09/26/2006
NYC Bar Association Ethics Opinion Approves Overseas Outsourcing for Legal Support Services Subject to Proper Oversight
Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics Formal Opinion 2006-3
Brief Summary
New York attorneys may ethically outsource legal support services overseas to non-lawyers subject to strict supervision, protection of client confidences, avoiding conflicts of interest, appropriate billing and, when necessary, client consent.
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