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Mindcrest Inc. is a legal services provider headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, with operations in India.[1] Mindcrest specializes in litigation support, contracts, compliance, legal research, analytics, and real estate.[citation needed]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Outsourced legal services |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Chicago |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | www |
Mindcrest was the pioneer in offering outsourced legal services from India.[2]
History edit
Mindcrest was founded by Ganesh Natarajan, George Hefferan, Teju Deshpande and Rohan Dalal.[1] Natarajan was a partner at international law firm McGuireWoods LLP who frequently traveled to India.[citation needed] In 2001, he asked a colleague at the firm Hefferan to launch Mindcrest.[3] They asked Dalal, an entrepreneur who was experienced in operations in India and in outsourced services, and Deshpande, an IT and process expert,[4] to bring their expertise to the new venture.
In 2006, Mindcrest received $4 million in funding from Talon Asset Management.[5][6] Mindcrest opened its Pune facility in 2007[7] and moved to an expanded Mumbai facility in 2009.
Also, in 2009, Mindcrest launched its real estate group.[8] Mindcrest now has offices in the following locations:
DWF, a UK law firm, acquired Mindcrest in January 2020.[9] With this integration, Mindcrest becomes the Managed Services arm of DWF. The new entity will be branded as DWF Mindcrest.[10]
Corporate affairs edit
Employee turnover edit
Mindcrest's attrition rates are in the single digits. The company has a recruiting process to ensure it hires employees that fit the environment. It claims to retains its employees by offering a performance-driven, non-hierarchical, learning culture.[11]
Workforce edit
More than 60% of Mindcrest's workforce is composed of women. Women have been the majority at Mindcrest since its inception.[12]
Key people edit
Members of Mindcrest's board of directors:
- William E. Wolf[1] – COO, Talon Asset Management[13][dead link]
- Manish Kothari[1] – President and co-founder of AlphaSmart, Inc.
- Walter Freedman[1] – previously COO of Wheels, Inc. and previously CEO of Yoplait USA
- Ganesh Natarajan[1] – President and CEO, Mindcrest Inc.
- George Hefferan[1] – Vice President, Sales and General Counsel, Mindcrest Inc.
Alliances edit
Mindcrest was selected by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) as the legal process outsourcing company in its ACC Alliance program.[14]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Global Legal Operations - DWF Group". DWF Group. Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "LPOs: Gaining from turmoil", MSN India, October 2008.
- ^ Sachdev, Ameet."Law Firms Slow to Outsource" Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Chicago Tribune, 19 January 2004.
- ^ Perez, Juan Carlos."Google to Reveal Apps Enhancements", PC World, 8 June 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Mindcrest secures $4m investment from Talon Asset Management" Archived 2010-03-18 at the Wayback Machine, PRWEB, March 2007.
- ^ "Mindcrest launches new facility in Pune", Business Line, 24 April 2007.
- ^ "Mindcrest Launches Global Real Estate Due Diligence Group. Team of Experienced Attorneys to Provide Abstracting and Analysis for Real Estate Transactions Worldwide", PRWEB, June 2009.
- ^ "Listed UK law firm DWF acquires Chicago managed legal services business". www.globallegalpost.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Mindcrest (2020-01-29). "DWF Acquires Mindcrest". PR Newswire.
- ^ Gupta, Vinita. "The right cultural fit" Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, Express Computer, December 2009.
- ^ Shah, Vishaal. "Corporates Bet on Fairer Sex" Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, The Times of India, 8 May 2007.
- ^ https://www.talonmanagement.com/TALON/WEB/me.get?web.websections.show&MS1215_862#WWOLF
- ^ "ACC Alliance". acc.com.