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International

May 28, 2010

Legal Process Outsourcing in India Questioned

Michael Abraham and Eric Barko of BartkoZankel discuss India's efforts to determine what foreign firms may or may not do on matters of Indian law.

By Michael D. Abraham and J. Eric Bartko

In the U.S., discovery and the attendant document review of produced materials can run into the thousands of hours - particularly now that e-mail is almost invariably requested. Even at the $250 rate of an associate, this would result in a daunting bill. In the effort to keep expenses aligned with client expectations, law firms have begun to set up their own captive business process outsourcing facilities or contra...

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