US Lawyers in India?
Business Week reports in Subcontinental Drift (1/16/06, $) that a growing number of Westerners go to India to work for outsourcing companies. Are lawyers next? The article notes that “firangis…
New Report: Legal Offshoring No Big Threat
Offshoring legal services is a hot topic, covered by the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Market researcher Forrester estimated (according to the Economist) that 12,000 legal jobs had…
Outsourcing Legal Research: Did the New York Times Get it Right?
A recent New York Times article suggests that law firms should worry about corporations outsourcing legal research. Is this right? Even Law Firms Join the Trend to Outsourcing (NYTimes, 1/13/06,…
Offshoring Update
Growth in offshoring legal work appears to continue, at least judging by the most recent update to the list of outsourced legal services that excited utterances and I maintain. The…
Save 90% on Legal Work
A Texas lawyer who runs a business saved 90% of legal fees by sending legal research offshore. A Smaller Legal World in the Fulton County Daily Reporter (12/13/05) reports that…
Complex Jobs Moving Offshore
Offshoring “is moving up the food chain” reports Kevin G. Hall of Knight Ridder Newspapers in More complex jobs moving offshore. Tax, public relations, architecture, and high-end research are all…
Offshoring Among the AmLaw 200
The American Lawyer surveyed the AmLaw 200 firms (see Law Firm Leaders: Conservatively Optimistic). Lots of interesting information on the state of Biglaw; I’ll focus on offshoring. The article notes…
Offshoring Update – Links of Interest
I have recently come across a few useful news items concerning offshoring or outsourcing legal services. Orrick continues to move forward with its outsourcing initiative. A recent press release reports…
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