-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [IP] might this FINALLY be the first step to deterring off-shoring?! Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:13:14 -0500 From: Atkinson, Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jim: If your hope is that lawyers/law-makers will support laws to discourage off shoring because THEIR jobs/potential jobs are at risk, you will be disappointed. Law firms and lawyers like these off-shore services. Many US law firms already use them for basic research, filling out forms, indexing documents for litigation, etc. Offshoring of these functions doesn't threaten US lawyers: rather, it frees them to deal with clients, appear in court, negotiate deals...all the face-to-face functions that can't be out-sourced. There is also the potential that American clients will get better legal service at lower costs. That said, these offshore services are a threat to some clerical and paralegal jobs in the US. But it is likely that American clerks and paralegals--rather than $350-$400/hour lawyers--will supervise the off-shore workers, so while there will be fewer US positions, those positions will have more responsibility and hopefully higher wages. Finally, off-shoring back office functions will allow small firms and solo practioners who can't afford large clerical/paralegal staffs to compete with larger firms. Clients may be billed for these services at the $120/hour rate noted in the post, so the "back office" becomes a good profit center and may keep small firms afloat. Or, clients will pay less or get more research for the same fee...good for the small litigant, individual clients. Bob -----Original Message----- From: Dave Farber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 4:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IP] might this FINALLY be the first step to deterring off-shoring?! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: might this FINALLY be the first step to deterring off-shoring?! Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:30:17 -0800 From: Jim Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Many of us have snarled (or whined) about the off-shoring of American jobs by "American" conglomerates. ("Off-shoring" is more accurate than the too-polite, intentionally-ambiguous "outsourcing"!) At first, off-shoring "only" impacted low-income (i.e., politically helpless) workers. But as we all know, it's now rapidly and increasingly impacting Americans in white-collar, professional, engineering and technical positions. Nothing so far, has slowed that outflow of jobs -- be they poor-paying or good. But, perhaps the following "threat" MIGHT soon "encourage" some changes! It's excerpted SPAM, captioned "Outsourcing of your Legal Requirements." Although they're offering back-room services for lawyers, it seems like they could equally be offering many up-front legal services! 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