Candor facilitates Ironwood Legal Solutions, the first BOI approved LPO in Sri Lanka
View(s):Ironwood Legal Solutions (Pvt) Ltd has signed an agreement with the Board of Investment (BOI) for the first approved Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) Company in Sri Lanka.
Kabir Hashim, Minister of Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotion, hands over the BOI Certificate of Registration to Ravi Abeysuriya in the presence of Shazil Ismail, Chief Operation Officer, Candor Shared Services Ltd.
Optimistic about Sri Lanka’s increasing popularity of being an excellent knowledge hub in the region, Ironwood Legal aspires to become the largest LPO in Sri Lanka, a media release from Candor said.
Ravi Abeysuriya, Candor Group Director/ Chief Executive Officer, said that “Sri Lanka is fast emerging as one of the world’s leading IT-BPO destinations, particularly in the Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) space. Sri Lanka offers world-class talent that is highly adaptable, English speaking and with strong work ethics. Sri Lankans are known to be friendly, highly productive, and creative and adapt very fast to different cultures and environments”.
He said, “ The LPO industry has historically been dominant in countries like India, Philippines, Latin America and parts of Eastern Europe and the LPO industry is expected to grow by US$ 2.42 billion globally by 2015”.
Ironwood Legal Solutions (ILS) will utilise LLB qualified Attorneys-At-Law in Sri Lanka to provide e-discovery and litigation support services to law firms and legal departments of US and UK-based Fortune 500 companies. ILS has been launched with an anchor client in the United States.
“Working at ILS, will give young lawyers in Sri Lanka an opportunity to acquire international exposure in litigation for top international clients. The lawyers joining ILS are trained by US attorneys, enhancing their knowledge and providing them with skills to work with sophisticated clients anywhere in the world,” the statement said.