Law Firms Slow to Outsource, Despite Savings
Despite substantial savings, US law firms have been slow to outsource their support services, according to ALM Research.Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe says it saved an estimated $20 million over 5 years after it moved scores of support staff to Wheeling, West Virginia, all without diminishing its services.
But even with the purported success, most other large law firms still haven’t jumped to copy it for themselves. Leaders say savings wouldn’t be significant for their firms and the cost of splitting attorneys from staff would be too high.
Consultants say that law firms will eventually have to bite the bullet, especially with the ever-increasing cost of doing business, amplified by the recent round of associate salary hikes.
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