Outsourcing Legal Services - Managing the SRA Compliance Risks

Introduction

Law firms are increasingly relying on outsourcing to third parties many services that they could otherwise provide.

Outsourcing certain services does have its benefits such as lower costs, as firms may look to have fewer, or sometimes no staff at all, or provide services in-house. In addition, outsourcing can also enable law firms to access external expertise which they cannot provide themselves.

However, outsourcing services in this way can carry with it serious risks.

This new virtual classroom seminar will discuss the risks involved and offer guidance on how to manage them to ensure your law firm remains SRA compliant.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Understanding what services are commonly outsourced by law firms, and what services they are not permitted to outsource
• How to identify and assess SRA compliance risks associated with outsourcing arrangements
• Who should be responsible for internally managing and monitoring the SRA compliance risks of outsourcing?
• What documentation should law firms consider when outsourcing so they can demonstrate SRA compliance?

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.