Comments on: The Week: Vital Signs Not Improving – DLA Headcount, Herbies NQ Retention, Cobbetts and FFW Financials and Miner Lowers Legals http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/ Legal News, Legal Views, Law News, Legal Jobs, Law Jobs, Training Contracts, Training Contract News, Legal Humour Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:53:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/comment-page-1/#comment-2630 Anonymous Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:23:35 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/#comment-2630 @ Anonymous 7 - Your comment reeks of insecurity and false notions. When this recession is behind us the balance of the world economy will favour India and China no matter what a few banks or law firms do. If you continue to believe Indian service providers are inflexible and technically ignorant I am afraid you will make yourself redundant intellectually quite soon. The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress - Charles Kettering @ Anonymous 7 – Your comment reeks of insecurity and false notions. When this recession is behind us the balance of the world economy will favour India and China no matter what a few banks or law firms do. If you continue to believe Indian service providers are inflexible and technically ignorant I am afraid you will make yourself redundant intellectually quite soon.

The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress – Charles Kettering

]]> By: Financial Fallout: Ashurst Results, BLP Redundancies, Buss Murton CVA Success and Pinsents OUTSOURCING | Solicitr http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/comment-page-1/#comment-2629 Financial Fallout: Ashurst Results, BLP Redundancies, Buss Murton CVA Success and Pinsents OUTSOURCING | Solicitr Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:53:13 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/#comment-2629 [...] the game has changed. Miner Rio Tinto announced last week that it would be outsourcing legal work directly to CPA lawyers in India and asking its advisers to [...] [...] the game has changed. Miner Rio Tinto announced last week that it would be outsourcing legal work directly to CPA lawyers in India and asking its advisers to [...]

]]> By: Clifford Chance 70% Trainee Retention | Solicitr http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/comment-page-1/#comment-2628 Clifford Chance 70% Trainee Retention | Solicitr Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:22:18 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/#comment-2628 [...] Herbies NQ Retention [...] [...] Herbies NQ Retention [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/comment-page-1/#comment-2627 Anonymous Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:35:35 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/#comment-2627 There should be no problem where you are looking at commodity type work. I am struggling to think of work more commoditised than capital markets & a lot of corporate work. Where I think this will fall down is quality and culture. Banks now outsource legal work to India but the locals are inflexible & technically ignorant - result? No deals with those banks but will this last? With the potential sums involved a cutture shift is not such a big ask... There should be no problem where you are looking at commodity type work. I am struggling to think of work more commoditised than capital markets & a lot of corporate work. Where I think this will fall down is quality and culture. Banks now outsource legal work to India but the locals are inflexible & technically ignorant – result? No deals with those banks but will this last? With the potential sums involved a cutture shift is not such a big ask…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/comment-page-1/#comment-2626 Anonymous Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:32:41 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/#comment-2626 Soon the only jobs left will be public sector jobs. The IT sector has been decimated and accounting is following quickly. This is the big "growth" area for the consulting companies, shifting the back office to India/China. Soon the only jobs left will be public sector jobs. The IT sector has been decimated and accounting is following quickly. This is the big “growth” area for the consulting companies, shifting the back office to India/China.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/comment-page-1/#comment-2625 Anonymous Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:31:35 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/#comment-2625 Sure you could find lawyers on FTSE boards and elsewhere. Sure you could find lawyers on FTSE boards and elsewhere.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/comment-page-1/#comment-2624 Anonymous Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:29:37 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/#comment-2624 wot like 1/2 our politicians - hardly shining examples wot like 1/2 our politicians – hardly shining examples

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/comment-page-1/#comment-2623 Anonymous Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:28:39 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/#comment-2623 Law can be a good springboard for other things even if you don't intend to be in it for ever. There are legally qualfied people in all walks of life. Law can be a good springboard for other things even if you don’t intend to be in it for ever. There are legally qualfied people in all walks of life.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/comment-page-1/#comment-2622 Anonymous Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:26:56 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/#comment-2622 fair point fair point

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/comment-page-1/#comment-2621 Anonymous Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:25:30 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/2009/06/19/the-week-vital-signs-not-improving-dla-headcount-herbies-nq-retention-cobbetts-and-ffw-financials-and-miner-lowers-legals/#comment-2621 Lets face it a lot of people become lawyers for entirely the wrong reasons and then wonder why they are miserable. Maybe the tightening of the opportunities in the profession will weed out those who shouldn't be in it anyway. Lets face it a lot of people become lawyers for entirely the wrong reasons and then wonder why they are miserable. Maybe the tightening of the opportunities in the profession will weed out those who shouldn’t be in it anyway.

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