Legal outsourcing to Israel is professionally wise and financially sound
While Israel doesn’t offer the same savings as India or the Philippines, Israel offers much more: the same high-quality work product as the United States at significant savings. With more US-educated and US-licensed attorneys moving to Israel each year, it has become professionally savvy and financially sound to outsource your legal services to Israel.
Five reasons to outsource abroad
1. Administrative costs, office space and utility costs are much lower abroad.
2. Small businesses or start-ups can enjoy all the staff without having to pay all the overhead.
3. Payroll expenses are substantially reduced. Social Security, Medicare, health insurance, sickness and vacations add up to 30% of internal wages. These costs disappear when you outsource to Israel.
4. When faced with a one-time application or business project, outsource it. Why revamp your operations for a one-time job when you can send it overseas and reap the benefits?
5. When you outsource administrative tasks and “homework” work, you allow your in-house staff to focus on core functions like meeting with clients, appearing in court, and substantive legal research, writing, and strategizing.
Seven reasons to outsource to Israel
1. Israel possesses a critical mass of English speakers from the mass of recent immigrants to the US These English-speaking Israelis are also well versed in American culture. Also, many native Israelis are fluent in English because it is required in Israeli schools.
2. The Israeli legal system is compatible with the American system. Since both the American and Israeli legal systems come from England, they are similar.
3. Israel is one of the leading entrepreneurial countries. New high-tech companies are always springing up in Israel.
4. The Israeli workforce is one of the most educated, talented and technologically competent in the world. Israel has the world’s highest proportion of engineers in the workforce.
5. Outsourcing to Israel offers competitive prices compared to American companies.
6. History of successful business alliances with US companies.
7. Israel is a Western-leaning nation with a cultural connection to the US Many Israelis are educated and earn professional certifications and degrees in the United States.
While much of the world has been paralyzed by the global economic crisis, Israel suffered a brief recession and pushed on. Israel has a $1.6 billion information technology services market and analysts predict growth of $2 billion by 2014.
Israel was rated by AT Kearney, a consulting firm, as one of the most attractive locations for outsourcing.
As outsourcing was beginning to grow in 2006, the Boston Globe reported:
“[Israel] it differs from India and the Far East by offering a large pool of highly educated workers who are native English speakers and share a cultural affinity with the West. Israel is in a unique position because of the millions upon thousands of immigrants from all over the world. This is where Israel has its competitive advantage. They are able to reduce costs without compromising quality.”
Those words are truer today than they were in 2006, as immigration from the United States has increased in recent years.