｏ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｏｒ               ｎｏｔ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ.

Ｗｉｔｈ               ＬＰＯ,               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｒｅ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｎｅｅｄｅｄ               ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ               ｏｆ               ｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ               ｕｎｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ               ｓｔａｆｆ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｐａｙｒｏｌｌ               ｏｒ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｏｖｅｒｔｉｍｅ               .

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｃｏｍｍｏｎ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｉｒｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｏｒ               ｐａｒａｌｅｇａｌｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｓｈｏｒｔ               ｔｉｍｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｓ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ.
               Ｉｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｒｅ               ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｃｙ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ.

Ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｄｅｖｏｔｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｌａｒｇｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ               ｃａｓｅｓ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｏｇｇｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｉｎ               ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ               ｐａｐｅｒ               ｗｏｒｋ.

"Ｉｔ               ｇｉｖｅｓ               ｍｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ,"               ｓａｙｓ               Ｒｉｓｈｉ               Ｖａｒｍａ,               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ               ｃｏｕｎｓｅｌ               ｆｏｒ               Ｔｒｉｃｏ               Ｍａｒｉｎｅ               Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ,               ａ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｓ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               Ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               Ｐａｎｇｅａ3               .

Ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｃａｎ               ａｌｓｏ               ｌｅａｄ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｇｈｅｒ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｎａｌ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ,               ａｓ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｐｅｎｄ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｄｒａｆｔｉｎｇ               ａ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｓ               ｕｌｔｉｍａｔｅｌｙ               ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａｎ               ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｄ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ａｌｓｏ               ａｌｌｏｗｓ               ｆｏｒ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐａｒａｌｅｇａｌｓ               ｔｏ               ｍｏｖｅ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｖａｌｕｅ               ｃｈａｉｎ,               ｓｐｅｎｄ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｆａｃｅ-               ｔｏ               -ｆａｃｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ａ               ｂｒｏａｄｅｒ               ｒａｎｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               .
               Ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｃｏｍｐｌｉｃａｔｉｎｇ               ｆａｃｔｏｒｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｒｉｓｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ＬＰＯ.

Ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ａｎｄ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌａｗ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｙｌｅｓ               ｏｆ               Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ               ｃｏｍｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ａｔ               ｔｉｍｅｓ               ａｎ               ａｗｋｗａｒｄ               ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ               ｃｕｒｖｅ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔｉｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｍａｎａｇｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍａｙ               ｄｅｔｒａｃｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｖｅｒａｌｌ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｓａｖｅｄ.

Ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒｍｏｒｅ,               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｈｉｇｈｌｙ               ｓｅｎｓｉｔｉｖｅ               ａｎｄ               ｒｉｓｋｙ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍａｎｙ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｅｄ               ｍａｙ               ｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｎｅｇａｔｉｖｅ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃｉｔｙ               .

Ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｎｙ               Ｆｏｒｔｕｎｅ               500               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               Ｂａｙｅｒ,               Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ               Ｅｌｅｃｔｒｉｃ,               Ｏｒａｃｌｅ,               Ｃｉｓｃｏ               ａｎｄ               Ｍｉｃｒｏｓｏｆｔ               ｗｈｏ               ｄｏ               ｕｔｉｌｉｚｅ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ,               ｆｅｗ               ａｒｅ               ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｓｐｅａｋ               ｃａｎｄｉｄｌｙ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｃｔ               .

Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ,               ｔｈｅ               ｏｖｅｒｗｈｅｌｍｉｎｇ               ｒｅａｓｏｎｓ               ｃｉｔｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｒｅｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ               ｔｏ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ａｒｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｌｉａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ.
               "Ｉ               ｄｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｃｅ,               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌｉｔｙ,               ｐｒｉｖａｃｙ,               ｃｏｎｆｌｉｃｔ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ,               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｖａｌｕｅｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ａｒｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｒｅ               ａ               ｒｅａｌ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎ."
               -               Ｊｅｒｏｍｅ               Ｓｈｅｓｔａｃｋ,               ｆｏｒｍｅｒ               Ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ
               Ｔｈｅ               ｏｖｅｒａｒｃｈｉｎｇ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｎａｕｔｈｏｒｉｚｅｄ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｌａｗ               (ＵＰＬ).

Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅ               ｏｆ               Ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               Ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ               5.5               (ａ)               ｓｔａｔｅｓ:               "Ａ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｓｈａｌｌ               ｎｏｔ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｌａｗ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｊｕｒｉｓｄｉｃｔｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｖｉｏｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｊｕｒｉｓｄｉｃｔｉｏｎ               ｏｒ               ａｓｓｉｓｔ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｓｏ."Ｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ               5.5               (ｂ)               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａｄｍｉｔｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｊｕｒｉｓｄｉｃｔｉｏｎ               ｓｈａｌｌ               ｎｏｔ:
               Ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈ               ａｎ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅ               ｏｒ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍａｔｉｃ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｏｕｓ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｊｕｒｉｓｄｉｃｔｉｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｌａｗ.

Ｈｏｌｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｏｒ               ｏｔｈｅｒｗｉｓｅ               ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｉｓ               ａｄｍｉｔｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｌａｗ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｊｕｒｉｓｄｉｃｔｉｏｎ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎｉｎｇ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ＵＰＬ               ｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               "ｌｉｍｉｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｌａｗ               ｔｏ               ｍｅｍｂｅｒｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂａｒ               ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ａｇａｉｎｓｔ               ｒｅｎｄｉｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｂｙ               ｕｎｑｕａｌｉｆｉｅｄ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎｓ."               Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｆｉｎｉｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｔｅｒｍｓ               ｏｆ               ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅ               5.5               ｍａｙ               ｓｅｅｍ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔｌｙ               ｏｕｔｌａｗ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ,               ｔｈｅ               ｎｕａｎｃｅ               ｉｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｈｒａｓｅ               "ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｌａｗ."               Ｗｈａｔ               ｅｘａｃｔｌｙ               ｄｏｅｓ               "ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｉｎｇ               ｌａｗ"               ｍｅａｎ               ａｎｄ               ｈｏｗ               ｉｓ               ｉｔ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｐｒｏｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｌａｗ-ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｉｎｇ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｂｙ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｐａｒａｌｅｇａｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｌａｗ               ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ?
               Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｏｎｅ               ｐｏｉｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｎｓｅｎｓｕｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｓ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｄ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｍｕｌｔｉｐｌｅ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               Ｓｔａｔｅ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎｓ:               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｎｏ               ｃｉｒｃｕｍｓｔａｎｃｅ               ｍａｙ               ａ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｅｄ,               ｉｎ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｏｒ               ｉｎ               ａｎｙ               ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ,               ｔｏ               ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ               ａ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｉｎ               Ｃｏｕｒｔ               .

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｕｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｏｉｎｔ               ｏｆ               ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔ               ａｓ               ａ               ｊｕｍｐｉｎｇ               ｏｆｆ               ｐｏｉｎｔ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｒｅｍａｉｎｓ               ａ               ｇｒｅａｔ               ｄｅａｌ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｎｆｕｓｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ａｎａｌｏｇｙ               ｔｏ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｉｎｇ.

Ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｉｎｇ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ,               ｆｉｒｍｓ,               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｚｅｄ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｓｔ               ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎ               ｙｅａｒｓ.

Ｉｎ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ               ｔｏ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ,               ｉｎ               1988               ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               (ＡＢＡ)               ｉｓｓｕｅｄ               Ｆｏｒｍａｌ               Ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               Ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ               88-356               ｔｏ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎ               1995               ｔｈｅ               ＡＢＡ               Ｃｏｍｍｉｓｓｉｏｎ               ｏｎ               Ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒ               Ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ               ａ               ｒｅｐｏｒｔ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄａｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ               ｒａｉｓｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               ａｓｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ａｎｄ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ,               ｃｏｎｆｌｉｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ,               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ-ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｐｒｉｖｉｌｅｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌｉｔｙ,               ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｃｏｎｓｅｎｔ               ａｒｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｒａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｌｅｍｍａｓ               ｏｆ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ.

Ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｃｌａｍａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｍａｄｅ               ｏｎ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｆａｉｒ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｔｒａｐｏｌａｔｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｏｒｙ,               ｂｕｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｄｅｇｒｅｅ               ｏｆ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｒｄｅｎ               ｉｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ               ｅｎｇａｇｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｅｎｓｕｒｅ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｍｅｅｔｓ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ/ｓｈｅ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｐａｒｔｉｃｉｐａｔｅ               ｉｎ               ａｉｄｉｎｇ               ｕｎａｕｔｈｏｒｉｚｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ               ｉｌｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗ               .
               Ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               Ａｓｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ
               "Ｅｎｓｕｒｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ａｓｓｉｓｔｓ               ａ               Ｃａｌｉｆｏｒｎｉａ               Ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ               ｉｎ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｉｎｇ               ｌａｗ,               ＮＯＴ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｗａｙ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ."
               Ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｅ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ:               Ｔｈｅ               Ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               Ｉｍｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               Ｈａｎｄｏｕｔ,
               Ｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｄ               ａｓ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｓｅｍｉｎａｒ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ               ｂｙ               ＬａｗＳｃｒｉｂｅ,               Ｉｎｃ.
               Ｉｎ               2006               ｔｈｅ               Ｎｅｗ               Ｙｏｒｋ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｐｉｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｗｈｏ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｌａｗ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｌｅｇａｌｌｙ               "ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ."               Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ,               Ｒｕｌｅ               5.3               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｓ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               "ｄｉｒｅｃｔ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｏｒｙ               ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔｙ"               ｏｖｅｒ               ａ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｍａｋｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ               ｅｆｆｏｒｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｅｎｓｕｒｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒ'ｓ               ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ               ｉｓ               "ｃｏｍｐａｔｉｂｌｅ"               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               ｏｂｌｉｇａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               .

Ｉｎ               ｔａｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ               ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ,               ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｔｒａｐｏｌａｔｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ               ａｓｓｕｍｅｓ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｏｒｙ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ               .

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ               ｃｌｅａｒ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｒｕｌｅｓ               ａｐｐｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｈｉｒｅｄ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ,               ｏｒ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ａ               ｓｅｐａｒａｔｅ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ.

Ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               Ｍａｒｋ               Ｔｕｆｔ,               ａ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               ｓｃｈｏｌａｒ:
               "Ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔｙ               ｌｉｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｎｇ               ｍｅａｓｕｒｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ               ａｓｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｃｏｎｆｏｒｍ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ               ｏｆ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｔｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｔｉｂｌｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｌａｗｙｅｒ'ｓ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               ｏｂｌｉｇａｔｉｏｎｓ."
               Ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｔｅｃｈｎｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｎｏ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｏｂｌｉｇａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌａｗｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｂｏｕｎｄ               ｂｙ               ｍａｙ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒ               ｆｒｏｍ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ａｔ               ｃｒｕｃｉａｌ               ｐｏｉｎｔｓ;               ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌｉｔｙ.

Ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒｍｏｒｅ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃａｌ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔｙ               ｉｎ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ               ａｄｅｑｕａｔｅ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ｏｖｅｒ               ａｎ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｅ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ.
               Ｔｈｅ               2006               Ｎｅｗ               Ｙｏｒｋ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               Ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｏｒ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｗａｓ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｅｎｓｕｒｅ               ｃｏｍｐｌｉａｎｃｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               Ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎａｒｙ               Ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｏｆ               Ｎｅｗ               Ｙｏｒｋ,               ｂｕｔ               ｉｔ               ｄｉｄ               ｉｍｐｌｙ               ｏｂｌｉｇａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ.

Ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｅｎｓｕｒｅ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｃｏｍｐｅｔｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｓｋｓ,               ｕｐｈｏｌｄ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌｉｔｙ,               ａｎｄ               ｔａｋｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ               ｍｅａｓｕｒｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｅｎｓｕｒｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｖｉｏｌａｔｅ               Ｎｅｗ               Ｙｏｒｋ               ｃｏｄｅ               .
               Ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌｉｔｙ
               "Ａｔ               ＳＤＤ               Ｇｌｏｂａｌ,               ｓｅｃｕｒｅｄ,               ｈａｃｋ-ｐｒｏｏｆ               ＩＢＭ               ｓｅｒｖｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｔｅｓｔ               Ｃｉｓｃｏ               ＡＳＡ               ｆｉｒｅｗａｌｌ               ａｒｅ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔ               ｄａｔａ               ａｎｄ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎｅｔ               ｖｕｌｎｅｒａｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ.

Ｅｖｅｎ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａ               Ｌｉｎｕｘ               ｅｎｖｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅｓ.

Ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏｎｉｃ               ａｃｃｅｓｓ               ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ               ｉｓ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ａｌｌ               ａｒｅａｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ,               ｓｕｃｈ               ｔｈａｔ               ｎｏ               ｏｎｅ               ｉｓ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｅｎｔｅｒ               ａｎｙ               ｆｌｏｏｒ               ｏｒ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔ               ａｒｅａ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃａｌｌｙ               ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｚｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｓｏ,               ａｎｄ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ａ               ｃｕｓｔｏｍ-ｍａｄｅ               ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏｎｉｃ               ａｃｃｅｓｓ               ｃａｒｄ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｖｉｒｔｕａｌｌｙ               ｐａｐｅｒｌｅｓｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｐａｓｓｗｏｒｄｓ               ａｒｅ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ａｌｌ               ｄａｔａ               ａｃｃｅｓｓ."               -               Ｒｕｓｓｅｌｌ               Ｓｍｉｔｈ,               Ｃｈａｉｒｍａｎ               ｏｆ               ＳＤＤ               Ｇｌｏｂａｌ               Ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ
               Ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌｉｔｙ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｆｕｎｄａｍｅｎｔａｌ               ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ-ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ.

ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅ               1.6               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅ,               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｕｌｅ               ｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔｌｙ               ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｍｕｓｔ               ａｃｔ               ｔｏ               ｓａｆｅｇｕａｒｄ               ｕｎａｕｔｈｏｒｉｚｅｄ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｏｒ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ'ｓ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｓｅ               .

Ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌｉｔｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｅｒｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅｇａｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｒａｎｓｆｅｒｒｉｎｇ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅ               ｏｒ               "ｖａｎｉｌｌａ               ｔａｓｋｓ,"               ｌｉｋｅ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔ               ｒｅｖｉｅｗ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｕｐｌｏａｄ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔｓ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｓｅｃｕｒｅ               Ｉｎｔｒａｎｅｔ               ｓｉｔｅ,               ｈａｖｅ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｏｎ               ｉｔ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎ               ｉｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃａｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｒｇｅｒ               ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｓｅ               .

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒｅｎｄ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ               ｐａｔｅｎｔ               ｄｒａｆｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｐｒｉｖｙ               ｔｏ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ.

Ｐａｔｅｎｔ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ               ｔｒｉｃｋｙ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｅｘｉｓｔ               ｌａｗｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｅ               ｗｈａｔ               ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ               ａｂｒｏａｄ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ａ               ｌｉｃｅｎｓｅ               .

Ｏｎｅ               ｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ｄｅａｌ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｓｈａｒｅ               ａｎｙ               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ               ｈｙｐｏｔｈｅｔｉｃａｌ               ａｎｅｃｄｏｔｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｔｅｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｒ.

Ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｍｅａｓｕｒｅｓ               (ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｌｉｍｉｔｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               ａｎｄ               ａｒｅ               ｂｙ               ｎｏ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｆｏｏｌｐｒｏｏｆ)               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｒｅｍａｉｎ               ｒｅａｌ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ａｎｙ               ｔｒａｎｓａｃｔｉｏｎ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               Ｉｎｔｅｒｎｅｔ.

Ｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｌｉｍｉｔｉｎｇ               ｆａｃｔｏｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｅｄ.
               Ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               Ｃｏｎｓｅｎｔ
               Ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｎｓｉｔｉｖｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｎａｔｕｒａｌ               ｔｒａｎｓｉｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｃｏｎｓｅｎｔ.

ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅ               7.5(ｄ)               "ａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｔｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒｌｙｉｎｇ               ｐｏｌｉｃｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｉｓ               ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｗｈｏ/ｗｈａｔ               ｅｎｔｉｔｙ               ｉｓ               ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ"               Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｓ               ｆｕｌｌ               ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｕｒｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｌｅａｒ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｕｔｙ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｉｎ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ.

Ｔｏ               ｅｘｐｌｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｌｖｅ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａ               ｈｙｐｏｔｈｅｔｉｃａｌ               ｓｃｅｎａｒｉｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｓ               ｒｅｃｅｎｔｌｙ               ａｎａｌｙｚｅｄ               ｉｎ               ａｎ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓａｎ               Ｄｉｅｇｏ               Ｃｏｕｎｔｙ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ.
               Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｅｎａｒｉｏ               ｔｗｏ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｉｎ               Ｃａｌｉｆｏｒｎｉａ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｆｅｎｄ               ａ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ               ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ               ｄｉｓｐｕｔｅ.

Ｂｏｔｈ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ               ｈａｄ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｅｌｄ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｔｏｏｋ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｓｅ               ａｎｄ               ａｓｓｕｒｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｈａｎｄｌｅ               ｉｔ.

Ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ,               ｔｈｅ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｅｄ               ｏｎ               ａｎ               ｈｏｕｒｌｙ               ｂａｓｉｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｌｅｇａｌｗｏｒｋｓ,               ａｎ               ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ.

Ｔｈｅ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ               ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｋ,               ｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ａｌｌ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｏｃｅｅｄｅｄ               ａｓ               ｃｏｕｎｓｅｌ               ｉｎ               ｃｏｕｒｔ.

Ｔｈｅｙ               ｂｉｌｌｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｄｏｎｅ               ｂｙ               Ｌｅｇａｌｗｏｒｋｓ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｒｏａｄ               ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｙ               ｏｆ               "ｌｅｇａｌ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ"               ａｎｄ               "ｐｒｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｐｌｅａｄｉｎｇｓ."               Ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｗｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｓｅ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｑｕｉｒｅｄ               ａｓ               ｔｏ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｓｅ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅｒｅ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｉｔ               ｓｏ               ｉｎｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅｌｙ.

Ｔｈｅ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｖｉｒｔｕａｌｌｙ               ａｌｌ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｄｏｎｅ               ｂｙ               Ｌｅｇａｌｗｏｒｋｓ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｈｙｐｏｔｈｅｔｉｃａｌ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓａｎ               Ｄｉｅｇｏ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               ａｌｉｇｎｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ               ｂｙ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｂａｒ               ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎ               ｃｏｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ               ｉｓ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ'ｓ               "ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｉｒｃｕｍｓｔａｎｃｅｓ"               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ,               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｂｅ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ               ｉｓ               "ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ."               Ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｃｌｕｓｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ａ               "ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔａｔｉｏｎ,"               ｔｈｒｅｓｈｏｌｄ               ｉｓ               ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ,               ｂｕｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｌｅａｖｅｓ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｇｒｅａｔ               ｄｅａｌ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ.

"Ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔａｔｉｏｎ"               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａ               ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｐｅｒｍａｎｅｎｔｌｙ               ｄｅｆｉｎｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ               ｔａｋｅｓ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｆｌｕｉｄ               ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ               ｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｃｈａｎｇｉｎｇ               ｃｉｒｃｕｍｓｔａｎｃｅ               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｒｍｓ.

Ａｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｉｍｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｍｅａｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｆｏｒ               ａｌｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ,               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               "ｂａｃｋ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅ"               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｅｓ,               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｎｓｕｌｔｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｎｓｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ａｎ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔ               .

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ               ｉｓ               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ｃｏｌｏｒｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｖｅｌ               ｏｆ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               .

Ｉｎ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ,               ＬＰＯ               ａｎｄ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ｏｐｅｒａｔｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ａ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｇｕｉｄｅｌｉｎｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒｅｌａｔｅｓ               ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｕｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｖｅｌ               ｏｆ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｔｙｐｅ               ｏｆ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｅｄ
               Ｆｅｅ               Ｓｈａｒｉｎｇ
               Ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｕｒｅ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｐｒｏｎｏｕｎｃｅｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｎｇ               ｆｅｅ               ｓｈａｒｉｎｇ.

Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｉｓ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｌｉｋｅｌｙ               ｓａｖｉｎｇ               ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔｌｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｎｏ               ｓｔｒｉｃｔ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｏｂｌｉｇａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｐａｓｓ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ｏｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               .

Ｔｈｅ               ｇｕｉｄｉｎｇ               ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ａｌｌ               ｆｅｅ               ｓｈａｒｉｎｇ,               ｒｅｇａｒｄｌｅｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ,               ｉｓ               ｉｎ               ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅ               1.5.

Ｉｔ               ｓｔａｔｅｓ:               "ｔｈｅ               ｆｅｅ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｉｒｃｕｍｓｔａｎｃｅｓ."               Ｏｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｅｒｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃｓ,               ｔｈｅ               Ｒｕｌｅ               ｉｓ               ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ               ｔｏ               ａｐｐｌｙ               ｔｏ               ＬＰＯ               ｆｅｅ               ｓｈａｒｉｎｇ.

Ｉｎ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｄ               ｔｗｏ               ｗａｙｓ               ａ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｃａｎ               ｂｉｌｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｅｄ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ.

Ｆｉｒｓｔ,               ｔｈｅ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｅｄ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｂｉｌｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ａｓ               "ｆｅｅｓ."               Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｃｅｎａｒｉｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｍａｙ               ａｄｄ               ａ               ｓｕｒｃｈａｒｇｅ               ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ,               ｐａｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ｏｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ,               ｏｒ               ｃｈａｒｇｅ               ａ               ｆｌａｔ               ｆｅｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               "ｍａｒｋ-ｕｐ"               ｓｃｅｎａｒｉｏ               ｍａｙ               ｍａｋｅ               ｓｅｎｓｅ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｉｓ               ｂｉｌｌｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｅｄ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｈｅ               ｄｉｄ               .

Ｉｎ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｃｅｎａｒｉｏ,               ａ               2006               Ｌｏｓ               Ａｎｇｅｌｅｓ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ               ｓｔａｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｈａｓ               ａｎ               ｏｂｌｉｇａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ａｃｃｕｒａｔｅｌｙ               ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｆｅｅｓ               .

Ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｃｏｎｄ               ｍｅｔｈｏｄ               ｏｆ               ｂｉｌｌｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｌｉｓｔ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ａｓ               ａｎ               ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅ               ｉｎｃｕｒｒｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃａｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｉｌｌ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ               ｔｈｅ               ａｃｔｕａｌ               ａｍｏｕｎｔ               ｓｐｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｎｏ               ｍａｒｋ               ｕｐ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｃｅｎａｒｉｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｓａｖｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｐａｓｓｅｄ               ｏｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｏｆ               ｆｅｅ               ｓｈａｒｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ａｎ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓ               ａｓ               ｉｔ               ｇｅｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｗｈａｔ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｒｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ.

Ｍａｎｙ               ｃｉｔｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｌｅ               ｐｙｒａｍｉｄ               ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｂｉｌｌａｂｌｅ               ｈｏｕｒｓ               ｏｆ               ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍｓ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｒｉｖｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒｃｅ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ＬＰＯ.

Ｍａｒｋ               Ｃｈａｎｄｌｅｒ,               ｔｈｅ               Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ               Ｃｏｕｎｓｅｌ               ｏｆ               Ｃｉｓｃｏ               Ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ,               ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｍｏｄｅｌ               ａｓ               "ｔｈｅ               ｌａｓｔ               ｖｅｓｔｉｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｅｄｉｅｖａｌ               ｇｕｉｌｄ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ."               Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｌｉｋｅ               Ｍｒ.

Ｃｈａｎｄｌｅｒ               ａｒｅ               ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｍｂａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｂｉｇ               ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ               ＬＰＯ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ               ａ               ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｇｒｅｅ               ｔｏ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｔ               ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｅｓ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ｃａｎ               ｄｅｐｅｎｄ               ｏｎ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｉｓ               ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｂｉｌｌｉｎｇ               ｐｒｏｃｅｄｕｒｅｓ.
               Ｃｏｎｆｌｉｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               Ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
               Ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｎ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｄｕｔｙ               ｔｏ               ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｙ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｓｏｌｖｅ               ｃｏｎｆｌｉｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｗｏｒｋ.

Ａ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               "ｃｏｎｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ｃｏｎｆｌｉｃｔ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ"               ｉｓ               ｄｅｆｉｎｅｄ               ｂｙ               ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅ               1.7               ａｓ               ａ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｏｎｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ               ａｄｖｅｒｓｅ               ｔｏ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｏｒ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｒｉｓｋ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｏｎｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌｌｙ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ'ｓ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ               ｔｏ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ,               ｆｏｒｍｅｒ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ,               ｔｈｉｒｄ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ,               ｏｒ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               .

ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅ               1.7               ｃａｌｌｓ               ｏｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐ               "ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ               ｐｒｏｃｅｄｕｒｅｓ"               ａｎｄ               ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｉｎｇ,               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｆａｌｌｓ               ｐｒｉｍａｒｉｌｙ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｉｒｉｎｇ               ｆｉｒｍ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｃｔｕａｌ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｔｏ               ｍｏｎｉｔｏｒ               ｆｏｒ               ｃｏｎｆｌｉｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ.

Ｉｎ               ａ               ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗ,               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｄｄｌｅｍａｎ,               ｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｏｒｄｉｎａｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｉｎｇ,               ｉｓ               ｍｉｎｉｍｉｚｅｄ               .
               Ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｐｌｉｃａｔｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｎｆｌｉｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｉｎ               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｗａｙｓ.

Ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｉｎ               ｍａｎｙ               ｃｏｍｍｏｎ               ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｌｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｄｄｌｅｍａｎ,               ｏｒ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ,               ｉｓ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｔａｋｉｎｇ               ａｎ               ａｃｔｉｖｅ               ｒｏｌｅ               ｉｎ               ｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｎｇ               ｗｏｒｋ               ａｓｓｉｇｎｍｅｎｔｓ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｎｉｔｏｒｉｎｇ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ               ｗｏｒｋ               .

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｃｅｎａｒｉｏ               ｉｔ               ｓｅｅｍｓ               ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｒｅｇａｒｄｉｎｇ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ               ｓｅｒｖｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ.

Ｓｅｃｏｎｄ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｈａｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅ               ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               ａｎ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｏｒ               "ｍｉｄｄｌｅｍａｎ"               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｕｓ               "ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ"               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｍ,               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｅｃｌｕｄｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｉｎｇ               ａ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｎｙ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｍａｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｃｏｎｆｌｉｃｔ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ.

Ｔｈｉｒｄ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ               ｆｏｒ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｔｏ               ａｓｓｅｓｓ               ｏｂｌｉｇａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｆｏｒｍｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｄｉｓｃｒｅｔｅ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔｓ               .

Ｆｏｕｒｔｈ,               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｔｒｅｎｄ               ｆｏｒ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｚｅ               ｉｎ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ａｒｅａｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗ,               ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ               ｐａｔｅｎｔ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ,               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ               ａｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｃｏｍｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ.

Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｄｅｓｉｒａｂｌｅ               ｔｒｅｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｐｅｒｔｉｓｅ,               ｉｔ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ               ｗｈｅｎ               ａ               ｆｉｒｍ'ｓ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ｏｎ               ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｅ               ｓｉｄｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｓｐｕｔｅｓ.

Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ,               ｅｖｅｎ               ｉｆ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔ               ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅ               1.7               ａｓ               ｉｔ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｆｏｃｕｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｋ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｉｒｉｎｇ               ｆｉｒｍ,               ｔｈｅ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｗｏｒｋ.

Ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｈｅｌｄ               ａｃｃｏｕｎｔａｂｌｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｌａｗ               ａｓ               ｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｕｎｄｅｒｌｙｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｒｉｎｇｓ               ｕｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎｅ.
               Ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎｅ
               Ｔｈｅ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎｅ               ｉｓ               ｋｅｙ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｓｕｒｅ               ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ,               ｂｕｔ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｌｅａｒ               ｗｈａｔ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ａｎ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｈｅｌｄ               ａｃｃｏｕｎｔａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ.

Ｄａｒｙａ               Ｐｏｌｌａｃｋ               ａｐｔｌｙ               ｐｈｒａｓｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｒｅｇａｒｄｉｎｇ               ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎｅ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ:
               "Ａｒｅ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｂｏｕｎｄ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｂｙ               1)               ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｂａｒ;               2)               ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｅａｃｈ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ;               3)               ｔｈｅ               ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｏｆ               Ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               Ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ;               ｏｒ               4)               ｓｏｍｅ               ｃｏｍｂｉｎａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ａｂｏｖｅ?"
               Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａｐｐｌｙｉｎｇ               ｅａｃｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｌｉｓｔｅｄ               ａｂｏｖｅ.

Ｕｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ'ｓ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｂａｒ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｖｉａｂｌｅ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｉｅｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄｉｎｇ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ.

Ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｓｉｍｉｌａｒｌｙ               ｉｍｐｒａｃｔｉｃａｌ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｅ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｂｙ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｂａｓｉｓ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.,               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｌｉｋｅｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｉｎ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ｏｎｅ               ｓｔａｔｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｏｐｔｉｏｎ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｌｌ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｂｏｕｎｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｏｆ               Ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               Ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ,               ｏｒ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｉｔｓ               ｅｑｕｉｖａｌｅｎｔ.

Ｅｖｅｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｈｙｐｏｔｈｅｔｉｃａｌ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔｌｙ               ｏｎｌｙ               ａｄｖｉｓｏｒｙ               ａｎｄ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ,               ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ               Ｓｔａｔｅ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｃｅｄｅ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               .
               Ｍｏｖｉｎｇ               ｂｅｙｏｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ               ｏｆ               ａｎ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｅｎｆｏｒｃｅｍｅｎｔ.

Ｗｈｏ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｔｏ               ｂｒｉｎｇ               ｅｎｆｏｒｃｅｍｅｎｔ               ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｂｅ               ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ?

Ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒｍｏｒｅ,               ｗｈｏ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｂｅ               ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ               ａｇａｉｎｓｔ-               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｌａｗ               ｆｉｒｍ,               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｆｉｒｍ/ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ,               ｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ               ｗｏｒｋ?

Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ,               ｗｈａｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ａｎ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｖｉｏｌａｔｉｏｎ,               ａｎｄ               ｈｏｗ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｖｉｏｌａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｂｅ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｉｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ?

Ｍｅｃｈａｎｉｓｍｓ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｄｉｌｅｍｍａｓ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｅｄ               ｈａｖｅ               ｅｖｏｌｖｅｄ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｖａｒｉｅｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｖｅｌｓ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｃｅｎｔ               ｙｅａｒｓ.

Ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｓｌｏｗ               ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ａｐｐｌｙ               ｅｘｉｓｔｉｎｇ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ａｎｄ               ｔｅａｓｅ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｖｅｌ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｍｐａｔｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃｓ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｂｙ               Ｓｔａｔｅ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎ               Ｎｅｗ               Ｙｏｒｋ,               Ｃａｌｉｆｏｒｎｉａ,               ａｎｄ               Ｆｌｏｒｉｄａ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｗｏｒｌｄ,               ｑｕｉｃｋ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｉｚｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ,               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｑｕｉｅｔｌｙ               ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｍｏｄｅｌｓ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｐｕｎｃｈｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒｓ               ｉｎ               ｅｆｆｏｒｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｄｕｃｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｔｔｏｍ               ｌｉｎｅ.

Ｌｅａｄｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ.

Ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｏｖｅｌｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｌｅｇｉｔｉｍｉｚｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｆｉｅｌｄ,               ｌｅａｄｅｒｓ               ｏｆ               ＬＰＯ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｈａｖｅ               ｐｕｓｈｅｄ               ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ,               ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｅｓｔｓ,               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｆｏｒｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｇｕｉｄｅｌｉｎｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｉｍｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒｌｙｉｎｇ               ｄｒｉｖｅ               ｉｓ,               ｏｆ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅ,               ｃｏｍｐｅｔｉｔｉｏｎ.

ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｗａｎｔ               ａ               ｐｅａｃｅｆｕｌ               ｃｏｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｌｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄｉｎｇ               ｅｎｆｏｒｃｅｍｅｎｔ               ａｒｅ               ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｖｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｅａｔ               ｄｅｇｒｅｅ               ｏｆ               ｕｎｃｅｒｔａｉｎｔｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｕｒｒｏｕｎｄｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ.

Ｔｈｕｓ               ｆａｒ,               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｈａｎｄｌｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ.

Ａｓ               ｏｆ               ｙｅｔ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｈａｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａ               ｍａｊｏｒ               ｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｔ               ｏｒ               ｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ               ｂｒｅｅｃｈ               ｐｒｏｍｐｔｉｎｇ               ｗｉｄｅｓｐｒｅａｄ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｏｕｔｃｒｙ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｍｉｓｈａｎｄｌｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｓｕｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｌｅａｄ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎａｒｙ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               .
               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎｓ
               "Ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｅｎｄｏｒｓｅｄ               ｉｔ               ｏｒ               ｏｐｐｏｓｅｄ               ｉｔ"               -               Ｎａｎｃｙ               Ｓｌｏｎｉｍ,               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               (Ｄｅｐｕｔｙ               Ｄｉｒｅｃｔｏｒ               ｆｏｒ               Ｐｏｌｉｃｙ               Ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ)
               Ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ               ｈａｓ               ｙｅｔ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ａ               ｄｅｆｉｎｉｔｉｖｅ               ｓｔａｎｃｅ               ｏｎ               ＬＰＯ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｖｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｚｅ               ａｎｄ               ｄｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ:               ｓｏｍｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｌｅａｄｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｃｈ               ｔｏ               Ｉｎｄｉａ,               ｏｔｈｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｈｒｅａｔ               ｔｏ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｊｏｒｉｔｙ               ａｒｅ               ｕｎｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ,               ｏｒ               ｉｎ               ｄｏｕｂｔｆｕｌ               ｄｉｓｂｅｌｉｅｆ               ｏｆ               ＬＰＯ'ｓ               ｓｕｓｔａｉｎａｂｉｌｉｔｙ.

Ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｒｅｖｏｌｖｅｄ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｆｏｒｍａｌ               Ｅｔｈｉｃ               Ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｒｅｍａｉｎ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄｉｎｇ               ａｍｂｉｇｕｉｔｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｕｌｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｇｕｉｄｅｌｉｎｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ
               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               Ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               Ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ               ａｎｄ               ＡＢＡ               Ｆｏｒｍａｌ               Ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               Ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ               88-356
               Ｔｈｅ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               Ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               Ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ               ａｒｅ               ｕｓｅｆｕｌ               ｉｎ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ               ａ               ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ               ｐｏｉｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｆａｉｌ               ｔｏ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｋｅｙ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｕｎｄｅｒｌｙｉｎｇ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｉｌｕｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ａ               ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｄｅｆｉｎｉｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               "ｔｈｅ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｌａｗ."               Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅ               5.5               ｄｏｅｓ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎａｕｔｈｏｒｉｚｅｄ               Ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               Ｌａｗ               (ＵＰＬ)               ｉｎ               ｆａｉｒｌｙ               ｂｒｏａｄ               ｔｅｒｍｓ,               ｉｔ               ｆａｉｌｓ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｆｉｎｅ               ｃｌｅａｒｌｙ               ｗｈａｔ               ｅｘａｃｔｌｙ               ｉｔ               ｍｅａｎｓ,               "ｔｏ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗ"               ａｓ               ｏｐｐｏｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               "ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ."               Ｔｈｅ               ｒｕｌｅ               ｎｏｔｅｓ               ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ,               "Ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｆｉｎｉｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｌａｗ               ｉｓ               ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｌａｗ               ａｎｄ               ｖａｒｉｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｏｎｅ               ｊｕｒｉｓｄｉｃｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ."               Ｔｈｉｓ               ｍａｋｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               Ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ               ａｍｂｉｇｕｏｕｓ,               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅ               ｄｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｓｔａｔｅｓ.

Ａｒｉｚｏｎａ,               ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               ｈａｓ               ｎｏ               ＵＰＬ               ｃｏｄｅ               .
               Ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｃｏｎｄ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｉｓ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ.

Ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｌｅａｒ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｐｐｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ,               ｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｇｒｅｅ               ｔｏ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｂｉｎｄｉｎｇ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｒｕｌｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔｌｙ               ｏｎｌｙ               ａｄｏｐｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｖｏｌｕｎｔａｒｙ               ｂａｓｉｓ.
               Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ,               ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｏｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ａｎａｌｏｇｙ               ｔｏ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｊｕｓｔ               ａｎ               ａｎａｌｏｇｙ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｉｓ               ｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄｌｙ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｓｐｈｅｒｅ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               ｉｎ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｍｕｌｔｉ-ｊｕｒｉｓｄｉｃｔｉｏｎ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               "ａ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               ａｄｍｉｔｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅ               Ｊｕｒｉｓｄｉｃｔｉｏｎ."               Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｓｉｍｉｌａｒｉｔｉｅｓ               ｍａｙ               ｅｘｉｓｔ,               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｉｚｅｄ               ａｓ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               .

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｅｖｅｎ               ｅｘｉｓｔｉｎｇ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓｅｓ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｗａｓ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａｎ               ｉｎｔｅｎｄｅｄ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ,               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｐａｒａｌｅｇａｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｌａｗ               ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ.

Ｉｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ               ｉｎ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｔａｔｕｓ,               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅ               ｖａｒｉａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎ               ｇｅｏｇｒａｐｈｙ,               ｔｉｍｅ,               Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ               ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ               ｓｋｉｌｌｓ,               ｌｏｇｉｓｔｉｃｓ,               ａｃｃｏｕｎｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒａｉｓｅ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｃｏｄｅｓ.
               Ｆｏｒｍａｌ               Ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               Ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ               88-356               ｗａｓ               ｉｓｓｕｅｄ               ｉｎ               1988               ａｓ               ａ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｅｄ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ.

Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｕｓｅｆｕｌ               ｉｎ               ｈｉｇｈｌｉｇｈｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｓｈａｒｅｄ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ,               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｈｅ               ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅｓ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔｌｙ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｒｅ               ｒａｉｓｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ.
               Ｓｔａｔｅ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               Ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               Ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ
               Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｆｏｒｍａｌ               Ｓｔａｔｅ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ:               Ｎｅｗ               Ｙｏｒｋ               (Ａｕｇｕｓｔ               2006),               Ｓａｎ               Ｄｉｅｇｏ               (2007),               ａｎｄ               Ｆｌｏｒｉｄａ               (Ｓｅｐｔｅｍｂｅｒ               2007).

Ｉｎ               Ｊｕｎｅ               2006               ｔｈｅ               Ｌｏｓ               Ａｎｇｅｌｅｓ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｏｆ               ｆｅｅ               ｓｈａｒｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｉｓｓｕｅｄ               ａｎ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｓ               ｒｅｌｅｖａｎｃｅ               ｔｏ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ｕｓｅｆｕｌ               ｉｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｅ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｃｏｎｓｅｎｓｕｓ               ａｓ               ｔｏ               ｈｏｗ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｐｒｏｃｅｅｄ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               ｅａｃｈ               ｒｕｌｉｎｇ               ａｆｆｉｒｍｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               ｌａｗｙｅｒ               "ｍａｙ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒ."               Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ａｒｉｓｅ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｔｗｏ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｄｅｆｉｎｉｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｍｂｉｇｕｏｕｓ.

Ｆｉｒｓｔｌｙ,               ｔｈｅ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ               ｃｏｍｐａｒｅ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｔ               ｔｉｍｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｏｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｉｍｅｓ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ,               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ａｃｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｎ               ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｆｉｔ               ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｌａｃｋ               ｏｆ               ａｃｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅｍｅｎｔ               ｍａｎｉｆｅｓｔｓ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｌａｃｋ               ｏｆ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｓｅｃｏｎｄｌｙ,               ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｂｏｄｙ               ｏｆ               ｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｃｏｎｓｅｎｓｕｓ               ｔｈａｔ               "ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ"               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｔｉｇａｔｉｎｇ               ｆａｃｔｏｒ               ｉｎ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｓ               ｔｏ               ｗｈａｔ               "ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ"               ｅｎｔａｉｌｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃａｌ               ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｅｒｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ,               ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ,               ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ.
               Ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ｐｏｓｉｔｉｖｅ               ｓｔｅｐｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｃｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ               ｇｏ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｇｒｅａｔ               ｄｅｔａｉｌ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ａｒｅ               ｌａｃｋｉｎｇ               ｃｏｎｃｒｅｔｅｎｅｓｓ.

Ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒｍｏｒｅ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｗｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ａｎｄ               ａｒｅ               ｐｕｒｅｌｙ               ａｄｖｉｓｏｒｙ               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｉｎｄｉｎｇ               ｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｏｒ               ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｊｕｒｉｓｄｉｃｔｉｏｎ.
               ＬＰＯ               Ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               Ｓｅｌｆ-Ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ
               Ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｈａｓ               ｇｒｏｗｎ               ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ               ｒａｐｉｄｌｙ.

Ｐｒｏｖｉｎｇ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               ｗｏｒｋ               ａｔ               ａ               ｌｏｗ               ｃｏｓｔ,               ＬＰＯ               ｈａｓ               ｄｉｓｐｅｌｌｅｄ               ｍａｎｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｙｔｈｓ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｗｏｒｌｄ.

Ｎｏｗ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ａｒｅ               ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｃａｔｃｈ               ｏｎ.

Ｗａｒｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               "ｄｏｔ-ｃｏｍ               ｂｕｂｂｌｅ,"               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｉｓ               ｒａｌｌｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ               ｉｎ               ａｔｔｅｍｐｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｔ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｗｅｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               "ｇｅｔ               ｒｉｃｈ               ｑｕｉｃｋ"               ｔｙｐｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ａｃｔ               ｐｒｅｅｍｐｔｉｖｅｌｙ               ａｇａｉｎｓｔ               ｎｅｇａｔｉｖｅ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃｉｔｙ               .

Ｍｏｖｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｍａｄｅ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｉｎ               Ｉｎｄｉａ,               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ./Ｕ.Ｋ,               ｉｎ               ａ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ               ｏｆ               ｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｎ-ｌｉｎｅ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｂｌｏｇｇｉｎｇ               ＬＰＯ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌｓ/ｃｕｓｔｏｍｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｓｈ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ.

Ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｌ               ｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅ               ａｎｄ               ｇｕｉｄｅｌｉｎｅｓ,               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｓｉｇｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｇｌｏｂａｌ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               Ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               Ｔｅｓｔ,               ｒｉｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｐｕｓｈ               ｆｏｒ               ａｃｃｒｅｄｉｔａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.,               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｓｅｅｋｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｓｈ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｓａｃｒｉｆｉｃｉｎｇ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ.
               Ｇｌｏｂａｌ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               Ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               Ｔｅｓｔ
               Ｉｎ               Ａｐｒｉｌ               2007               Ｒａｉｎｍａｋｅｒ,               ｒｅｃｒｕｉｔｍｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｆｏｃｕｓｅｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ,               ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               Ｇｌｏｂａｌ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               (ＧＬＰ)               ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｅｓｔ.

Ｄｅｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｃｏｎｊｕｎｃｔｉｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ:               ＪｕｒｉＭａｔｒｉｘ,               Ｂｏｄｈｉ               Ｇｌｏｂａｌ,               ａｎｄ               Ｑｕｉｓｌｅｘ,               ｔｈｅ               ＧＬＰ               ｉｓ               ａｉｍｅｄ               ａｔ               ｔｅｓｔｉｎｇ               ｃａｎｄｉｄａｔｅｓ               ｏｎ               ｓｋｉｌｌｓ               ｎｅｅｄｅｄ               ｉｎ               ＬＰＯ:               Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ               ｆｌｕｅｎｃｙ,               ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               ｓｋｉｌｌｓ,               ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅｎｅｓｓ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ               .

Ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ＧＬＰ               ｗａｓ               ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｅｒｅｄ               ｏｎ               Ｓｅｐｔｅｍｂｅｒ               16ｔｈ,               2007               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｃｉｔｉｅｓ               ｏｆ               Ｎｅｗ               Ｄｅｌｈｉ,               Ｂｏｍｂａｙ,               Ｐｕｎｅ,               Ｂａｎｇａｌｏｒｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｈｙｄｅｒａｂａｄ.

Ｔｈｅ               ＧＬＰ               ｗｅｂｓｉｔｅ               ｉｓ               ｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔ:               "Ｔｈｅ               ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ＧＬＰ               ｉｓ               ｃｌｅａｒ               ａｎｄ               ｓｉｍｐｌｅ               -               ｔｏ               ｐｕｔ               ｉｎ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ａ               ｍｅｃｈａｎｉｓｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｅｎａｂｌｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｌｅｎｔ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｆｕｅｌ               ｔｈｅ               Ｌ.Ｐ.Ｏ               ｒｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ."               Ｔｈｅ               ｗｅｂｓｉｔｅ               ｉｎｖｉｔｅｓ               "ｐｌａｙｅｒｓ"               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ａｎｄ               ｐａｒｔｉｃｉｐａｔｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ               ｂｙ               ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               'ａｃｃｅｐｔａｎｃｅ'               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ＧＬＰ               ａｓ               ａ               ｖａｌｉｄ               ｍｅｃｈａｎｉｓｍ               ｔｏ               ｃｅｒｔｉｆｙ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｔａｌｅｎｔ.

Ｗｉｔｈ               ｐａｒｔｉｃｉｐａｔｉｏｎ,               ｍｅｍｂｅｒｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｇａｉｎ               ａｃｃｅｓｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｌｅｎｔ               ｐｏｏｌ,               ｌｏｗｅｒ               ｒｅｃｒｕｉｔｍｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｃｏｓｔｓ,               ａｎｄ               ａｎ               "ａｕｔｏ-ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ"               ｔｈａｔ               ｅｎａｂｌｅｓ               ｔｅｓｔ               ｔａｋｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｆａｓｔ               ｔｒａｃｋ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｓｃｏｒｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｒｓ               .

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｅｓｔ               ｍａｙ               ｏｐｅｎ               ｕｐ               ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｉｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               80,000               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｇｒａｄｕａｔｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｌａｗ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌｓ               ｅａｃｈ               ｙｅａｒ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｓ               ｐｕｓｈｉｎｇ               ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ               ａ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ               ｏｆ               ｅｖａｌｕａｔｉｏｎ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ＧＬＰ               ｍａｙ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ               ａｎ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ               ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｄｅａ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｅｓｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｎｏｔｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｉｓ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ.

Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｒｅｐｕｔａｂｌｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ａｉｄｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｓｉｇｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｅｓｔ,               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｐ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ.

Ｉｎ               ｏｒｄｅｒ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｅｓｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｒｅａｌ               ｒｅｌｅｖａｎｃｅ;               ａ               ｂｒｏａｄｅｒ               ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｎｓｕｌｔａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｐｕｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ               .

Ｉｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ,               ｉｔ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｃｉａｌ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               ａｓ               ａ               ｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ｆｏｒｍ               ａ               ｌｉｎｋ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ａ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ.
               Ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ
               "Ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｐｅｒｉｏｄ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｓ               ｗｅｅｋｌｙ               ｔｅｓｔｓ,               ｉｎ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｓｃｏｒｅ               85%               ｏｎ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｔｅｓｔ;               ｔｈｅ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｅｓｔｓ               ｄｅｐｅｎｄｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ａｓｓｉｇｎｍｅｎｔ.

Ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｎａｌ               ｔｅｓｔ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ,               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｓｃｏｒｅ               90%               ｏｒ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｐｌａｃｅｄ               ｉｎ               ａｎ               ａｃｔｕａｌ               ａｓｓｉｇｎｍｅｎｔ.

Ａｎ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ               ｗｈｏ               ｓｃｏｒｅｓ               ｌｏｗｅｒ               ｃａｎ               ｔａｋｅ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｏｎｅ               ｒｅｔｅｓｔ.

Ａ               ｔｒａｉｎｅｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｓｕｃｃｅｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｔｅｓｔ               ｉｓ               ｆｉｒｅｄ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｔｅｓｔ               ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍａｎｃｅ               ａｎｄ               ｓｃｏｒｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｅａｃｈ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｒｅｃｏｒｄｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｒｅｐｏｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ               ｉｓ               ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｋｅｐｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ'ｓ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎｎｅｌ               ｒｅｃｏｒｄ;               ｔｈｉｓ               ｒｅｃｏｒｄ               ｉｓ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｅｖａｌｕａｔｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｉｇｈｅｒ               ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎ               Ｔｒｕｅ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               ａｎｄ               ａｓｓｉｇｎｍｅｎｔｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ."               -               Ｒｕｐａｌｉ               Ｓｈａｈ,               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｏｒ               ｏｆ               Ｔｒｕｅ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｐａｒｔｎｅｒｓ
               Ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｇｏｒｏｕｓ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｒｅｇｉｍｅ               ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ               ｂｙ               Ｒｕｐａｌｉ               Ｓｈａｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               Ｔｒｕｅ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｐａｒｔｎｅｒｓ,               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｉｚｅｄ               ｐｒｏｃｅｄｕｒｅ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ.

Ｉｔ               ｉｓ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｉｖｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｓｅｌｆ-ｉｍｐｏｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ.

Ｔｏ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｄｅｇｒｅｅ,               ＬＰＯ               ｉｓ               ｓｅｌｆ-ｓｅｌｅｃｔｉｎｇ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ               ｉｓ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｃｏｍｐｅｔｉｔｉｖｅ               ａｎｄ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ               ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｅｄ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               ａ               ｐｒｏｍｉｎｅｎｔ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ,               ＳＤＤ               Ｇｌｏｂａｌ,               ｈｉｒｅｓ               1               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               900               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               .

Ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐｅｔｉｔｉｖｅ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ               ａｎｄ               ｒｉｇｏｒｏｕｓ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍｓ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｃｒｅａｔｅｄ               ａ               ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｅｄ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｏｆ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｅｓ               ｗｈｏ               ａｒｅ               ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ａ               ｃａｒｅｅｒ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ＬＰＯ.

Ｉｎ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｉｓ               ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐ               ａｎｄ               ｍａｔｕｒｅ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               Ｐａｎｇｅａ3,               ｎａｍｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｐ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｏｆ               2007               ｂｙ               Ｂｒｏｗｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｉｌｓｏｎ'ｓ               Ｂｌａｃｋ               Ｂｏｏｋ               ｏｆ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ,               ｅｍｐｈａｓｉｚｅｓ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ.

Ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｗｅｂｓｉｔｅ               ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｓ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ               ａｓ               ｏｎｅ               ｗｈｅｒｅ,               "Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ,               ｅａｃｈ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｈａｓ               ａ               ｄｅｄｉｃａｔｅｄ               ｔｅａｍ               ｏｆ               ｔｗｏ               ｏｒ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌｓ,               ｗｈｏ               ｌｅａｒｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ'ｓ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ               ｔｏ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ,               ｉｔｓ               ｒｉｓｋ               ｐｒｏｆｉｌｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｔｓ               "ｐｌａｙｂｏｏｋ."               Ｐａｎｇｅａ3'ｓ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ               ｉｓ               ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｉｖｅ               ｏｆ               ａｎ               ａｔｔｉｔｕｄｅ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｉｍｓ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｂｅｙｏｎｄ               ａ               ｓｔｅｒｅｏｔｙｐｉｃａｌ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｈａｓ               ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅｄ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔ               ｉｎ               ｌｏｎｇ-ｔｅｒｍ               ｃａｐａｃｉｔｙ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               ａｓｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ｉｎ               ｏｒｄｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｏｕｔ               ａ               ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ               ｆｌｏｏｄ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｄ,               ｐｏｏｒｌｙ               ｔｒａｉｎｅｄ,               ａｎｄ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ               ｈａｒｍｆｕｌ               ｇｅｔ-ｒｉｃｈ-ｑｕｉｃｋ               ｓｔａｒｔ-ｕｐ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               .
               Ａｃｃｒｅｄｉｔａｔｉｏｎ
               Ｔｈｅ               ＧＬＰ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｌ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｅｓ               ｏｆ               ＬＰＯ               ａｒｅ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｃｏｍｐｏｎｅｎｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ               ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ               ａｃｃｒｅｄｉｔａｔｉｏｎ.

Ｍａｒｋ               Ｒｏｓｓ,               Ｄｉｒｅｃｔｏｒ               ｏｆ               Ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               ＬａｗＳｃｒｉｂｅ,               ａ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ,               ｒｅｃｅｎｔｌｙ               ｏｕｔｌｉｎｅｄ               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｏｒｙ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｉｍｐｌｅｍｅｎｔｅｄ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｃｏｖｅｒ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｒａｎｇｉｎｇ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ.

Ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｏｆ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ｂｙ               ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄｉｎｇ               ｍｏｄｅｌｓ               ｏｆ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               Ｕ.Ｓ./               Ｕ.Ｋ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｐａｒｔｓ.

Ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒｌｙ,               Ｒｏｓｓ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｍａｎｄａｔｅ               ａｎ               ＬＰＯ               ｂｅ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｓｔａｆｆｅｄ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｏｒ               ＵＫ,               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙ               ａｔ               ｌｅａｓｔ               ｏｎｅ               ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｅｄ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ.

Ｉｎ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ,               Ｒｏｓｓ               ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｓ               ａ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐ               ａ               ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎ-ｓｔａｔｅ               ｉｎｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｔ               ｖｅｒｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｅｓ.

Ｒｏｓｓ               ｓａｙｓ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｍｅａｓｕｒｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ｗｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｈａｐｐｅｎｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｃｉａｌ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃａｌｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｌｅｇｉｔｉｍｉｚｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｆｏｒｍａｌｌｙ               ｉｍｐｌｅｍｅｎｔ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               .
               Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ａｂｓｅｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｆｏｒｍａｌ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ,               ｍａｎｙ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌｓ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ＬＰＯ               ｈａｖｅ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｌ               ｇｕｉｄｅｌｉｎｅｓ               ｏｒ               ｃｈｅｃｋｌｉｓｔｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ.

Ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｇｕｉｄｅｌｉｎｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｂｌｏｇｓ,               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｏｎ-ｌｉｎｅ               ｊｏｕｒｎａｌｓ               ｏｒ               ｎｅｗｓ-ｓｉｔｅｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｅ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓｅｓ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               ａｃｃｒｅｄｉｔａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ.

Ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｅｄ               ｂｙ               Ｍａｒｋ               Ｒｏｓｓ               ａｂｏｖｅ               ａｒｅ               ｅｃｈｏｅｄ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               ｉｎ               Ｊａｎｕａｒｙ               2008,               Ｔａｒｉｑ               Ｈａｆｅｅｚ,               Ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ               Ｃｏｕｎｃｉｌ               ｏｆ               ＬｅｇａｌＥａｓｅ               Ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ,               ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ               ａ               ｐｏｓｔ               ｏｎ               Ｒａｈｕｌ               Ｊｉｎｄａｌ'ｓ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               Ｂｌｏｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ               ａ               "Ｃｈｅｃｋｌｉｓｔ               ｔｏ               ｅｖａｌｕａｔｅ               ａｎ               ＬＰＯ'ｓ               ＬＲ&Ｒ               [Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ]               Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ."               Ｐｏｉｎｔｓ               ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ               ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｓ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.,               ｉｆ               ｉｔ               ｈａｓ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｔｒａｉｎｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｌｉｃｅｎｓｅｄ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ,               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｈａｓ               ａ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｃｕｒｒｉｃｕｌｕｍ               ｆｏｒ               ｉｔｓ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｅ               ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｗｈｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｕｒｒｉｃｕｌｕｍ               ｗａｓ               ｄｅｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ｂｙ               .
               Ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ
               Ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ               ＬＰＯ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               "ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｅｄ"               ｔｈｕｓ               ｆａｒ               ｉｓ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ.

Ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍａｎｙ               ｆｏｒｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｅｌｆ-               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｔｅｓｔｉｎｇ               ｈａｖｅ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ.

Ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ               ｓｕｂｍｉｓｓｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｔｅｓｔ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｓａｍｐｌｅ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ,               ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎ               ｐａｙｍｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔ               ｂａｃｋｇｒｏｕｎｄ               ｃｈｅｃｋ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ,               ｏｒ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｏｆｆｅｒ               ａ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ               ｒｅｆｕｎｄ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ.

Ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓｉｔｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｓｐｅｌｌ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ,               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｂｌｅ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｆｏｒ               ＬＰＯ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｌｅａｒ               .

Ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｐｒｏｖｉｓｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ               ｍａｙ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ               ｎｏｎ-ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｕｒｅ               ｏｒ               ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ               ｐｒｏｖｉｓｉｏｎｓ               ｓａｆｅｇｕａｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｄｅｎｔｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｉｎ               ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ＬＰＯ.
               Ｅｖｅｎ               ｉｆ               ｓｔｒｉｃｔｌｙ               ｆｏｒｍａｌ               ｏｒ               ｓｅｌｆ-ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｏｒｙ               ｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｉｎ               ｐｌａｃｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｒｅｍａｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌｌｙ               ｂｉｎｄｉｎｇ               ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｆｉｒｍｓ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｂｏｔｈ               ｐａｒｔｉｅｓ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ｕｎｉｆｏｒｍ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ａｃｒｏｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｉｍｐｌｅｍｅｎｔｅｄ               ｖｉａ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔ,               ｒａｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｒｅｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｅａｃｈ               ｎｅｗ               ｃｌｉｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｖａｒｉｅｄ               ａｍｏｎｇ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ.
               Ｔｈｅ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｉｓ               ｔａｋｉｎｇ               ｓｔｅｐｓ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｐｒｏｖｉｎｇ               ｉｔｓ               ｌｅｇｉｔｉｍａｃｙ               ａｓ               ａ               ｃｏｓｔ-ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｓｉｎｇ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ.

Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｍａｎｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｃｌｅａｒ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｂｅ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ               ｔｏ               ｍｏｖｅ               ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｓｔｅｐ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐａｔｈ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅ               ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ               ｔｏ               ａｇｒｅｅ               ｏｎ               ｒｕｌｅｓ               ｇｕｉｄｉｎｇ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ａｎｄ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ.
               Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ,               Ｉ               ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄ               ａ               ｔｗｏ-ｐｒｏｎｇ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ               ｔｏ               ｍｏｖｅ               ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ               ｃｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ.

Ｉｔ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｍｐｏｓｅｄ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｆｏｒｍａｌ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ;               ａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ               ａｓ               ａｃｃｒｅｄｉｔａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ.
               ＡＢＡ               Ｆｏｒｍａｌ               Ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               Ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ:
               Ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｕｓｅｆｕｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｏｆｆｓｈｏｒｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｌｅｖｅｌ.

Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               Ｓｔａｔｅ               Ｂａｒ               ｒｕｌｉｎｇｓ               ａｒｅ               ｃｒｕｃｉａｌ               ｉｎ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ               ａ               ｃｏｎｓｅｎｓｕｓ,               ｇｉｖｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｊｕｒｉｓｄｉｃｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｒｉｓｅ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｌｅｖｅｌ.

Ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｋｅｙ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｃｌａｒｉｆｉｅｄ               ｉｎ               ａｎ               Ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               Ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ:
               Ｄｅｆｉｎｅ               ｏｆ               "ｔｈｅ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｌａｗ,"               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｕｓ               ｕｎａｕｔｈｏｒｉｚｅｄ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ.

Ｓｐｅｃｉｆｙ               ｃｒｉｔｅｒｉａ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ               ｆｏｒ               ａｄｅｑｕａｔｅ               "ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ,"               ｉｎ               ａｃｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ.

Ｃｌａｒｉｆｙ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               ＡＢＡ               Ｍｏｄｅｌ               Ｒｕｌｅｓ               ａｐｐｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ.

Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｉｎ               ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｖａｌｕｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｐｕｒｅｌｙ               ｎｏｒｍａｔｉｖｅ,               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ａｎ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｓｔｅｐ               ｉｎ               ｍｏｖｉｎｇ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ａｃｃｅｐｔａｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｆｏｒ               ＬＰＯ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｍｅｎｔｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｓｅｍｉｎａｒｓ               ｍａｄｅ               ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               Ｓｔａｔｅ               Ｂａｒ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ａ               ｍｏｄｅｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅ               ＬａｗＳｃｒｉｂｅ               Ｓｅｍｉｎａｒ,Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               (ＬＰＯ)               Ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               Ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａｐｐｒｏｖｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               Ｍｉｎｉｍｕｍ               Ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｉｎｇ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ               (ＭＣＬＥ)               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓｔａｔｅ               Ｂａｒ               ｏｆ               Ｃａｌｉｆｏｒｎｉａ               .
               Ａｃｃｒｅｄｉｔａｔｉｏｎ               Ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ＬＰＯ               Ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ:
               ＬＰＯ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｆｏｒｍａｌｉｚｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｌ               ｍｅｃｈａｎｉｓｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｅｌｆ-ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ.

Ｉ               ｓｔｒｏｎｇｌｙ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ               ｏｕｔｌｉｎｅｄ               ｂｙ               Ｍａｒｋ               Ｒｏｓｓ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ,               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｉｎｔｅｒａｃｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｔｏｏｌｓ               ｉｎ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｃｏｎｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｖｅ               ｃｏｍｐｅｔｉｔｉｏｎ.

Ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｌ               ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋｓ,               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｂｌｏｇｓ               ａｎｄ               ｏｎ-ｌｉｎｅ               ｎｅｗｓｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ.

Ｉｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ,               ｆｏｒｍａｌ               ｉｎｔｅｒａｃｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｏｃｃｕｒｒｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｒｍ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｃｏｎｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｐｃｏｍｉｎｇ,               "Ｉｎｄｉａ               ＬＰＯ               Ｓｕｍｍｉｔ               2008"               ｉｎ               Ｎｅｗ               Ｙｏｒｋ.

Ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ               ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｅｎｇａｇｅｄ               ｉｎ               ＬＰＯ.

Ｔｈｅ               Ｇｌｏｂａｌ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               Ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｅｓｔ               ｍａｙ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ａ               ｍｏｄｅｌ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｗｉｔｈ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ               ａ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｂｒｏａｄｅｒ               ｒａｎｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｎｓｕｌｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｂｏｔｈ               Ｉｎｄｉａｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎｓ,               ＬＰＯ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ,               ｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｉｅｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ,               ｉｔ               ｍａｋｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｓｅｎｓｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｅｓｔ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｆａｃｉｌｉｔａｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｂａｓｅｄ               ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｆａｍｉｌｉａｒ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ,               ｌａｗｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ.


               Ｔｈｅ               ｉｄｅａ               ｏｆ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               Ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｐｒｏｖｏｃａｔｉｖｅ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｉｔ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｓｕｓｔａｉｎａｂｌｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ａ               ｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｉｎ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ,               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｆｏｒｃｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｌｏｏｋ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ａｔ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｊｕｓｔｉｃｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｐｅｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ.

Ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｉｎｖｅｎｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｓ               ｌａｒｇｅｌｙ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｆａｃｅ-ｔｏ-ｆａｃｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒａｃｔｉｏｎ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｍｏｄｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｅａｓｉｌｙ               ｒｅｃｏｎｃｉｌｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｐｕｂｉｃ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ,               ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｉｔ               ｈａｓ               ｅｘｉｓｔｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｉｎｇ               ｕｎｄｅｔｅｃｔｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅ.

Ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｓｉｄｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｔｌａｎｔｉｃ,               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｋ.

ｉｎ               2007               ｐａｓｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               Ｌｅｇａｌ               Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ               Ｂｉｌｌ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｌｌｏｗｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｒｅａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               Ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅ               Ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               Ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅｓ.

Ｍｏｓｔ               ｐａｒｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｉｔ               ｇｏ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               Ｏｃｔｏｂｅｒ               2011.

Ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅｓ,               ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｓｕｍｍａｒｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂｉｌｌ,               "ｗｉｌｌ               ｅｎａｂｌｅ               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｎ-ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ               ｏｎ               ａｎ               ｅｑｕａｌ               ｆｏｏｔｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｌｉｖｅｒ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ."               Ｔｈｅ               ｒａｍｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｂｉｌｌ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ｃｏｍｍｏｄｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               .
               Ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｉｓ               ｌｉｋｅｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｋｉｎｇｄｏｍ'ｓ               ｌｅａｄ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｍｏｄｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｕｐｌｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｏｆ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ,               ａ               ｈｏｔ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ               ｔｏｐｉｃ;               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔ               ｉｔ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｉｎｆｌａｍｍａｔｏｒｙ.

Ｕｓｕａｌ               ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｃｏｎｃｅｉｖｅ               ｏｆ               ｌａｗ               ａｓ               ａ               ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ               ｏｒ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｉｎｇ               ｒａｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ａ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒｅｎｄ.

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