The Five Phases of an LPO Relationship A new model of legal outsourcing is radically reshaping the role of various business functions such as human resources and call centers. Combining the benefits of cost reduction and process reengineering, the LPO model maximizes ROI at an accelerated pace. A systematic planning and execution framework helps deliver expected value. Your advice says we need to continue to contain costs. Or we need to become more competitive. Or we need to increase the performance of our workforce. Or we need to define our corporate LPO strategy. Where to start? Developing the conceptual model for corporate outsourcing is relatively simple compared to legal outsourcing. The difficulty lies in executing it. Why? For the same reason it is difficult to run a business: you have to manage the strategy, structure the business processes, applications, infrastructure and culture all at once. The latest trend dominating the offshoring of legal support services is the spread of the legal web across the globe and the extension of legal services to the benefit of the client. As the legal market around the world becomes increasingly competitive, a growing number of international organizations are seeking cutting-edge legal LPO services to meet growing demands for quality and cost-effectiveness. The complexity of BPO is daunting which is why it is so difficult and rarely done well. LPO, while beneficial in the long term, is very difficult to implement if not carefully planned. There are five key stages that all companies must go through when trying to outsource legal services: partner selection, agreement negotiations, transition and technology management, process improvement and performance management. Let's l...... middle of the document ......ble Tax Avoidance Agreement. Enforcement The validity and enforcement of judgments and awards must be considered. Some territories have been declared reciprocal territories by the Government of India and judgments passed by the courts of these territories can be directly enforced by initiating enforcement proceedings under the Indian Code of Civil Procedure. Judgments passed by the courts of countries which have not been declared as reciprocal territories by the Government of India can be enforced by filing a civil suit for declaration before the Indian court seeking a decree, declaring that the judgment passed by the foreign court is enforceable in India . Foreign arbitral awards complying with the rules of the New York and Geneva Conventions, which in turn were incorporated into the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, are applicable in India.