Further Thoughts on Howrey in India: Captive v 3rd Party

Howrey have no doubt discovered that there are highly capable legal resources offshore and that it is possible to achieve quality and control through onshore and offshore supervision. I think the greater challenge for law firm captives (offshore centers owned and operated by the law firm) is the cost and time investment of establishing and managing an offshore operation. Third party providers such as Integreon offer law firms a key advantage: remove cost and hassle from onshore lawyers, not add to it.

Many of my law firm clients, particularly litigators and litigation support staff, complain that they already spend too much time managing onshore recruitment, training and staff turnover within large teams. Another concern I have for captives is scalability. Having a compact resource offshore is one thing, but the ability to scale up (and down) to meet project demands is another. For many law firms and companies, the real value of outsourcing comes with scale and/or resource flex.

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