Translated from English, outsourcing is an external source. In relation to the topic of this article, legal outsourcing is the provision of financial and economic activities of an enterprise by an independent (or affiliated) legal company. In a nutshell - a solution to emerging business problems that prevent profit. In the West, legal outsourcing has long and firmly won its place in the sun. There is a powerful industry with a billionth turnover and stars that customers themselves choose.
In Russia, Ukraine and other states of the former Union, the indicators are orders of magnitude lower. This is not surprising, since this service was making its way through the incredulous heads of newly-minted owners, who were accustomed to strictly control everything, including information. It is generally accepted that the period of wild capitalism or the accumulation of capital has ended in the post-communist space. Now there is a process of legalization and civilization
of business forms. It’s hard to imagine, but 10 years ago it was considered the norm to pay wages “in envelopes” and have dozens or even hundreds of “babies” at the head organization (one-day companies for cash withdrawal).
Now the roll is in the opposite direction - towards respectability and solidity. That is why companies that provide outsourcing of legal services in Russia have become so widespread and famous. Their professional composition, reputation, and turnovers are too diverse to speak of a mature market. Annual ratings are compiled, conferences are held, the market is growing, consultants are buying apartments, and businesses are still struggling. Unfortunately, the peculiarity of domestic legislation is that it looks like a patchwork blanket. This is a large piece of cloth without a single integral basis, on which pieces of fabric are replete with different in shape, color and texture. Laws either contradict each other in some part, or are outdated, or do not describe the new realities of our economy and life.
Legal services outsourcing for all their attractiveness to the owner has a vulnerability. And the place is personnel, or rather, those professionals, semi-professionals or non-professionals who work there. It is naive to believe that such companies employ exclusively specialists with a capital letter with thirty years of experience, specializing in all types of Russian and, at the same time, international law and able to solve legal problems at the junction of finance and accounting. There are no such people, because it is
science fiction. Lawyers, like doctors, specialize in a specific law - criminal, civil, administrative. A lawyer who chooses a civilian specialization can devote himself to
intellectual property or corporate affairs, general contracts and
labor disputes. Perhaps the best option for a firm, confidently standing on its feet - a combination of two approaches. To solve non-standard, complex or highly specialized problems, it is appropriate to use legal outsourcing. For typical, ordinary tasks, a full-time lawyer or department is suitable.
Legal outsourcing meets the needs of modern business and is an actual form of protection of its interests.