Legal outsourcing is when a law firm uses the services of a remote — aka freelance or virtual — paralegal, secretary, administrative or other professional to get its work done.
While outsourcing has become a buzzword in recent years, it is not a new concept. Lawyers have been delegating a variety of legal support services to offsite vendors for decades.
Thanks to today’s technology, more have come to realize how efficient and cost-effective it is to outsource everything from senior-level paralegal tasks to the administrative grunt work that swallows up valuable time.