National Legal Staffing Support Explains the Difference Between Offshoring and Legal Process Outsourcing
There is often confusion between the roles and purposes of legal process outsourcing (LPO) and legal service offshoring. The similarities between the two services cause some ambiguity, and some of the misunderstandings are contrived. Companies wishing to draw parallels between LPO and offshoring sometimes create a misperception they can leverage to their advantage.
In this article, National Legal Staffing Support explains the differences between LPO and legal service offshoring. They compare the intent of each and how they differ.
What is Offshoring?
Offshoring is the process of employing inexpensive overseas labor as a cost-saving measure. Manufacturing companies have used it for decades to reduce labor costs, even at the expense of quality. The practice of offshoring has grown to include many products and services over various industries, including legal staffing services.