Date:  07/24/2007

Time:   Registration: 8:00 am - 8:30 am Program: 8:30 am - 9:30 am

Location:   Morrison & Foerster LLP 1290 Avenue of the Americas 39th Floor New York, New York

Speaker:   Miriam Wugmeister

Contact:   Rachelle Fernandes

Contact Phone:  212.336.4011

Description:  

In response to the rising cost of legal support services in the U.S., many law firms and clients are exploring the potential for outsourcing to offshore companies. This seminar will address the ethical issues that must be considered when obtaining legal support services from India and other offshore locations.

Guest Speaker:  David Perla, Co-CEO, Pangea3 LLC

Topics will include how to address issues such as:

• Duty to supervise
• Attorney-client privilege
• Confidentiality
• Conflicts of interest
• Avoiding unauthorized practice of law
• Privacy and data security

Morrison & Foerster LLP has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of continuing legal education in the State of New York [8/20/2004 - 8/19/2007].This continuing legal education program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour, of which 0.5 hours can be applied toward the Ethics requirement, and 0.5 credit hours can be applied toward the Professional Practice requirement.