Six Bar Association Ethics Committees (apart from the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility) have released Opinions discussing the outsourcing of legal work. A common conclusion reached in all these Opinions is that a lawyer in the United States can outsource or offshore legal work to a legal process outsourcing service provider ("LPO") without breaching his or her ethical obligations. Recognizing the benefits of legal outsourcing, Arizona attorneys, law firms and corporations are now turning to SDD Global.

SDD Global is a step beyond even the best "legal process outsourcing" or "LPO" companies. With offices in Mysore, Bangalore, New York, and London, SDD Global's off-shored legal services include high-end legal research, analysis, drafting, and litigation support for Fortune 500 companies and other clients, as well as a full range of patent and U.S. immigration services. We are the only legal services outsourcing provider in India managed by a U.S. law firm. Operated by New York-based SmithDehn LLP, we are an Indian company whose clients have included prominent motion picture studios, law firms, retail brands, manufacturers, television companies, and publishing houses.

In an outsourcing industry dominated by companies providing lowend services like coding and e-discovery, SDD Global is among the very few legal off-shoring companies providing high-end legal services to solo attorneys, law firms and corporations throughout United States, including Phoenix, Tucson, and other cities in Arizona. We have been providing services regarding Arizona law every since our inception in 2006. One of our first legal off-shoring assignments was for a major Hollywood film studio, which hired us to research and prepare a 50-state survey report on contract law and 19 other legal issues, in connection with a multi-million dollar budget movie it intended to produce. A team of 12 lawyers at SDD Global Solutions worked for 43 days and prepared a comprehensive 103-page memorandum addressing all the issues required by the client, including matters under Arizona law. SDD Global's efforts resulted in saving the client over $200,000 in legal fees.

Similarly, for another client that produced a documentary style comedy film, we researched the law in eleven states, including Arizona, and prepared a memorandum of law on the potential legal problems the client could face in producing the film. The legal issues included those pertaining to the "door closing" statutes (laws that impose penalties for the failure of a company to register to do business in a state), enforceability of consent, forum selection, intrusion of privacy, infliction of emotional distress and copyrights infringement.

More recently, we prepared a detailed trademark search report for an Arizona attorney intending to register his law firm and logo with the United States Patent and Trademarks Office. On behalf of another Arizona based inventor, our patents team (which has expertise in electrical, electronics, material science, mechanical and chemical engineering) drafted a patent application related to the invention of a medical device for filing before the USPTO.

Overall, in our short history of less than four years, we have handled over 2500 legal research and drafting assignments. SDD Global is adept at handling sophisticated, high-end legal work for large, demanding clients. The assignments reflect an ability to handle everything from conducting accurate legal research, drafting legal memoranda, pleadings, motions and legal briefs.

SDD Global's billing options are extremely flexible. Within reason, we strive to work within our client's budget. You may choose to engage our services on a flat fee basis, on an hourly basis or on a monthly retainer basis. Irrespective of the options you choose, you are likely to obtain savings of up to 90 per cent on your legal costs by off-shoring your work to SDD Global.

All in all, the advantages of legal process outsourcing for attorneys and clients in Phoenix, Tucson, and elsewhere in Arizona are extensive. SDD Global Solutions stands ready to provide the best, high-quality and cost-effective legal solutions to Arizona solo attorneys, law firms and corporations.