Outsourcing
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American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, Outsourcing, Reader Polls
ABA Ponders Accrediting Offshore Law Schools
In August, 2008 the ABA issued a landmark ethics opinion allowing the outsourcing of U.S. legal work. This August, the ABA is pondering whether to accredit offshore law schools that follow the U.S. system. Because apparently 200 accredited U.S. law schools just isn’t enough. The National Law Journal reports: The American Bar Association is already […] -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review, India, Outsourcing, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Could Technology Turn The Tide Against Legal Outsourcing Overseas?
“Believe me, kiddos, this is bad news for all of us.” As many websites and blogs (including ATL) mentioned last week, The New York Times published an article by Heather Timmons entitled “Outsourcing to India Draws Western Lawyers.” The quote above was from the blog Shilling Me Softly giving its take on the article. As […] - Sponsored
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Outsourcing, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: No Impure Thoughts at Hughes Hubbard
It’s not that we’re snobs. It’s because we couldn’t trust it. The reason clients pay us what they pay us is because they know we’re 100 percent quality control. — Hughes, Hubbard & Reed partner Kenneth A. Lefkowitz in a New York Times/City Room story about outsourcing.
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Ann Althouse, Gay, Lesbians, Non-Sequiturs, Outsourcing
Non-Sequiturs: 08.05.10
* Congratulations to the best LGBT lawyers under 40! Check out the list — perhaps you know some of them? [National LGBT Bar Association] * Speaking of gays in the law, if you’re obsessing over Judge Vaughn Walker’s sexual orientation, stop it. Just stop it. [Huffington Post] * First Rudolph Giuliani’s daughter gets busted shoplifting […] -
Biglaw, Document Review, India, Job Searches, Outsourcing
Outsourcing: Here Come the Expats
Well, it was only a matter of time before the lawyers started to go where the work is. And, if you’ve been paying attention, you know that the work is in India. Western-trained lawyers are heading to India, to manage the country’s burgeoning legal outsourcing resources. From the New York Times (gavel bang: WSJ Law […] -
Biglaw, Outsourcing
Firms Don't Want to Talk About Outsourcing
Are Biglaw firms outsourcing legal work, or not? We don’t know, because apparently firms don’t want clients to know. The ABA Journal reports that most firms declined to even answer an outsourcing questionnaire: About 83 percent of the 30 responding law firms declined to participate in the survey, according to Fronterion, the Chicago-based outsourcing consulting […] -
Job Searches, Outsourcing
We Knew This Was Going to Happen: Michigan Encourages Law Grads to go to India
Is this a “terrible job” or “the inevitable future of the legal economy”? Note: those two answers aren’t mutually exclusive. The University of Michigan Law School — the 9th-best law school in America — is now posting job opportunities from India. Has it really gotten bad enough that graduates from a top law school should […] -
Biglaw, Outsourcing
Outsourcing: It's Not Just About the Money
It’s been a while since we checked in with the coming junior associate apocalypse that is legal outsourcing. Rest assured, LPOs around the globe are working hard to make sure that the Biglaw junior associate becomes extinct — at least as we know it. There’s a fascinating article on Law21 that discusses the evolution of […] - Sponsored
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Outsourcing, Technology
Why I Don't Trust Them Foreigners
I have always held a special place in my heart for Georgetown University. I was born on campus at Georgetown University Hospital. My father received his J.D. from the Law Center, and I am an alumnus of Georgetown Prep. I was also very lucky to attend Hoya basketball games as a child and watch Patrick […] -
Outsourcing, Technology
Legal Olympics Update: Outsourcing E-Discovery Sliding Down Slippery Slope, at Record Speed
Ed. note: Gabe Acevedo, who covered LegalTech for Above the Law earlier this month, will be writing for these pages about legal technology. Recently, Steven C. Bennett, the chair of Jones Day’s E-Discovery Committee, published an article [PDF] in the Northern Kentucky Law Review entitled “The Ethics of Legal Outsourcing.” In his article, Bennett relied […] -
Outsourcing
Outsourcing: It's Cheap and Easy to Do.
I’ve been trying to be optimistic about the future of Biglaw in 2010. There’s no harm in hoping for the best. But I’m positive that 2010 will see more outsourcing of American and British legal jobs to India. And from the perspective of junior Biglaw associates or current law students, that trend does not lead […] -
Allen & Overy, Magic Circle, Outsourcing
British Firms Catch Outsourcing Fever
It appears that Magic Circle firms have fallen in love with outsourcing. Most American associates will hope that like Mad Cow disease, the outsourcing craze stays on English side of the ocean. The Lawyer reports: Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the first magic circle firm to outsource legal work as an increasing number of […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Outsourcing
The ABA Wants Your Thoughts on Outsourcing
It wasn’t that long ago — just back in August 2008 — that the ABA changed its rules to allow the outsourcing of American legal work. In the midst of the recession, a lot of people are still trying to figure out if outsourcing will cause a more fundamental change to the nature of the […]
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Outsourcing, Partner Profits
Baker McKenzie Profits Per Partner Tumble. More Outsourcing in the Future?
Baker & McKenzie, which held the #2 spot in terms of revenue for 2008, has taken a dip in 2009. The firm’s fiscal year ended on June 30, and AmLaw Daily reports that global revenue fell by 3% for the firm. As noted in Morning Docket, profits per partner took a bigger hit, plummeting 17%, […] -
India, Outsourcing
Outsourcing: What Indian Firms Have Planned for the Future of Biglaw
Today we sat down with Gururaj Potnis, director of Manthan Legal, who was in New York to attend a legal conference. Manthan is an Indian company that describes itself as a “leader of offshore Legal Process Outsourcing.” According to Potnis, Manthan has roughly 280 lawyers — 140 senior attorneys, and 140 more junior colleagues who […] -
Outsourcing, Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen Uses Outsourcing For The Win
Whenever we talk about outsourcing, a number of commenters disparage the quality of work provided by less expensive, foreign lawyers. But jingoistic rhetoric isn’t going to do anything to stop the movement of legal work offshore. Indian lawyers scored a major victory yesterday, as a suit against Sacha Baron Cohen was tossed out of L.A. […] -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Job Searches, Outsourcing
Contract Attorneys: Good Work If You Have No Other Option
Back in the golden days of Biglaw (in the before times, in the long, long ago), associates were fired all the time. Getting laid off for poor performance or low hours is nothing new. Of course, back when we had a functional American economy, getting fired was a temporary bump in the road. You could […] -
Outsourcing
Despite Mumbai Tragedy, Outsourcing Continues
The terrorist attacks in Mumbai reminded everyone that we live in a dangerous world. But as India takes the steps necessary to improve its homeland security, we shouldn’t expect the tragedy to stem the tide of outsourcing American legal functions to Indian companies. The National Law Journal reports that firms are increasingly proud of their […] -
Outsourcing
While Wall Street Collapses, Mumbai Picks Up The Scraps
We reported last month that the ABA made it easier for law firms to outsource legal work. But as many commenters pointed out, there would need to be a reason for firms to do that and risk a reputation hit. Perhaps the market crisis has given firms the perfect opening to begin using low cost […] -
Outsourcing
Outsourcing: Here's the Pitch
Our recent post about outsourcing sparked some interesting debate about whether junior-level work will be shipped out of the country in the near future. The commenters seemed to break into three camps: (1) you’re an idiot, outsourcing is already here; (2) you’re an idiot, ain’t nobody gonna take my job, USA, USA; and (3) you’re […]