Legal Services Company

A Legal Services Company is a legal services organization that is a services company that primarily provides legal services (legal advice, legal staffing, ...) in a legal industry).

• Context:
  • It can (typically) offer Legal Services, such as: legal advice, legal representation, legal research, and compliance services.
  • It can (typically) have several Legal Service Customers, such as: in-house counsel and government agencies.
  • It can (typically) employ Legal Service Company Employees (legal industry workers, such as lawyers and legal support staff, etc.).
  • It can range from being a General Legal Services Firm to being a Specialized Legal Services Firm (that specialize in legal areas, such as: family law firm, corporate law firm, criminal law firm, environmental law firm, intellectual property law firm)
  • ...
• Example(s):
  • Law Firm - Provides direct legal services solely through lawyers.
    • a Large Law Firms, such as: Baker McKenzie, Clifford Chance, and Allan & Overy.
    • a Boutique Law Firms, focusing on specific legal areas, such as: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner (specializing in IP law).
    • A Corporate Law Firm that provides services to businesses.
  • an Alternative Legal Services Provider (ALSP), ...
  • Legal Support Services Company, such as:
    • an eDiscovery Service Company - Litigation document analysis service.
    • a Legal Staffing Agency - Provides contract lawyers and paralegals.
  • Legal Technology Services Company, such as:
    • a Online Legal Services Company - Provides legal documents through software.
    • a Legal Data Analytics Company - Provides data analysis of court records.
    • LegalZoom - Provides online legal documents.
    • UnitedLex - Legal consulting and services firm.
    • Veritext - Court reporting and deposition services.
  • Legal Business Services Company, such as:
    • a Contract Management Software Company - Provides tools to manage contracts.
    • a Regulatory Compliance Service Company - Helps companies meet regulations.
  • Legal Expert Services Company, such as:
    • a Legal Research Services Company.
    • a Patent Search Services Company.
  • ...
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Legal Aid Organization.
  • An In-House Counsel/Internal Legal Services Department.
  • A Management Consulting Firm - Provides consulting services, not legal services.
  • An Accounting firm - Provides accounting services, not legal services.
  • A Healthcare Services Company, such as Mayo Clinic.
  • A Legal Tech Company, such as Lexis Nexis.
• See: Legal Consultancy, Legal Industry, Legal Technology, Practice of Law, Legal Services Industry.

---

---

---