International Law Firm Simmons & Simmons Signs Agreement with Integreon for
Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) Services
Integreon to Provide a Dedicated Team of Lawyers Based in Mumbai for Document
Review, Due Diligence, Document Production, and Research
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Integreon, the global leader in
integrated knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) and legal process outsourcing
(LPO), today announced that international law firm Simmons & Simmons has
signed a 12 month agreement with Integreon to provide offshore legal support
services, including document review, due diligence, document production, and
research services. Integreon has appointed an initial team of five dedicated
lawyers for Simmons & Simmons but the agreement provides for additional
lawyers to join the team as needed to provide flexible capacity and
accommodate growth.
Simmons & Simmons will outsource research and document review work, in turn
freeing the firm's associates to focus on higher level legal efforts and
provide greater value service for its clients. Integreon will support the firm
from its secure, 24/7 Mumbai (India) facilities, resulting in cost savings in
the region of 50 percent for the firm. The firm will pilot the project from
its London office, and then roll it out as needed to other offices.
"This decision by Simmons & Simmons reflects a general trend of the unbundling
of legal services by law firms and their acceptance and growing adoption of
the LPO model," said John Croft, president of global sales and marketing at
Integreon. "By outsourcing lower end work to Integreon, Simmons & Simmons will
be able to focus more on their core legal business, serving their clients with
the same level of quality they have come to expect over the years, but now at
a significantly lower cost to their clients. We are also able to give them the
flexibility to scale up and down as needed."
"It is an explicit commitment in our strategy to be a firm that is embracing
different ways of working, so that we can deliver greater value to our
clients. The LPO project is one step on that road. It will be piloted from
London but rolled out to other offices where there is a demand," said Mark
Dawkins, managing partner, Simmons & Simmons. "Our clients will appreciate the
fact that we have taken measures to cut costs, but at the same time, continue
to provide them with efficient and high quality services that can be adapted
to their needs. We are a firm driven by client relationships."
For more information about Integreon's full range of knowledge and legal
process outsourcing services, please visit us at www.integreon.com.
About Integreon
Integreon provides a range of outsourced knowledge services to demanding
professionals using Document KPO, Research KPO, Legal KPO and Business
Services to transform its customers' Middle Office, allowing professionals to
focus their time and energy on their 'highest and best use.' Its customers
include many AmLaw 100 and UK top 50 law firms, almost all of the global
investment banks, several top-tier private equity firms and hedge funds, as
well as many Fortune 100 and FTSE 100 corporations. For more information about
Integreon, please visit www.integreon.com.
About Simmons & Simmons
Simmons & Simmons is a worldclass law firm with offices in Abu Dhabi,
Brussels, Doha, Dubai, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Lisbon*, London,
Madeira*, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Padua, Paris, Rome, Rotterdam, Shanghai and
Tokyo with over 1,800 staff worldwide. For further information on Simmons &
Simmons please visit our website at www.simmons-simmons.com. For further
information on Simmons & Simmons' award-winning online legal service visit
www.elexica.com.
Simmons & Simmons, CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS.
Tel: +44 20 7628 2020 Fax: +44 20 7628 2070 DX Box No 12
*Sociedade Rebelo de Sousa in association with Simmons & Simmons
SOURCE Integreon
Eric Feistel, Integreon, +1-571-239-8251, eric.feistel@integreon.com; or
Ibrahim Kamara, Simmons & Simmons, +44 020 7825 4411
