Ethics opinion on outsourcing work to overseas companies.
Florida Bar News › August 15, 2008
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Ethics opinion on outsourcing work to overseas companies.
Advisory Ethics Opinion Affirmed by the Board of Governors
The Board of Governors affirmed Proposed Advisory Opinion 07-2 at its meeting of July 25, with slight modification. The opinion is now final and appears below. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS OF THE FLORIDA BAR OPINION 07-2 January 18, 2008 A member of the Florida Bar has inquired whether a law firm may ethically outsource legal work to overseas attorneys or paralegals. The overseas attorneys, who are not admitted to the Florida Bar, would do work including document preparation, for the creation of business entities, business closings and immigration forms and letters. Paralegals, who are not foreign attorneys, would transcribe dictation tapes. The foreign attorneys and paralegals would have remote access to the firm's computer files and may contact ...See the full content of this document
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