NEW YORK, July 11, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- General Counsel Solutions, LLC, today announced that The Physicians Academy for Clinical and Management Excellence has outsourced its "in-house" legal counsel function to General Counsel Solutions.
Physicians Academy is a strategic medical education provider focusing primarily on continuing medical education for physicians. Through a collaborative approach, Physicians Academy recommends strategic solutions to bridge medical education gaps identified through complex needs assessment processes. It then works independently and in conjunction with a series of collaborative partners for the design, development, implementation and distribution of the educational activities globally, and then measures their educational effectiveness. Physicians Academy needed cost-effective legal expertise on-demand and General Counsel Solutions met its requirements exactly, effectively acting as "in-house" counsel by providing access to a managed network of seasoned lawyers who understand the business and legal issues that face Physicians Academy. General Counsel Solutions also serves as a single point of contact, coordinating the handling and resolution of those issues.
"We strive to provide strategic medical education solutions to meet existing needs that are not being met or addressed," said Lawrence Sherman, CEO of Physicians Academy. "It is imperative for us that we have quick and effective access to legal experts without incurring the high costs generally associated with these services. General Counsel Solutions provides us with just what we need -- on-demand access to outsourced legal experts, including former general counsels, without the added expense."
General Counsel Solutions is assisting Physicians Academy to align business processes with legal functions. It is drafting a library of standard corporate agreements to facilitate business through concise customer-friendly contracts with terms and expectations clearly delineated. It then will assume responsibility for the entire contract negotiation process.
Technology and other companies are using General Counsel Solutions' global network of former general counsels and, when appropriate, forward-looking law firms to provide comprehensive yet fairly priced legal services. General Counsel Solutions removes the overhead associated with full-time, in-house employees, and, unlike traditional law firms, it does not charge for administrative items including the cost of photocopies, telephone calls and express mail.
"It is gratifying to enable educational companies, like Physicians Academy, to streamline business processes," said Gregg Schor, CEO of General Counsel Solutions. "Ensuring that our clients receive the expert legal representation they need, when they need it, without incurring large legal fees is a key component of our business and our success."
About General Counsel Solutions
General Counsel Solutions is the leading provider of outsourced legal services, including general corporate matters, contract drafting and negotiation, litigation management, intellectual property protection, and human resource and employment matters. Providing on-demand access to outsourced, cost-effective legal expertise, General Counsel Solutions' services are being used by Technology and other high-growth companies globally. Headquartered in New York City, General Counsel Solutions' services and worldwide network of attorneys extends from across the United States to Europe and the Middle East. General Counsel Solutions does not provide legal advice and is not a law firm. General Counsel Solutions network of attorneys are independent and do not constitute a law firm among themselves.
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