Outsourcing Staff for Law Firms with Carlin Phillips and Andrew Garcia

I talked with law firm partners about how they have leveraged outsourced contract attorneys to manage their caseload.

Episode Highlights 04:32 - Discussion on Portuguese heritage and culture. 06:45 - Background of Garcia’s and Philips’; families. 10:07 - Shift to discussing legal topics. 10:22 - Introduction to outsourcing in a high-end litigation context. 11:04 - Explanation of the Law Clerk platform. 11:59 - Hits and misses using outsourced platforms. 14:48 - Example of a successful outsourced project. 20:00 - Discussing deadlines and issues with outsourced work. 22:36 - Potential pitfalls and challenges of outsourcing, including time zone differences. 24:49 - Impact of high-quality contractors leaving platforms. 25:45 - Debate on AI versus human contractors. 27:47 - Importance of law school interns and long-term benefits. 28:38 - The value of physical teams vs. remote contractors. 30:22 - Co-counseling as an alternative to scaling. 31:47 - Avoiding scale but leveraging varied talents. 32:52 - Discussion on using outsourcing to punch above firm weight. 35:30 - Summarizing benefits and challenges of outsourcing.

Episode Resources

• Connect with Jared Correia
• jared@redcavelegal.com
• https://redcavelegal.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia
• https://twitter.com/RedCaveLegal
• www.linkedin.com/in/jaredcorreia/
• Connect with Carlin Phillips and Andrew Garcia
• cphillips@phillipsgarcia.com
• agarcia@phillipsgarcia.com
• https://www.phillipsgarcialaw.com/
• https://southcoastestateplanning.com/