Yes we didn’t really know what that meant- but the article explains all .
I thought law firms did this already but if they can do better by developing a name and philosophy around the service all praise to them.
The Straits Times Reports…..
http://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/slw/headlinesnews/68436-rajah-a-tann-to-offer-insourcing-service.html?utm_source=email%20subscription&utm_medium=email
Law firm Rajah & Tann Singapore yesterday launched a service matching experienced lawyers with firms needing in-house freelancers. The firm calls it a “flexible insourcing service” helping firms that need in-house counsel on short-term contracts and project-specific work.
R&T Asia Resources, a unit of Rajah & Tann Singapore, will get professionals with relevant legal qualifications and experience on board.
These lawyers, including Rajah & Tann alumni, are those who “can work during high demand periods or on projects where specialist skills are needed”. They will work in clients’ offices for a set period.
R&T Asia Resources wants to bank on a growing trend among Singaporeans working part-time.
Its director Ryan Loh noted an increasing trend of lawyers who want to work fewer than five days a week, specified hours during the workday, or at home.
The Manpower Ministry labour force report last year showed 10.5 per cent of the resident workforce, or 220,200 people, were part-time workers. This was well up from 2008 when 6.8 per cent, or 126,800, were part-timers.
Mr Loh said some lawyers prefer to work full-time for fixed periods, and pursue non-work interests in between those stints.
R&T Asia Resources will help manage these assignments and be the direct contact point for the clients. The clients’ lawyers can also tap a full suite of legal services of legal alliance Rajah & Tann Asia’s offices across South-east Asia.
Rajah & Tann Singapore managing partner Lee Eng Beng added: “This service will help our clients contain legal costs and control headcount when they need additional in-house legal support during peak periods or when there is an ongoing complex project.”
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