Should Law Firms Outsource Project Management

Among the areas the article suggests companies consider outsourcing are: project management and electronic discovery. Both corporate legal departments and law firms should take heed. Increasingly, companies are outsourcing electronic discovery, but usually not enough thought is given to the management of discovery projects. Most legal departments and law firms would do well to outsource project management to service providers with deep experience managing complex discovery matters. Outsourcing the project management doesn't mean in-house and outside counsel can outsource their ethical responsibilities to supervise the legal work, but hiring an outside project management expert can facilitate the responsible lawyer's supervision with much improved monitoring, reporting, and communication.