Outsourcing not out of bounds, LEO says 
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Published: October 8, 2010
Tags: Ethics, Law Office Management, Legal Ethics Opinion, Virginia State Bar
Whether a law firm is outsourcing work across the street or around the globe, the ethics issues are the same, according to Virginia State Bar Ethics Counsel James McCauley.
Firms may not want it known that they have shipped legal work beyond U.S. borders. But overseas outsourcing is driving the discussion that prompted VSB staff to ...
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