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Ann Arbor Based Company Redefining 'Outsourcing'
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Mention the term "outsourcing" in
a manufacturing stronghold likeMichigan, and the image of jobs leaving the
state is the first thought that occurs to many people. But for LegalEase
Solutions LLC, the dynamic is just the opposite - outsourcing to keep jobs in
state.
Based inAnn Arbor, LegalEase Solutions is a Legal Process Outsourcing
firm that utilizes offices inMichigan and two locations inIndia,Cochin and
Chennai, to provide law firms and corporations -- including those in the
automotive industry -- with lower cost legal support designed to increase a
company's global competitiveness and keep their jobs at home. LegalEase's
client base stretches nationwide with significant clients inChicago,Detroit,
Los Angeles,New York and elsewhere.
"It's important to keep in mind that we're not outsourcing jobs, we're
outsourcing a portion of a process," explains Tariq Hafeez, founder and
president of LegalEase Solutions. Hafeez, a University of Michigan Law School
graduate and a former Michigan Assistant Attorney General, says, "Attorneys
aren't being replaced. We're simply providing a lower cost alternative for
some of the more routine and tedious legal work, freeing up domestic attorneys
to leverage their more highly refined skill sets."
Hafeez cites LegalEase's work with a Big Three automaker as an example.
For litigation support, the automaker is employing an outside law firm that
charges $300 per hour for routine work that LegalEase can handle for less than
$50/hour. "None of the U.S. attorneys had their jobs eliminated," says
Hafeez. "But we were able to save a troubled automaker significant amounts on
legal fees."
Along with providing comprehensive legal support to corporations,
LegalEase also provides scalable and flexible support to local small and mid-
sized law firms, giving them the resources to compete with larger firms. "We
are often times a life line for small to mid-sized law firms, and we help them
take on larger and more complex cases," says Chris Crawford, a former
litigator and now a Managing Attorney with LegalEase.
According to Hafeez, cutting legal costs will become a necessity as part
of a greater cost cutting initiative to survive these trying economic times.
About LegalEase Solutions, LLC -- Founded in 2004, LegalEase has provided
more than 200 clients with superior legal support services onshore and
offshore, enabling corporate legal departments and law firms to become more
cost efficient. www.lgles.com
Media Contact - Tariq Hafeez, President. (734) 238-1584
Tariq.hafeez@lgles.com
SOURCE LegalEase Solutions LLC
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