[quote=bearishgurl][quote-70Degrees]…That Indian lawyer cant sit down in a room and talk to me about my family and my kids, and take me out for lunch and build my confidence that he can handle my case. So what happens is the smart American firm figures out that the relationship and the complex law can be handled locally, and they can hand off the routine stuff to someone better suited to do the job (in india), with the American continuing to manage the relationship…[/quote]
Sorry, 70Degrees, I don’t see this happening. Please tell us how an Indian citizen living in India can obtain an American Paralegal Certificate or Degree approved by the American Bar Assn (ABA). As far as I am aware, there are no (online) classes which will convey this type of credential. And, while you’re “researching,” why don’t you cull the “want ads” for this profession to find out if law firms in the US (and CA) will even consider a candidate from a non-ABA-approved school.
You appear to be trying here to make this sound “plausible” but every single state has different laws so you FAIL on this premise.
And GOOD LUCK with the (abroad) “Indian” with “imitation slang-English skills” learning this stuff which is best left to “locals,” LOL![/quote]
Your personal conjectures are in direct conflict with opinions of NYC law firms.
ABA Formal Opinion 08-451 provides limited approval of outsourcing in 2008 decision. Why would they do this? Because the bar represents interests of big clients?
Basic document review is done overseas which would be done by paralegals or junior associates here.
Unless you go to a top law school, it would be foolish to get into big debt for law school. The 2008 crash caused companies to actually look at their bills and demand a stop to runaway bills from law firms.
(My Firsthand American experience, no value judgment, xenophophia intended before anyone complains)
I was in India last year and it certainly seems like a fourth world nation in terms of lack of infrastructure, traffic, etc. It seems that everyone you meet in public places (stores, etc) is a complete “moron”. There is almost ZERO customer service – It was the most frustrating experience. I was told wages are so ridiculously low for service sector so that is why most places are filled with “morons”. It is difficult to believe by walking around public places that there are any smart people in that country or that anything can actually get done. But the fact that there are a few smart people(at least 0.1%, or one million people) in that country who can actually produce something of value in the face of the overwhelming odds – bureaucracies, political infighting, terrorism, pollution, scorching heat, floods – is amazing.
Computers are still expensive for most and the internet connections are not stable and still expensive. (Multinationals have their own high speed lines) As the price of PCs and smart phones drop and American English becomes more widely spoken, we may face more competition here, especially if the smartest Indians stop leaving India for better opportunities outside India.
So I call them morons and you mock their language skills. Yeah, that is really going to stop the outsourcing.
