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10. Sheer Size and Locations — The Big 4 have what seems to be an unlimited
number of people located in the most remote corners of the world. It feels like there
is no place in the world where they don’t have a presence and no end to the
availability of people to put on the task. There is nothing more frustrating than
hearing from a service provider that they don’t have the people available when you
need them. The Big 4 always have people available.
These are some of the attributes that make me confident about the Big 4 expanding into
legal services. There is no question about their potential in this space, and it only makes sense that
the law firms and “not-so-alternative anymore” providers would be watching closely and learning.
Indeed, as I reflect on this list, I have to ask, why would a corporate legal department hire anyone
else for certain work that is not worthy of law firm rates and is more complex than what the “not-
so-alternative” provides deliver today?
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number of people located in the most remote corners of the world. It feels like there
is no place in the world where they don’t have a presence and no end to the
availability of people to put on the task. There is nothing more frustrating than
hearing from a service provider that they don’t have the people available when you
need them. The Big 4 always have people available.
These are some of the attributes that make me confident about the Big 4 expanding into
legal services. There is no question about their potential in this space, and it only makes sense that
the law firms and “not-so-alternative anymore” providers would be watching closely and learning.
Indeed, as I reflect on this list, I have to ask, why would a corporate legal department hire anyone
else for certain work that is not worthy of law firm rates and is more complex than what the “not-
so-alternative” provides deliver today?
169
