Below is a follow up article on the outsourcing of associate jobs to India. The article focuses on the big New York firms. There is also an interesting survey attached to the story.
. . . Kelley Drye partner Talat Ansari told the newspaper his firm sends some legal matters to India, although it is only basic work. An example: The firm hires lawyers in India to review e-mails to find relevant documents for discovery. “We have comparatively very competent lawyers who speak English there and have gone through rigorous law school training,” he said. And the rates are cheaper, although that could change in the future.
