LPO: Quirky facts

About 80,000 English-speaking law graduates join the legal market in India each year, courtesy the "common law" system that India shares with the US and UK...

The term, "LPO" or "legal process outsourcing" first appeared in 2005 in the media.

Industry leaders prefer using the term 'outsourcing' to 'offshoring'.

Besides India, countries like China, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Israel and the Philippines are also vying for a share of the LPO market.

About 80,000 English-speaking law graduates join the legal market in India each year, courtesy the "common law" system that India shares with the US and UK.