Legal outsourcing to Israel is professionally prudent and financially sound

While Israel does not offer the same savings as India or the Philippines, Israel offers much more: the same high-quality work product from the United States with significant savings. With more US-educated and licensed attorneys moving to Israel each year, it has become professionally and financially sound to outsource their legal services to Israel.

Five reasons to outsource abroad

1. Administrative costs, office space and utility expenses are much lower abroad.

2. Small businesses or startups can enjoy a full staff without the overhead.

3. Payroll expenses are substantially reduced. Social Security, Medicare, health, sickness and vacation insurance add up to 30% to internal wages. These costs disappear when you outsource to Israel.

4. When faced with a one-time request or commercial project, outsource. Why renew your operations for a one-time job when you can send it overseas and get the benefits?

5. When you outsource administrative tasks and “housework” jobs, you allow your internal staff to focus on basic functions such as meeting with clients, appearing in court and conducting 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 United States. These English-speaking Israelis also have a deep understanding of American culture. Also, many native Israelis are fluent in English because it is compulsory 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. High-tech startups are always springing up in Israel.

4. The Israeli workforce is one of the most educated, talented and technological in the world. Israel has the highest proportion of engineers in the world’s workforce.

5. Outsourcing to Israel produces competitive prices compared to US companies.

6. History of successful business partnerships with US companies.

7. Israel is a western-leaning nation with a cultural connection to the United States. Many Israelis are educated and obtain professional qualifications and certifications in the US.

While much of the world has been affected by the global economic crisis, Israel suffered a brief recession and moved on. Israel has a market for information technology services valued at 1.6 billion dollars, and analysts predict growth of 2 billion dollars for 2014.

Israel was rated by AT Kearney, a consulting firm, as one of the most attractive locations for outsourcing.

When outsourcing was beginning to flourish in 2006, the Boston Globe reported:

“[Israel] It differs from India and the Far East by offering a vast group of highly educated workers who are native English speakers and share a cultural affinity with the West. Israel is in a unique position due to hundreds of thousands of immigrants from around the world. This is where Israel has its competitive advantage. They are able to reduce costs without compromising quality. “

These words are more true today than they were in 2006, as immigration from the United States has increased in recent years.