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Herbert Smith to open Belfast office to handle litigation due diligence

Let's just step back and look at this from the client's point of view - i.e. the person who is actually paying for the work to be done. (1) does this work have to be done by a 3 yr + PQE lawyer? - no. (2) can this work be done in the 'sausage factory' referred to above? - yes as long as it is well managed and properly controlled and supervised (3) can people get good job satisfaction from working on the 'sausage factory floor'? - yes many people do - as long as their employer understands the nature of the workforce and treats them accordingly. This might mean that there are ultimately fewer jobs for qualified lawyers but that is unfortunately the nature of progress. (4) will the client get better value for money if it is? - probably (5) does the legal profession have to take into account the views of its clients and change just as they are changing? - yes (6) remember all your clients have to give their customers better value year after year - this means learning from what has been done in the past, getting better at it, getting more efficient at it - and then passing the cost saving on to your customer.

25-Nov-2010

1:44 pm