Legal research is one of the initial as well as critical components for gathering relevant information on case law, regulations, compliance issues, statutes, and other domestic and international legal requirements. Research takes time and internal resources and it can pull staff members from important client management tasks, internal stakeholder responsibilities, and growth opportunities. Those competitors that understand the value provided by outsourcing legal research, and how it feeds organizational growth and savings by relieving the burdens associated with keeping it in-house, are already benefiting from these services.
Growing Your Business
New business is what keeps law firms and corporations growing. However, when you prioritize lengthy research activities, it can create a backlog on growth-related functions. Freeing up attorneys’ time from performing research allows them to work on new cases and new business ventures, which directly relates to organizational growth. Outsourcing can be done on a project-by-project basis — meaning you are only paying for research services as you need them and there is no need to hire additional staff. Your competitors are benefiting from hiring research professionals who are equipped with knowledge of industry-specific research requirements, which in turn allows these competitors to focus on other growth activities.
Current Legal Research Sources
While your firm or the company you represent may have access to a variety of research tools and materials, legal support companies with research expertise can help you utilize those resources more efficiently. Because this is their specialty, they expedite the process so it is quick and effective – which means you are not losing time and additional resources.
Legal research is time-consuming, complex, and must be done correctly to ensure the final documentation complies with legal requirements. Having access to both an effective and cost-saving solution for legal research can be beneficial to law firms and in-house counsel. If you are considering the benefits of outsourcing your legal research or would like to learn more, contact Baer Reed legal research services and find out what we can do for your practice.
Mr. Reyes graduated with honors from the Ateneo de Manila University, where he received the Procter and Gamble Student Excellence Award. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo de Manila School of Law. During law school, Mr. Reyes was part of the Philippine delegation to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot held in Vienna, Austria. He was also a member of the Ateneo Society of International Law and the St. Thomas More Debate Society. He completed his internship at the Public Attorney’s Office. He wrote a thesis entitled: “To Kill A White Elephant: An Analysis of the Fiduciary Exception to the Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege”. Mr. Reyes is admitted to practice law in the Philippines and the State of New York.
Ms. Lardizabal-Manzano is a graduate of San Sebastian College-Recoletos, where she earned her B.A. in Political Science. In 2003, she received her law degree from Lyceum of the Philippines and was admitted to practice law in 2004.
Matthew Hersh earned a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University in 1990 and graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 1999. He also holds a master’s degree in international relations from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Cap. Avi Levak (Res. IDF) graduated from from Israel’s prestigious Ben-Gurion University of the Negev with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics. He is also a Leadership and Communication coach trained in TuT coaching by Alon gal in Israel. Avi specializes in high-level, in-depth analysis of business and client needs, within systems and software strategy and architecture.
Ms. Tyler graduated cum laude from Georgetown University and received her law degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center. During law school, she interned at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. She also worked on The Tax Lawyer journal and was a member of the award-winning Barristers’ Council Mock Trial Team. Ms. Tyler is admitted to practice law in the State of California and the District of Columbia.
Ms. Cruz-Anonuevo graduated cum laude and top nine in her batch from Miriam College with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in InternationalStudies. She obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University School of Law in Rockwell. During law school, she interned in Rivera, Santos, Maranan & Associates. She was also part of Ateneo’s Labor Law Bar Operations. She wrote her thesis on, “Stealing Privacy: Limitations on Media’s Photographic Invasion.,” Ms. Cruz-Anonuevo is admitted to practice law in the Philippines.
Ms. Aquino-Batallones obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Development Studies (with Minors in Global Politics and Hispanic Studies) from the Ateneo de Manila University. In 2011, she received her Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University School of Law. During law school, she interned at Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles then became an intern of Ateneo Legal Services Center’s Clinical Legal Education Program.
Mr. De Guzman graduated from San Beda College with a degree of Bachelor of Arts Major in Economics and received his law degree from San Beda College of Law. He is multilingual and is fluent in three languages: Chinese, Filipino, and English. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2003.