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ORIGINAL: pinkieplum

BTW, I find it amazing that anyone would assert that 'there aren't enough lawyers (in America) to do the work'.

pinkieplum

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ORIGINAL: pinkieplum

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ORIGINAL: MzMia

 I find the topic of outsourcing US jobs interesting,
so I will start sharing some of the more interesting fields
being "outsourced".


U.S. Legal Work Booms in India - washingtonpost.com

Any thoughts on outsourcing?
Good or bad for the economy?

What F**ktards!
 
BTW, I find it amazing that anyone would assert that 'there aren't enough lawyers (in America) to do the work'.
 

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More lawyers are entering the work force, thanks in part to the accreditation of new law schools and an influx of applicants after the dot-com implosion earlier this decade. In the 2005-06 academic year, 43,883 Juris Doctor degrees were awarded, up from 37,909 for 2001-02, according to the American Bar Association. Universities are starting up more law schools in part for prestige but also because they are money makers. Costs are low compared with other graduate schools and classrooms can be large. Since 1995, the number of ABA-accredited schools increased by 11%, to 196.

 
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119040786780835602.html
 
The tite of this article is 'Hard Case: Job Market Wanes for U.S. Lawyers'; Wahington Post, September 26, 2007.
 
I fail to see any upside to outsourcing jobs from any sector of the U.S, economy, and feel legislation should be passed to prohibit this.
 
Time for another letter to my Senators and Congressmen.
 
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119040786780835602.html
 
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
 
pinkieplum

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ORIGINAL: popeye1250

I'm going to buy that new book out "Free Lunch" that tells us what's really going on behind the scenes.

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ORIGINAL: xxblushesxx

I wouldn't put my company's reputation on the line with that.
But, it appears, many would.
And will be crying when they have no recourse when things go south.

How is an Indian lawyer's work going to be inferior to an American paralegal's?

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ORIGINAL: popeye1250

I'm going to buy that new book out "Free Lunch" that tells us what's really going on behind the scenes.

Kittin, I don't know but I was going to swing by Border's this afternoon, they should have it in the "New Releases" section.
From what I heard last night it's going to be a real eye opener as to just how things in the congress and Washington are done!
The author said that "it's easier for companies to "mine" the taxpayers than to dig their own mines now."
He had a breif interview with Lou Dobbs last night.

Who's the publisher?

• Hardcover: 352 pages
  
• Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover (December 27, 2007)
  
• Language: English
  
• ISBN-10: 1591841917
  
• ISBN-13: 978-1591841913

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol

Damnation, blushes. You beat me to it [:D] .

The book title makes it sound suspiciously socialistic: sure you can handle it, popeye :-) ?

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I was not comparing an Indian lawyer's work with a paralegal's work, (although that is essentially what they are using them for, it seems)

I was saying that if and when this 'lawyer' that they are using messes up, they will have no recourse.
If I owned a business, I ALSO wouldn't take advice from a paralegal. If a paralegal were doing work for my company he/she would be working under the direct supervision of a lawyer, who I would be able to hold accountable should a problem arise.