Reducing Legal Costs

While it may not help you reduce your additional girth from that extra large serving of Thanksgiving turkey covered with mashed potatoes and gravy, this conference will help you trim your legal spend.

ALM is hosting their second annual Controlling Legal Costs conference in New York this December 8th-9th.

I will be moderating a panel on LPO featuring prominent legal counsel from Abbott and CA. Some of the discussion points for the panel include:

1) What are the value-adds and considerations for general counsel when outsourcing and offshoring? Many legal professionals assume that all “outsourcing” is performed offshore and that the only value provided by LPO vendors is low cost labor. What is the value of a “managed review process,” technology integration and expanded capabilities. What is the purchasing decision process of general counsel on the panel. How did they make their decision to outsource on or offshore? What value were they seeking from their LPO engagement and what were they seeking to avoid?


2) What are the trends for LPO and the specific approaches by GC’s in the coming year? Where do the panelists see their work with outsourcing trending in the coming year? What are the panelists' thoughts on industry trends, GC’s LPO strategies and ethics/regulatory changes.

I believe there is still some room at the conference. Contact the organizers if you’re in the area and interested in attending. Additional details available here.