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Law Practice

Feb. 10, 2010

Legal Outsourcing: Ethical Compliance

Mark Ross of Integreon highlights the major ethical issues that arise from outsourcing legal work.

By Mark Ross

The outsourcing of legal work raises specific issues in relation to the outsourcing lawyer's obligations to his client. Six Bar Association Ethics Committees and the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility have released opinions discussing the outsourcing of legal work. All of the opinions have concluded that a lawyer in the U.S. can outsource legal work and, at the same time, satisfy his ethical obligations. Argu...

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