Latitude South First to Offer New Zealand-Based Outsourced Legal Services to UK Legal Teams
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Latitude South NZ Ltd
today launched its new legal services outsourcing offering, designed for UK
in-house legal teams and law firms to reduce the costs of substantive legal
work by utilizing a team of New Zealand-based former lawyers with UK and
international experience.
Latitude South will provide substantive legal support services including
the design of standard form agreements, professional support and know-how
services, the drafting of bespoke documents, and peer review. Latitude South
will also provide project management and legal process engineering services to
help clients unbundle the legal work appropriate to provide from New Zealand.
"Legal outsourcing is currently a hot topic in the UK with law firms and
in-house legal teams looking to outsource paralegal work to lower cost
offshore providers", said Latitude South Director Larissa Glubb. "However,
many organizations also have a high proportion of substantive legal services
that can be outsourced if the provider has the right commercial experience and
a professional compatibility with its clients. We want to broaden the range
of legal tasks that can be provided to the UK from overseas by offering the
services of seasoned legal professionals who have previously practiced in
leading UK law firms and in-house teams."
Latitude South has secured an initial team of former lawyers with 9+ years
PQE who will operate remotely from New Zealand, and will be supported by a
management team in Asia and an onshore presence in London to ensure time-zone
overlaps. Latitude South actively recruits senior, former lawyers who have
previously practiced in the UK and have returned to New Zealand. "Many Kiwi
legal professionals choose to spend a good portion of their legal career in
the UK and have a natural compatibility with UK law firms and in-house legal
teams. We want to provide an opportunity for them to leverage the wealth of
onshore UK experience they've gained, upon returning to NZ." said Glubb. "And
with the help of technology, there really is no reason why they cannot
continue to operate on the global stage while being based here."
About Latitude South
Latitude South provides substantive legal services to UK in-house legal
teams and law firms by deploying UK-experienced former lawyers based in New
Zealand. Latitude South NZ Ltd is registered in New Zealand, has a management
presence in Asia and an onshore presence in the UK. Latitude South's services
are performed solely at the request of UK lawyers and are provided directly to
those lawyers, in support of the UK legal services that those lawyers are
performing for their end-clients. Latitude South is not a law firm and does
not offer legal advice. Latitude South was co-founded in 2009 by New Zealander
Larissa Glubb who previously provided substantive legal services remotely from
New Zealand to a global law firm based in London and a major US-based IT
solutions provider. Andrew Hamilton, also from New Zealand, resigned as a
Director at Deutsche Bank after 9 years as a project manager and process
engineer for Global Markets to co-found Latitude South. For more information
about Latitude South, please visit http://www.latitude-south.com
Contact:
Andrew Hamilton
Latitude South Pte Ltd
Level 21, Centennial Tower
3 Temasek Avenue
Singapore 039190
Tel: +44-203-318-1055 (UK)
Email: andrew.hamilton@latitude-south.com
