Power Outages and Outsourcing
One theme of legal technology and this blog is outsourcing: Orrick’s move to W. Va. (May 30th), downtown v. suburban offices (June 1st), the move of professional work off-shore as reported by Fortune (June 14th), Dorsey & Whitney’s move to outsourced document management (June 18th),...
Ron Friedmann,
22 years ago
2 min read
Legal Outsourcing in the News (Again)
The July 2003 issue of Corporate Legal Times in an article titled U.S. Companies Dsicover Cost Savings Down Under, describes how General Mills is saving up to 50% on outside lawyer fees by using Australian and New Zealand law firms to draft US patent applications....
Ron Friedmann,
23 years ago
2 min read
Technology Outsourcing Example – Document Management
My prior posts on outsourcing focused on cost. But not all outsourcing is driven only by cost – functionality can be the key factor. Yesterday I had occasion to be in touch with Curt Meltzer, CIO of Dorsey & Whitney, which reminded me that his...
Ron Friedmann,
23 years ago
2 min read
More on Off-Shore Outsourcing
In my May 30th posting, I discussed Orrick’s centralization of its back office in W. Va. and raised the possibility of law firms and departments sending legal work offshore. An article titled Down and Out in White-Collar America in the June 23, 2003 issue of...
Ron Friedmann,
23 years ago
1 min read
Central Back Offices and Outsourcing
You may recall Orrick’s decision to re-locate information technology, HR, and other functions to a central location in Wheeling, WV. See Almost Heaven: Orrick Relocates Tech Operations to West Virginia (law.com, October 2002). Yesterday I was reminded of this when I read Center of Support,...
Ron Friedmann,
23 years ago
3 min read
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