Now, the  outsourcing  of  legal  services  has  risen      far above typing services,  because,  as many  have      recognized  - it doesn't  take an American  lawyer to      practice American law.

     With  India  graduating  nearly  300,000  lawyers
     annually,  the number  of attorneys is rising quickly.

     Yet  it is not  the  number of lawyers  in India that's
     so appealing to an increasing number of companies
     and even law firms looking to cut legal costs.

     Vodafone  has  begun  consulting  staff  on plans to
     sign  a  major  IT  outsourcing  deal  that  will  see a
     number  of  employees  transfer  to  a  third-party  
     supplier.

     The  mobile  operator  notified  employees  of  the
     decision  to  go  ahead  with  the  IT  outsourcing      proposal  late  last week, although it said the plans
     are still at an early stage.

     It was reported earlier this year that IBM had been
     lined  up  for  the  outsourcing   contract,  but  a
     Vodafone spokesman said no decision has yet been      made.