Outsourcing has long been considered as a revolutionary step in accomplishing a job for a lesser amount while still maintaining a high chance of accuracy and quality. Outsourcing has gained wider exposure and popularity due to the growth of the internet and its increasing usage and reach. Many countries which were unaware of this facility are now also taking advantage from it. One of the benefits of internet is that it can be used to publish and expose a particular project to a wider global audience. Since connectivity has more or less eliminated the limitations posed by distances, anything can be done from anywhere in the world.
Legal process outsourcing is one such field which is now following the path charted out by BPOs and call centers. Legal process outsourcing is adapted by legal advisors and related institutions mostly concerned with a specific cases of law. Legal outsourcing is done by outsourcing the task or issue being faced by a particular group within the realm of law. They then ask others to solve the problem and get paid for it. This can prove quiet helpful if a certain group find themselves tangled in a situation which they consider as impossible for them or if they find it difficult to get it done within a given deadline.
An extension to outsourcing is offshoring meaning that a project can be handed over to someone who is in another country. There may be some hurdles in offshoring of legal matters because there may be a small chance that legal professionals of other countries may not be aware of relevant laws, rules and regulations. After all if a US lawyer is seeking assistance from a legal professional based in India, the latter would have to have a fair amount of knowledge of US laws. However since the internet has successfully broken down geographical borders virtually, gaining knowledge of a foreign country’s laws is no limiting factor. In fact many legal outsourcing companies take on board professionals who are experts in international law so that they are able to provide service as desired by their international counterparts.
There are however concerns when it comes to legal outsourcing. Many people do not like their information to be exposed openly to other people especially foreign countries. And secondly precautionary measures need to taken so that no highly sensitive information is sent to the wrong place or where it can prove to be a disadvantage for the buyer or the institution as a whole or maybe even the country.
If you are browsing the internet and come across the term BPO, do not feel intimidated thinking that it is something new that you don’t know of. BPO refers to the ‘Business Process Outsourcing’, which is a synonym to the simple and known outsourcing, the process of hiring professionals to do some of your business activities instead of occupying some onsite employees. Usually a BPO is connected with application management, web development, writing and translating services, and all possible IT related services.
BPO can refer to a one time deal or even several years of cooperation with professionals and companies who work for the employer in all these fields of expertise. What are the advantages of BPOs and why are they becoming so popular?
First of all there are so many administrative activities and operations in any company, however big or small it may be, that are really time consuming and demand serious attention. They are as important any other operational work in the business. HR, customer support and accounting are some of them. It is most likely that not all companies can find people who can work on multiple levels and perform equally efficiently in everything, because this is a focus dispersing procedure. Outsourcing these activities releases some time that can be invested in other core areas and at the same time the administrative work can be more efficiently accomplished by professionals, who are experienced in doing that and just that.
Second and important factor is the low cost of hiring a few skilled and experience freelancers. The hiring pool is practically the entire world and this is a way to get some really high standard manpower at lower rates than if you would were to hire local people and occupy them onsite. Moreover, hiring an outsourcer means that the company cuts back on expenses such as HR, recruitment, training and payroll taxes. If you think of how many BPO companies are out there you will have to acknowledge something else as well that these companies specialize in doing outsourced work for other companies, which means that they are more productive and more up to date with latest technologies and techniques because they need to be efficient and competitive.
If you own a business you know that above all, one of the biggest problems that companies face is the constantly changing needs of the market and clients. This makes BPOs an ideal choice, since they are more flexible and can offer multi-level services to their clients, meeting all needs and resulting in numerous satisfied customers, which means more profit for you.
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