LPO
LPO-Legal Process Outsourcing is a part of high-end BPO industry that has been expanding rapidly in India, in the recent years. In Legal Process Outsourcing vendors or in-house departments of organizations outsource legal work from off-shore areas as it is costly to perform in many foreign countries. In today’s aggressive business atmosphere, as industries are planning to outsource work from various developing countries there is no scarcity of skilled manpower. India being an endowed destination for legal process outsourcing, the youth finds rich opportunities to get jobs in the field.
Most of the international law firms based in the US, UK or Europe are grasping the Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) route to become more remunerative to their clients.
Key to Success
To be successful as a LPO Professional you should have/ develop:
- Excellent communication
- Team work
- Telesales etiquettes
- Excellent knowledge of international as well as country specific laws
Scope and Opportunities
Career prospects are extremely large with the Legal process Outsourcing. Initially, India shared a significant growth of 3-4 percent which has now gone to 6-7 percent in the 250 billion dollar global market of Legal Process Outsourcing.
Hence, there is wide horizon of opportunities for young and experienced legal practitioners in the near future. Currently LPO in India is very low but in the near future this number will go up.
Lifestyle & Social Status
- Hard work
- Shift time
Job Profile
- Various contracts/lease and leave & license agreements, renewals, tower and other infra agreements
- Replies to notice/s
- Tracking and recording litigations for/against the Company
- Regulatory compliances, replies to regulators notices, letters.
Skill Sets
- Good communication ability
- Strong command over English language
- Enunciation ability
- Interpersonal skill like listening, questioning and intonating
- Knowledge of computers and online research skills
- Some job specific skill like writing ability, analyzing raw data, report creation etc
- In-depth domain expertise
Work Value
- Test knowledge at international level
- Results oriented
- Constant learning
Current Job Scenario
All legal expertise working under the LPO receive handsome remuneration along with other perks and benefits. Nowadays, LPO companies are hiring fresh law graduates from premier law colleges/universities of the country.
They earn between the ranges of Rs 3 lakh to Rs 7 lakh PA. Global LPO companies such as Pangea3 and Mind crest are leaders in grabbing this legal talent from India.
Top Recruiters
- Infosys LPO
- Quislex Legal Services
- Eyeglobal Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Course Synopsis
Course Options | 5-Year Integrated Degree Programme B.A. L.L.B. | 3-Years Degree L.L.B. |
Academic Eligibility | 12th pass in any stream | Any graduate |
Fees | Rs.15,000/- to Rs. 20,000/- | Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 30,000/- |
Expenditure in Metro and Tier-1 | Rs. 2 lakhs to Rs. 2.5 lakhs | Rs. 2 lakhs to Rs. 2.5 lakhs |
Expenditure in Tier-2 | Rs. 1.75 lakhs to Rs. 2 lakhs | Rs. 1.75 lakhs to Rs. 2 lakhs |
Duration | 5 Years | 3 Years |
Mode | Regular | Regular |
Specialization | Civil Law, Criminal law, Corporate law, Cyber law | Civil Law, Criminal law, Corporate law, Cyber law |
Approved | UGC | UGC |
Affiliation | Respective Universities, National Law School of India University | Respective Universities |
Entrance Exam | CLAT Score rank, Respective college entrance exams | |
Education Loan | ||
Scholarships |
Entrance Exam
LPOs require law graduates with a specific skill set:
Some of the national level law exams are:
- Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)
- LSAT India – Law School Admission Test
- All India Law Entrance Test (AILET)
- Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET)
- BVP CET Law
- Delhi University Law Entrance Exam
- AMU Law Entrance Exam
- BHU-UET
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