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CCCA_V4No3_Outsourcing-FIN.qxd:CCCA_V1No1_DriversSeat-FIN.qxd 9/2/10 12:59 PM Page 40 Feature rates because they operate as virtual law firms.All three firms sub- Virtual law firms are not a new development in Canada.Taran contract lawyers who either work from home or on site at the Virtual Associates, headquartered in London, Ont., was founded client’s office. by Stephen Taran in 1997 and now boasts 75 independent con- “We don’t occupy class A office space with three support staff tract lawyers across Ontario. Taran Virtual Associates primarily for every lawyer. We have no fancy furniture or expensive art focuses on serving private practice law firms who outsource collection,” Cognition’s co-founder Ho says.“Our litmus test for their court appearances, discoveries, drafting and research.About incurring expenses is:Will it help us deliver services more effec- 20 per cent of the work Taran currently receives is from corpo- tively for clients?” rate counsel clients who outsource their drafting, due diligence and litigation as the need arises. Internationally, virtual law firms that serve in-house counsel have also been Osgoode’s Professional catching on.South of the border,Mark Harris,a former associate at the white- shoe Manhattan firm Davis Polk & LLM in Business Law Wardwell founded Axiom Law in 2000 in New York City as a law firm with- out bricks-and-mortar.Today, the firm has over 280 lawyers, who either work from home or on site, with six offices in the U.S. and an office in Hong Fully updated curriculum taught by leading academics Kong. In the U.K., Simon Harper, a and practitioners. Choose from courses designed for working professionals, including: moitié en Chine, et ses revenus se Advanced Corporate Law Corporate Remedies comptent dans les dizaines de millions Advanced Taxation of Corporate Transactions de dollars. Malgré tout, l’entreprise Corporations and Shareholders International Finance utilise les services de Cognition pour ses Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law International Securities Regulation besoins juridiques : que ce soit pour de Boards of Directors International Taxation la simple maintenance corporative, du Corporate Finance Securities Regulation travail spécifique relié à une transaction Corporate Governance ou la révision de dossiers financiers. « Nos besoins juridiques ne sont pas Directors stables. Un mois, nous aurons une Vanessa Grant, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP tonne de travail et le mois suivant, Professor Poonam Puri, Osgoode Hall Law School presque rien » explique Ian Collins. Pascale Pageau a elle aussi fondé sa firme, Delegatus services juridiques Classes start in January 2011. inc., il y a cinq ans. Elle n’a toutefois Join us for an upcoming Information Session: commencé le placement de juristes October 7, 2010 - Toronto (webcast available), or qu’en 2006, tant auprès des firmes privées que dans les contentieux Apply Now at www.osgoodepd.ca d’entreprise.Banque Nationale Groupe Financier est l’un des clients du groupe Osgoode Professional Development offers qui compte jusqu’ici 15 professionnels, 17 executive-style LLM programs via videoconference, directly to your home or office, or in person at our et qui devrait en avoir 5 de plus d’ici la downtown Toronto Conference Centre. fin de 2010. Le Groupe Pages Jaunes, qui a un département juridique de taille moyenne, sous-contracte aussi un avocat de chez Delegatus depuis deux ans, de deux à trois jours par semaine. 40 CCCA Canadian Corporate Counsel Association FALL 2010 CCCA63_053.indd 40 09/08/2010 09:34:01 PM