Paralegals in the Philippines Popular with Australian Law Firms

Progressive Law Firms in Australia are hiring Paralegals in the Philippines to augment their in-house legal staff like never before! Legal process outsourcing companies in the Philippines like STAFFVIRTUAL are growing fast, scrambling to hire Paralegals to keep up with this burgeoning demand. Paralegals can do simple legal tasks such as document review, patent review and e-discovery. The Philippines is the top destination in the world to find affordable Paralegals. The Philippines has also become an attractive LPO destination for Australian firms because the islands possess large, English speaking, highly educated pool of workers.

A Paralegal is an important member of the legal team. A Paralegal provides support to attorneys in a law office. He or she helps them get ready for trials, hearings and other legal proceedings by doing research, drafting legal documents, interviewing witnesses and preparing exhibits. In addition to these duties, a paralegal is expected to handle administrative tasks such as filing papers, answering telephone calls, and maintaining and organizing reference files. Other tasks Paralegals are doing in the Philippines to help Australian law firms include:

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• Legal documentation
• Corporate services
• Reviewing documentation
• Legal data entry services
• Litigation support services
• International paralegal services
• Legal research services
• Notary services
• Business registrations
• Virtual Paralegal Services
• Preparing Agreements and Contracts (business and other kind)
• Data format conversion and storage

A Paralegal is a person qualified through education and training to assist with a range of legal support and administration tasks under the guidance of attorneys, including researching information for court cases and gathering evidence. Paralegals may work for, or be retained by solicitors within the legal profession or they may work within a legal environment within commerce, industry or the public sector.

Australian law firms are finding Paralegals in the Philippines for myriad reasons, the biggest being cost savings. Finding Paralegals or building up teams of Paralegals in the Philippines is a form of Legal Process Outsourcing, or simply “LPO” for short. LPO involves using an outside firm or legal services company to perform legal work. Like all forms of outsourcing, the primary driver is cost savings. Often, relatively mundane, simple, repetitive tasks that do not require hard-core legal reasoning skills can be outsourced to a Paralegal in the Philippines. Law firms with extremely repetitive, clerical cases that do not require deep legal reasoning skills are ideally suited to outsource. Simple work like property conveyance can easily be done by remote Paralegal staff in the Philippines.

Hundreds of Australian law firms outsource data entry to the Philippines. Other services formerly done by Paralegal or Legal Secretaries back home, can also be outsourced to the Philippines. This paperwork might include immigration documents or legal transcriptions. Law firms outsource time-consuming processes to LPOs to streamline productivity and cut costs.

The LPO industry is the fastest growing sector in the Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) industry. The LPO industry grew by 40-60% worldwide in the past year alone. Global LPO revenues are expected to reach $2.7 billion by 2023. Factors responsible for this immense growth include the availability of high-speed internet, the growth of cloud-based case management systems, the commodification of legal services, improvements in data security and storage, and greater access to low-cost foreign-born legal talent. In short, it makes sense for firms to find paralegals in the Philippines.

Litigation support companies in the Philippines allow Australian law firms to reduce and control operating costs while gaining access to world-class staff capabilities. They also allow firms to process cases 24/7, around the clock.The Philippines is ripe for excellence in outsourcing, thanks to the inexpensive operating costs and talented labor pool. The culture is friendly to the West and is home to the fifth largest English-speaking population in the world.

The fast pace of technological innovation with respect to communication and collaboration has also played a huge role in the growth of the phenomenon. Today, educated Filipinos with an deep understanding of Australian law, or specific legal processes, are joining the LPO talent pool daily. In fact, many lawyers in the Philippines have been admitted to the bar in Australia.

The LPO industry employs over 5,200 professionals worldwide. India and the Philippines lead in revenues, with estimated profits of USD $300 million per year. LPO industries are expected to employ over 19,000 people and see annual revenues of USD $960 million by the end of 2023.