Alternative legal service providers (ALSP) are an increasingly popular way for businesses to maximize their internal resources. While organizations in any industry can benefit from working with ALSP, BigLaw frequently chooses this option to support various types of work such as due diligence, eDiscovery, document review, legal research, contract management, and risk and compliance management. According to a 2019 Thomson Reuters study, more than half of large law firms reported using ALSP for at least five functions.
Some of the advantages BigLaw will garner from these types of projects and engagements include:
- Technology. ALSP are typically proficient with the latest technologies, giving law firm clients access to experienced users that can handle complex systems while providing greater efficiency with large scale projects.
- Reduce legal expenditures. Amid increased pressure from clients to control costs, alternative legal service providers offer BigLaw a way to do just that. By delivering specific, contracted-for services on a large scale, providers are able to deliver high-quality work at a fraction of the cost of handling work in-house.
- Resource stability. Outsourcing repetitive or time-consuming legal work helps BigLaw manage human resource needs, providing stability in budgeting and ensuring service continuity.
- Reliable output. In addition to technological benefits, law firms that leverage ALSP also gain access to specialized expertise without having to source, screen, and retain talent on the firm’s payroll. Firms can be confident in the timeliness and consistency of the provider’s deliverables and focus on strategic functions internally.
- Client satisfaction. Using alternative legal service providers also gives BigLaw a point of differentiation and the ability to provide an expanded range of services to corporate clients, who are increasingly interested in alternative engagement models with outside counsel. As BigLaw seeks to redefine the workplace for an evolving business landscape, reliance on alternative legal service providers is likely to continue to grow.
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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.