The banner announcement this week of Slaughter and May’s decision to consider outsourcing legal and legal support services is just one more example of UK firms becoming more public about their involvement in outsourcing.
Several articles on the topic include another from The Lawyer and LegalWeek.
It appears that increasing client pressure and the upcoming enactment of the Legal Services Act in the UK are requiring firms of all sizes and practice focuses to explore alternative service delivery strategies, including but not limited to outsourcing to offshore vendors.