Business Week notes that Baker & McKenzie, the worlwide law firm is outsourcing some work to Manila. The challenges of the global economy are nothing new to Baker & McKenzie. The law firm opened its first foreign office —— in Caracas —— in 1955, just six years after Russell Baker teamed up with John McKenzie to form a partnership in Chicago. Today, the firm has grown into a $1.35 billion enterprise, with 8,900 attorneys in 69 offices in the U.S. and 37 other countries. Its 200—person office in Manila shows where the pioneering outfit is headed next —— and where other law firms probably will be, too. The firm also has learned some lessons that may help others following it. Baker & McKenzie's Manila outpost, first opened in 1963, now provides frontline IT support and computer maintenance for personnel worldwide. It also provides marketing support for the firm around the world, using desktop publishing to create high—quality...(Read Full Post)