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Entry of foreign law firms - a basket of resources
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Articles & Comments
29/04/2009	Globetrotting Law Firms		Jayanth Krishnan, William Mitchell College of Law
This study seeks to understand empirically why there is a general absence foreign law firms practicing in India. Based on fieldwork and compiled interview data of lawyers, judges, government officials, activists, and clients from India, the United States, and Britain - the latter two being the foreign countries most interested in gaining access to the Indian legal market - the author shows that the conventional wisdom on this subject is inadequate, and that there are multiple layers to this debate
5/12/2007	Knocking On India's Doors		www.businessworld.in
Foreign law firms are gearing up to enter the Indian market. But the government is flip-flopping on allowing them to set up shop here, reports Seetha
15/10/2007	Create a level-playing legal field		Prachi Karnik Pradhan, Financial Express
The government is in favour of allowing foreign law firms and lawyers to open up offices in the country, although it has evoked mixed reactions amongst the legal fraternity.
21/11/2007	India - the final legal frontier		Michael Herman, www.timesonline.uk
Lacking a presence in one of the world's fastest-growing economies is an embarrassment to UK firms with global ambitions
20/12/2007	Legal education, lawyers & competition in India		Rahul Singh, businesslawyer.in
The enactment governing the profession of law remains the biggest entry barrier to competition from foreign lawyers.
25/10/2007	You just cannot stop the entry of foreign law firms		Som Mandal, financialexpress.com
That law firms in India are totally against entry of foreign law firms, is understandable but not justifiable. However, why individual lawyers in India are against entry of foreign law firm is neither understandable nor justifiable.
*The Outsourced Legal Services Industry*
11/12/2008	Bridging the Gap Between Indian and North American Legal Education in the Boom of Legal Process Outsourcing (L.P.O.)		Chetan Phull
Legal Process Outsourcing (L.P.O.) is the global industry in which North American legal work (mostly from the U.S.) is done in India. Outsourcing has considerably cut costs for North American law firms and made substantial profits for the Indian legal market since 2001, and absent any constraints, its growth is expected to continue. This article examines one possible constriction on this growth: the quality of Indian legal education.
*In the news*
19/12/2007	Global law firms set shop on M&A frenzy		bsnl.in
The global Indian takeovers, an unprecedented private equity investments and a flood of real estate funds have brought India under the eagle eyes of foreign law firms.
11/12/2007	Foreign Law Firms May Come In Phases		vccircle.com
The government is apparently thinking of allowing foreign law firms in India in phases...
18/11/2007	Meet against foreign lawyers practicing in India		indiainfo.com
A joint conference of the Bar Council of India and state Bar Councils today opposed opening up of legal profession to foreign lawyers or law firms.
23/12/2007	Foreign Law firms in India: Legally, the world may not be flat…		Feroz Ali K, thehindubusinessline. com
Foreign law firms should be allowed to operate on a level-playing field with the Indian law firms so that they bring with them a fresh brand of professionalism, competence and expertise that the legal profession here has failed to develop indigenously.
*Law Commission of India Working Paper 1999*
23/12/2007	Law Commission of India Working Paper 1999		www.ip-boutique.com
Recommendations of the Law Commission of India, for the amendment of the Advocate Act, 1961 was to enable India to comply with its obligation of the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS).

Postdate	Article Title	Category	Article Author
14/12/2007	Top Law Schools in India and Abroad	Education	Sachin Malhan
The Halsbury's Law Monthly article on top law schools in the country authored by Sachin Malhan
07/05/2007	A Quick Field-Guide To Legal Internships	Internships	The Rainmaker Team
Internships are the next biggest thing after CGPA in law school. A five-step strategy for your five year law course to land you that dream job.
13/02/2007	Tips on Cracking Your Internship Interview	Internships	The Rainmaker Team
Sure, you know it all... But sometimes, it helps to have that extra edge! Don't lose out - step in and know all you need to know about the tricks of the interviewing trade!
27/01/2007	About Internships	Internships	The Rainmaker Team
Internships, or 'placements', as they are commonly referred to, are a platform for law students to apply the theoretical inputs acquired through classroom and library learning in a practical framework and in turn acquire skills from real life situations.

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Postdate	Article Title	Article Author
03/07/2007	Embarking on a career in litigation	Jayanth Srinivasan
In sharp contrast to the sanitized, ordered confines of a corporate law firm or a company where an entrant's career progress is securely charted out, practicing in the courts ("litigating" in the insiders' jargon) involves swimming in an environment of uncertainty...
24/03/2007	A day in the life of a first year associate	The Rainmaker Team
Joining a law firm can involve yet exacting work, provide the opportunity for growth, experience and above all - a great salary. Long term prospects culminate in the position of Equity Partner, but also provide the opportunity to break away and start shop on one's own ...