A Legal Options Approach To Ec Company Law

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  • 1. Legal C rcle LEGAL CIRCLE

2. Company Overview Legal Circle is an organization dedicated to provide the highest levels of excellence in legal outsourcing work. Drawing from the experience and knowledge base of renowned lawyers of India's largest law firm Fox Mandal Little, we have developed global best practices for legal outsourcing. Legal Circle also believes in following the highest standards of ethics and corporate governance. We have a dynamic, responsive and highly motivated team in all areas of services outlined below. Our highly skilled teams of attorneys and engineers in India and the United States deliver high quality legal and intellectual property support services to law firms and corporations worldwide at low costs. Our management team collectively has over half a century of litigation and transaction experience as attorneys, business advisors, consultants and legal associates. Heritage & Principle Legal Circle has an amalgamation of lawyers and professionals from fields that are associated with law. We do understand our clients growing global needs and assist them in their concern to have a competitive edge in their businesses.Our legal services team comprises of professional support lawyers and technical specialists or domain experts, exclusively dedicated to providing high quality services. Our lawyers have been selected from diverse legal backgrounds, with years of experience in their respective fields, ensuring that all of our service areas are well resourced. Since its establishment, Legal Circle has been known for its integrity, efficiency and a high degree of senior management involvement, which shows our genuine respect for our clients.Legal Circle places great emphasis on excellence of services. We understand the economics of outsourcing, clients concerns for security, product information and the protection of intellectual property. At Legal Circle we are unequivocally committed to addressing all these concerns in the best possible manner. 3. Services we Provide We aim to provide reliable world-class legal research services for lawyers that can help our clients make informed critical judgments for their businesses. We strive to create a high quality product, which is the combination of good drafting and thorough analysis. The customized legal support services we offer are currently grouped into the following categories:Legal Research:At Legal Circle we focus primarily on back office work and legal research, drafting, utilizing both primary and secondary resources to conduct our research. Our legal research services include the following: Case Law ResearchForeign Law ResearchStatutory Research Court Docket Sheet Research and AnalysisClient Biographies Legislative History ResearchResearch on Clients Commercial Activities Compliance ResearchNewsletter Content Professional Responsibility ResearchNew Lawsuit/Deal Updates Regulatory ResearchCompetitor Research and Analysis Market ResearchNew Client ResearchPatent ResearchStrategic Industry ResearchComparison of LawsClient Resource Database Preparation Patentability SearchMulti-jurisdictional SurveysLitigation Support / Back Office:Legal Circle's team of professionals is trained to meet international legal drafting standards and deliver cost effective and quality driven solutions to clients. Our litigation support and legal back office services include: Legal Brief WritingLegal Desktop PublishingLegal Analysis & Memo Drafting Legal Claims ProcessingArticles for Publication Word Processing/ Proofreading ServicesCause of Action Assessment Presentation ServicesDrop-In Arguments for Briefs Research ServicesForum Selection Evaluation Electronic Data Gathering, AnalysisMemoranda of Law and Retrieval ServicesMulti-jurisdictional Surveys Litigation Support ServicesPleading DraftsElectronic Document/Data Management ServicesTrial Briefs and Supporting MemorandaConversion ServicesPersonal Injury Issues Digital DictationCase Summaries Witness Kit PreparationLegal Document ReviewEarly Case Assessment Document Review Our vision is to provide high-quality, low-cost expert legal research, transcription, drafting, legalback office and patent-related services globally at best turnaround time in the industry with increasedefficiency and reduced costs for individual lawyers, leading law firms and legal departments of largemulti-national corporations.www. l eg al ci r cl e. co m 4. Services we Overview Company Provide Immigration:Immigration is another emerging area for legal outsourcing. Legal Circle provides end-to-end support in this area of law. Legal Circle lawyers are trained specifically in Lexis Nexis and relevant software to provide excellent services and utmost satisfaction to the client. Drafting of appeal briefs for the Board of Immigration AppealsDrafting Family PetitionsVisa DocumentationsLegal Research and Drafting of Legal MemorandumPersonal Injury:Legal Circle has highly trained and responsive lawyers in the area of personal injury, who are dedicated permanent employees of the organization. We assist our personal injury clients in the following manner: Preparation of trial by summarizing medical records and trial transcriptsAscertaining any outstanding discovery and accordingly drafting Interrogatories and Request forProduction documentsDrafting Demand Letters or Pre Litigation Notice, Settlement Memo and Memorandum of LawAssisting in performing legal research on any crucial or evidentiary issues and finding key cases forjudges and opposing counselReal Estate:Legal Circle has the requisite trained manpower to handle real estate support services. There is always a concerted corporate effort to render the highest standards of professional services in each assignment undertaken by us in a cost effective manner. Our services include: Landlord and tenant dispute-preparation of eviction packagesLegal documentation on Sale/Purchase/Lease of PropertyAssisting in performing legal research on any crucial or evidentiary issues and finding key cases forjudges and opposing counselDrafting of motions with regard to foreclosureThe following are the areas which are covered under our Contract Management Services: Preparing lease abstracts as per the clients style and requirementDrafting and reviewing of lease agreementsPreparing due diligence report and checklist Legal Audit:Legal Audit and related services help acquaint the company with its various legal obligations and protects the independent and nominee directors from adverse legal proceedings. In this area our services include, but are not restricted to: Due Diligence studiesVetting and Analysis of documents, agreements, and material contractsTitle searchesIntellectual Property Audit 5. Services we Provide Intellectual Property Support Services:Legal Circle has used its expertise to provide end to end solutions across a large spectrum of intellectual property support services for multinational corporate law departments and international law firms. Our IP related service areas include: Patents Patentability Search and Reporting Competitor-Analysis / Competitor-Mapping Freedom-To-Operate Studies Patent Portfolio Analysis Infringement Suits Patent Mining and Administration Patent Invalidation StudiesDocketing Technical Infringement AnalysisIP Monitoring IP Overlap AnalysisPre-merger Due Diligence Support Patent Claims MappingRoyalty/Damages Analysis Patent and Technology LandscapingPatent Application Preparation Technology Assessment andPatent Illustration Commercialization Analysis Format Drawings Technology Database Creation (Searchable)Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Updates Regarding Renewal of ApplicationsPreparation and Licenses Accelerated Examination Search Reports Preparation of Draft Responses to Office Preparation ActionsDrafting Cancellation Petitions Trademarks & Copyright Application PreparationPrepration of Suitable Replies to Any Preparation of Audit Responses toOfficial Actions Office Actions Oppositions Logo DrawingsLicensing and License Support Services Preparation of Formalities Documents Assignment and Transmission Renewal Document Preparation Documentation Work Monitoring Examination Procedures of User Agreements The ApplicationElectronic DiscoveryDiscovery of electronic records has become a central concern in litigation and government and regulatory investigations. We, at Legal Circle, work with our clients to develop a reasonable, responsible, and defensible plan for responding to the discovery needs of the client's matter. Weuse a unique combination of cutting-edge technology, specially trained review lawyers, multiple level QC and proven business processes to review and produce electronic documents. In this area our services include, but are not restricted to: OCR ProcessingSubjective and Objective CodingDocument Review for Privilege, Confidentiality, Responsiveness and other IssueCode FlaggingDocument RedactionPitch Books PreparationPublic Information BooksAnalyst Research ReportsCitation CheckingDigital DictationDigital Transcriptionwww. l eg al ci r cl e. co m 6. Services we Provide M & A Support and Contract Management ServicesOur M&A and Contract Management Services team has lawyers who have professional degrees from the best law colleges and have worked in some of the most prestigious law firms and companies. In this category, our services include but are not restricted to the following:In this area our services include, but are not restricted to:Contract DraftingPreparation of Contract TemplatesContract Reviews Back Office SupportContract Abstraction Monitoring of Licensing ObligationsLease AbstractionResponses to RFI's / RFQ'sCreation of Virtual Contract Data Room Preparation of Confidentiality & Non-Contract Summarization Disclosure AgreementsTranslation Services Playbook creation and maintenanceDue Diligence Review/ SupportSecretarial Support ServicesQuality Control & Standard Company Overview We have a specialized 'Client Management System' (CMS) to help monitor the daily progress of each project undertaken and meet strict target deadlines . The CMS also helps in monitoring the productivity of all the employees of Legal Circle, as they are required to record in their progress report on a daily basis. This is then systematically analyzed and a second review is conducted. We also are in the process of attaining BS 7799 (the most widely recognized security standard in the world) and ISO-9001 certifications. We have a five-step quality control process that ensures the very best quality in the industry. Further, we hope to conduct a Six Sigma audit within our organization soon. Data Security and ConfidentialityClient confidentiality and data security is at the forefront of Legal Circle's operations. Some of the security measures undertaken by Legal Circle are as follows:Password protection is provided for every computer and data; Restricted access of client information to employees - only on need to know basis; All data is monitored when received from clients and relayed to the team; All employees are bound by confidentiality agreements; Employment contract carries termination clause for any minor breach;Physical Security MeasuresRestricted access to the facilities of Legal Circle with proper identification; Use of high-tech security systems with automatic locking features; Monitoring camera located on floors to track employment movement; 7. Our Skills Legal Circle can deal with queries in any area of law concerning both civil law as well as common law jurisdictions. From document processing to complex research and paralegal services, we focus on increasing productivity and delivering quality results. The legal research team at Legal Circle has been specifically selected from a group of bright young lawyers, who then undergo extensive training conducted by qualified and experienced U.S and U.K. attorneys. The researchers and paralegals have also been made to undergo rigorous exercises in researching foreign law and in the international style of legal writing. We have the necessary skills, along with access to the essential tools including INPADOC database, USPTO and European Patent Office (including the UK PTO) database and other relevant subject matter databases. The Legal Circle Advantage Legal Circle does not practice law. We strive to deliver a high quality LPO product that makes our clients satisfied and offer us repeated assignments. Legal Circle also has highly trained and responsive lawyers who are permanent employees of the organization. We believe in ethical practices and follow strict procedures of governance. Apart from this, Legal Circle also offers: 24*7 work operations;Supervision of all work by foreign qualified lawyers from UK and the US;Back to back contract with the largest law firm in India Fox Mandal Little to assure quality of work;Translation services in Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, German, French;Electronic discovery and documentation services Leave cover/ secretarial support;Substantial cost saving for international clients through effective resource management;Technical support of experts/ scientists from primer Indian institutes for patent related work;Continuous training imparted to all employees so that they can upgrade their skills and are cost effectiveresources; andFlexible and client centric outsourcing model with provision to build support teams for in-house legaldepartments, multinational law firms as well as individual attorneys/small law offices.www. l eg al ci r cl e. co m 8. Legal C rcleFM House - II, A-8, Sector-9 Noida 201301 NCR of Delhi, India Ph . +91 120 4077555 | Fax: +91 120 4077666 | Email: [email protected]. l eg al ci r cl e. co m