articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . november 2013 novadios type limited liability company industry legal process outsourcing founded 2008 in u.s. and argentina founder joaquin acu a ash anderson matias avila nores headquarters los angeles california u.s. number of locations 2 area served u.s. u.k. services legal subsidiaries novadios s.a. website http www.novadios.com novadios is a privately held legal services outsourcing company headquartered in los angeles california with its labor operations facility located in c rdoba argentina . novadios provides legal process outsourcing services to in house counsel and law firms located in the u.s. and the u.k. through the utilization of argentine legal professionals in conjunction with u.s. legal supervision . novadios is recognized as a western hemisphere nearshore alternative to the eastern hemisphere asian outsourcing labor model . contents 1 services 2 outsourcing in argentina 3 ethical considerations 4 references services edit novadios operates two primary practice groups the transactional services group and the litigation support group . the transactional services group renders legal services to corporate customers and law firms in the areas of contract review and drafting ; document review ; corporate governance support ; legal form creation and administration ; latin american legal and corporate services ; data mining and six sigma lean consultation services for legal departments . 1 the transactional services group s capabilities are implemented most commonly within a company s procurement information technology intellectual property licensing treasury and entertainment divisions . the litigation support group renders primary and secondary level document review services in connection with potential litigation and in response to subpoena requests including relevancy and privileged analysis determinations . outsourcing in argentina edit argentina s western hemisphere proximity to the united states its favorable global labor arbitrage economy and its educated populace are some of the key factors that create unique advantages to outsourcing in the region . the country s utc 03 time zone is situated one or two hours ahead of the eastern time zone subject to the season and operating between north and south america does not require straddling the international date line . argentina was the 14th fastest growing economy in 2010 2 spurred substantially by a stable exchange rate that favors exports and maintains argentina s consistent fiscal and trade surpluses . argentine s are well educated boasting a 97 % literacy rate 3 and the cultural affinity shared between the united states and argentina appeals to foreign investment in the region particularly with regard to outsourcing . 4 c rdoba argentina with a population of approximately 1.3 million people is argentina s second largest city and home to several first class universities that have earned the region the nickname la docta . because of its highly educated populace c rdoba is able to take advantage of the knowledge process outsourcing substrata of the outsourcing industry in general where its skilled and advanced educated labor base is utilized to render higher level and more complex outsourced services . as a result of these particular skilled labor advantages c rdoba is host to numerous multinational companies that have made outsourcing investments in the region such as motorola intel corporation hp enterprise services volkswagen 3m lockheed martin microsoft and sykes enterprises . 5 ethical considerations edit outsourced legal service providers with offshore labor bases utilize foreign lawyers who may not be qualified to practice law in the customer s jurisdictions . the new york city bar association los angeles county bar association san diego county bar association and the florida bar association have each issued advisory opinions generally opining as acceptable the practice of utilizing foreign legal professionals who are not qualified to practice law in the united states to render legal services within the united states ; provided however that the outsourcing enterprise complies with certain ethical duties that include the duty to maintain customer confidentiality ; the duty to refrain from aiding in the unauthorized practice of law ; the duty to disclose the pertinent details of the outsourcing operation ; the duty to avoid conflicts of interest ; the duty to bill fairly ; and the duty to supervise the work being performed by the non qualified legal labor . 6 7 8 9 10 novadios complies in all respects to these ethical requirements including requiring its foreign attorneys to adhere to the california rules of professional conduct and maintaining a staff of domestic u.s. qualified counsel in project supervisory capacities . references edit http www.novadios.com https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos ar.html https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos ar.html a.t. kearney destination latin america a near shore alternative the key to capturing value from offshore and near shore strategies 2007 . colin barraclough c rdoba silicon valley south businessweek october 7 2005 at http www.businessweek.com bwdaily dnflash oct2005 nf2005107 0111 db016.htm los angeles county bar association opinion no. 518 ethical considerations in outsourcing of legal services at http www.lacba.org files lal vol29no9 2317.pdf new york city bar association committee on professional and judicial ethics formal opinion 2006 3 at http www.abcny.org ethics eth2006.htm san diego county bar association ethics opinion 2007 1 at http www.sdcba.org index.cfm pg ethicsopinion07 1 florida bar association opinion proposed advisory op. 07 2 alan feigenbaum help wanted the ethics of outsourcing at http www.nysba.org am template.cfm section home & template cm contentdisplay.cfm & contentid 32107 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title novadios & oldid 579922710 categories outsourcing companieshidden categories orphaned articles from november 2013all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 2 november 2013 at 22 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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