LPO News

In a press release statement, ALM events has announced plans for its second annual East Coast Legal Industry Outsourcing Forum, to take place May 14 and 15 at the Harvard Club in New York City. The two-day conference will focus on identifying the “right” markets for Outsourcing; best practices; understanding the mechanics of negotiating outsourcing deals; offshore outsourcing; and trends and Insights in this area. The conference is targeted to general and assistant general counsel; in-house counsel charged with outsourcing; and outside counsel including law firm executives overseeing outsourcing in various industries. Complete conference agenda and details are available here.

The key topics to be explored at the two-day conference will include issues raised in legal process outsourcing (LPO); establishing and utilizing proper communication channels among attorneys, executives and vendors; and new productivity and profitability strategies.

Experts and practitioners speaking at the conference will include Alexander Arato, vice president, associate general counsel for Computer Associates; Patrick Hatfield, partner and co-chair of Technology Practice for Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP; Stephen Nordhal, partner from the Strategic Sourcing Technology Group for Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP; James Paine, corporate counsel for Home Depot; and Carter Santos assistant vice president - outsourcing transaction counsel for Equifax.

ALM Events is part of ALM’s Conference and Trade Show Division, one of North America’s largest producers of educational and networking events for business leaders and the legal profession. The division offers more than 200 conferences and two leading industry tradeshows annually, on a broad range of topics.

For additional conference information or to register, please contact Karen Abrams at (212) 967-0095, e-mail Kabrams@alm.com or visit www.almevents.com/legaloutsource.

An Early Bird Registration Rate is available before April 16, 2008. Register today!