Sunday, September 5, 2010

Legal Outsourcing: it is here

What was once unthinkable has today become reality. "Cash-conscious Wall Street banks, mining giants, insurance firms and industrial conglomerates are hiring lawyers in India for document review, due diligence, contract management and more. " This generation of college students must seriously consider potential skill demand before investing the years of time and money/debt into the education industry.

Outsourcing to India Draws Western Lawyers

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Partners in the West are asking legal outsourcing companies in India to create dedicated teams of lawyers for their firms, for example. Those teams could expand and contract depending on how much business the Western firm has. 'That means a law firm with 500 members in Chicago can compete with a 2,000-member firm in New York,' Ms. Dalrymple said.
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So what's left as "un-outsource-able"? Probably just skills requiring understanding of local culture, language, etc. and self employment. At least that's how I see people survive around here.