Simmons & Simmons is considering a plan to outsource legal work to lawyers in India, South Africa or Australia. Partners will vote this week on this issue and the firm, as the world, will soon know the outcome. Simmons & Simmons is the first major firm to consider using lawyers abroad. Other firms, such as Clifford Chance and Lovells, have only outsourced paralegal and support work. The firm would most likely save 50 percent on each position that is outsourced. What would not be saved are the people who currently have those positions.

Source:  www.thelawyer.com