LPO*

New York, 2007: Doris, an investment banker, has a highly stressful job. The only person that brightens her day is her black and buffed secretary, Boris. Now Doris has a thing for Boris. Doris added to her New Year’s resolution to get into Boris’s pants within the year.

In pursuit of this (ig)noble goal, Doris sends Boris numerous double entedre emails in addition to work-related emails where Boris is addressed as “My Well-Done Secretary.”

After a year of this, Boris has finally had enough. He files a sexual harassment suit against Doris, alleging that she created a hostile-work environment.

Manila, 2008: Enter the discovery lawyer. Her company has been contracted by Boris’ lawyers to find evidence which would be relevant to the case. She now has the task of going through a year’s worth of emails and other documents. She will use a discovery tool such as Attenex. Attenex has the capacity to search through thousands of electronic documents, which our discovery lawyer can easily categorize as either relevant or not relevant.

Oh by the way, our discovery lawyer earns almost twice as much as her peers employed in a top 3 firm. She has been trained in the US in the most advanced legal technology software. She has also just passed the New York bar, where her review, air fare, hotel accommodations, and per diem were paid by her LPO employer.

*Legal Process Outsourcing