ABA Journal

Outsourcing

196 ABA Journal Outsourcing articles.

Rules Unclear re Supervising Indian ‘Lawyers’

As outsourcing American legal work to foreign attorneys in India becomes more and more common, U.S. lawyers need to give some thought to potential ethical pitfalls.

Because the Indian legal…

Top India Law Salary: $7K + Stock Options

The starting annual salary for a graduate of one of India’s top law schools working in an outsourced position for a major U.S. law firm is less than an American…

Why UK Law Firms Are Beating US Rivals

The top five British law firms are benefiting from a robust climate for mergers and acquisitions, but they are also doing a lot of things right.

All five recently reported…

India to Open Door to Foreign Law Firms?

The government of India and attorneys throughout the country reportedly are considering a proposal to make it easier for foreign law firms to establish a presence there.

Under possible legislation…

New Norm: Sending Legal Work Abroad

Once upon a time, U.S.-based corporations routinely hired American law firms to do virtually all of their legal work. But today, using cheap foreign lawyers—or even American lawyers in lower-paid…

UK Firm Outsources IT to India

A London law firm is outsourcing almost half of its information technology work to India.

CMS Cameron McKenna is hiring HCL Technologies of India and cutting its in-house IT staff…

Bars Warn of Outsourcing Ethics Traps

Three recent ethics opinions provide some guidance for lawyers who outsource work overseas.

If a client has a reasonable expectation that a retained attorney will be handling a legal matter,…

Moving To Mumbai

More Firms Are Outsourcing Support Services to India. Will Legal Work Be Next?