What is LPO, and how does it work?

Simply put, LPO (legal process outsourcing) refers to a law firm obtaining legal support services from an external company. LPO is often associated with outsourcing work to a foreign country. However, not all LPO companies offshore. AmStar operates and maintains services right here in the United States-a key point of differentiation.

Industry breakthrough

A major breakthrough for the legal outsourcing industry came on August 5, 2008 when the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a statement regarding a new ethics opinion (Formal Opinion 08-451), which concluded that U.S lawyers can outsource legal and non-legal work provided that they adhere to ethics rules. The Formal Opinion is highly supportive of LPO. As a result, legal outsourcing has gained tremendous ground and is one of the fastest growing industries today.