Pangea3's Kamlani said that unlike a call center operation, the employees in legal outsourcing firms do not work night shifts, which helps to attract talent.
"During job interviews, we tell candidates you don't do night shifts. But the hours are going to be what they are going to be in a top Indian law firm. And keep your cellphone on because your client may call you at two in the morning," Kamlani said.
India's legal system, known for decades-long delays in cases and arcane practices such as requiring lawyers to wear black gowns, is derived from former colonial ruler Britain's common law.
Cases are still heard in English, despite the majority of the country's one-billion-plus population being unable to speak the language, with many of the country's laws and grammar unchanged from the Raj.
But industry officials say legal graduates in the country are quick to catch onto legal trends in the US and demand has picked up.
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