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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 education system is different and the duty of confidentiality to clients is narrower than in the United States, it is…

Oct 19, 2007 11:17 PM CDT

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 counterpart earns in a single month if employed by the firm directly. But the job has some nice benefits, at…

Oct 1, 2007 9:51 PM CDT

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 a 20 percent boost in profits per partner, beating many U.S. international law firms, American Lawyer reports. “In the process,…

Sep 27, 2007 12:17 PM CDT

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 being discussed by bar groups throughout India, foreign law firms could establish a limited liability partnership in the country so…

Aug 29, 2007 12:09 AM CDT

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 parts of the country—to do routine tasks such as document review and conducting due diligence on merger partners is becoming…

Aug 21, 2007 3:31 PM CDT

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 from 70 to 40 people, reports ZDNet.com. Ten of the fired employees will transfer to the new outsourcing firm. A…

Jul 11, 2007 7:35 PM CDT

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, the attorney has a duty to disclose that the work will be outsourced, according to an opinion (PDF) by a…

May 3, 2007 5:31 PM CDT

Moving To Mumbai

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

Apr 1, 2004 5:06 PM CST

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