Frequently Asked Questions

Mindcrest pioneered legal offshoring services in 2001.
Since 2001, we have a proven track record of high quality service to our clients. We were founded by a mature team of two lawyers who have more than 30 years experience in large US law firms and two others with significant management experience in the US and India.

We conduct regularly scheduled project conference calls with clients. We hold regular weekly internal meetings between our Chicago management team and our India project teams.

Our US lawyers work with our clients and our delivery teams to properly scope and plan projects. Sometimes a short pilot or test phase facilitates creating a more specific scope for the project.

We follow ISO 27001 guidelines and are seeking ISO 27001 certification. We can securely handle sensitive and confidential information. Many of our clients are large Fortune 1000 companies  and large law firms with stringent data and physical security requirements.

We can price hourly, by full-time equivalent (FTE), by project, or by transaction.

We currently have 450 lawyers on staff in Mumbai and Pune and are planning to add a 300 seat facility in Mumbai in the second half of 2008. This makes us the largest employer of lawyers in India.

All of our Indian employees are full time employees of Mindcrest. They are experienced lawyers from India's top law schools.

Mindcrest employees are experienced lawyers (more than 70% of our employees have many years of experience). 65% of our employees are women. In addition, many of our employees are former law school professors. Our employees speak over 40 languages and dialects and bring a wide variety of experiences and talents to Mindcrest.

We follow a rigorous quality methodology based on Six Sigma principles. Our "zero tolerance to error" approach is one of the key reasons for our exemplary client retention record.

We currently have 450 lawyers on staff and are planning to add a 300 seat facility in Mumbai in the second half of 2008.

As India is a common law country, legal education in India is similar to UK and USA. The basic courses in first-year law school are the same, including contracts, torts, property, etc. Legal education in India is in English. A law degree (LLB) can be obtained either through a 3 year post graduate degree in law or a 5 year full time integrated undergraduate/law degree after graduating from high school. In addition, many lawyers continue their education with a Master of Laws (LLM) degree.

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