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LPO oasis rises in desert state

LPO oasis rises in desert state

Proving that LPO continues to be a magnetic business proposition, a handful of graduate lawyers in India's largely inhospitable 'desert state', Rajasthan, have committed to the trade. Encouraged by the style of the work and its growth prospects, the graduates are hoping to feel the future benefits of starting a grassroots enterprise in an as-yet untested area.

Interviewed on OneIndia business news, Ajay Shukla, a lawyer and part of the new LPO scene, said: 'Basically, it's good for young lawyers. If a fresher passes out of college, he gets a handsome amount and he can work for five to eight hours a day – so the potential is very high. Currently the industry is worth 2.5 billion rupees and by 2010 it may rise to 200-250 billion dollars, which is a very huge potential.'

Fellow Rajasthani lawyer and LPO practitioner, Bhuvnesh Jain, agrees: 'This [sector] is lucrative because in the legal field in India, we don't have so much work, so people are going towards this LPO [trend] for many purposes. It is also a glamorous job and it involves chamber work for which we don't have to go outside.'

If current predictions remain on track, by 2010 India will receive up to 60% of a potential 40,000 outsourced legal posts, most of which will arise from US-related business. While Rajasthan is India’s largest state by area, much of it is taken up by a substantial part of the Thar Desert. However, it does have a thriving modern commercial outpost in the form of the state capital, Jaipur.

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