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High Street shops to sell Legal services by 2011 in UK

Matador Legal — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:29:43 +0000

The legal Services Board in UK has said that high street shops will start selling legal services by 2011. The UK legal market has been at the forefront of sweeping changing in introducing the alternative business structure ( ABS) for law firms. IN the ABS, non lawyers can own and run law firms in UK.

LBS has repeated said that ABS will remove restrictions and encourage competition. The proposal also allows law firms to list on stock exchanges.

Source:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/5325727/High-street-shops-will-sell-legal-services-within-two-years.html

Lovells ramps up document production outsourcing

Matador Legal — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:21:50 +0000

Lovells, an international law firm with offices spread out across Asia, Europe and United States is extending an outsourcing program for document production. All the document production work would be sent to Exigent in South Africa.

Source:

http://www.legalweek.com/Articles/1198048/Lovells+to+ramp+up+City+admin+outsourcing.html

Simmons to vote on moving jobs offshore

Matador Legal — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:35:38 +0000

According to this piece, Simmons & Simmons a law firm based in UK and with offices spread across Europe, Middle east and Asia, will decide later this month on whether to move legal jobs offshore or not. Partners at the law firm will vote on this decision in the coming days.

Source:

http://www.simmons-simmons.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=simmons_simmons_com.main