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InOutsource was introduced to us by our firm’s malpractice insurance carrier, and it didn’t take long to know why they were so highly recommended. Nancy and her team’s unparalleled knowledge and expertise have been invaluable as they’ve helped in updating our firm’s governance and retention policies. Leveraging their experience and relationships, InOutsource also successfully renegotiated our off-site records storage contracts. Between the more favorable contract terms and pricing secured and the improvements recommended to our internal operations, InOutsource is responsible for our firm achieving significant cost savings and greater efficiency. We are also in a stronger position with respect to risk management as a result of our new governance policy, which we would not have been able to accomplish without their help. I highly recommend InOutsource for both their expertise and their dedication to client satisfaction. — Maria Casas, Operations Manager, Best Best & Krieger LLP

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Archive for June, 2008

Lateral Attorney Hires – Managing Conflicts and Assessing Risk

by Nancy Beauchemin of InOutsource

Gone are the days of law school graduates beginning their careers as associates and staying loyal to the firms that trained and promoted them. To stay competitive, firms are aggressively recruiting experienced and well-trained talent to grow their firm. These so called “laterals” often arrive with the promise and expectation of bringing new business to the firm. Before the courting of a lateral can begin in earnest, the recruiting firm must perform a conflicts check on the candidate’s prior work history. The efficiency with which a firm can identify and assess conflicts arising out of a lateral’s prior work history, the sooner a decision can be made as to whether the candidate is a good fit for the firm. Unfortunately, most firms do not have well-defined protocol to perform a confidential conflicts due diligence. The primary goal of checking conflicts is to determine if a lateral’s work history or potential new matters are not opposed to the interests of the recruiting firm’s current and former clients. The source of many motions to disqualify opposing counsel is often unidentified and unresolved client conflicts that crop up as a result of an attorney making a move to another firm.

InOutsource Named One of the Fastest Growing Companies in South Jersey for 2008

Company ranked in the top 25 fastest growing privately held companies

Thorofare, NJ – June 13, 2008 –InOutsource, a leading provider of records retention and information management consulting to law firms, announced that it is among the 25 fastest growing private company in South Jersey. The ranking was established by the Philadelphia Business Journal and the Rohrer College of Business at Rowan University. Nancy Beauchemin, President and Founder of the company, accepted the award at a luncheon on June 12, 2008.

InOutsource experts provide records management consulting and project management services to help law firms and corporate legal departments ensure information is properly retained and protected to mitigate risk, and preserve client confidentiality. The firm provides consultation and support for: analysis of a firm’s current systems, processes and staff; the development of retention policies and procedures that are legally compliant and fit the unique needs of a firm; and implementation of conflicts, workflow, docketing, document and records management systems. In addition, through the company’s Merger Readiness Consulting Services, the experts at InOutsource help firms establish the framework they need to perform conflicts due diligence and address issues as they arise during the process of merging, acquiring other firms, or hiring lateral attorneys.

“Proper records management and retention is a hot topic within law firms today, and InOutsource is one of the few companies that provide consulting services in this area exclusively to law firms,” Beauchemin said. “Subsequently, we’ve been very, very busy. Our revenue, staff and new clients all have steadily increased this past year. We’re pleased to be recognized for our growth.”