As evidence, consider ClientLogic, a firm founded five years ago to specialise in handling call-centre work for other companies.

ECONOMIST: Call centres

His more consequential move came in 2006, when he started buying, from five law firms so far, the back-office operations handling foreclosure work: mailing notices, notifying homeowners and courts and filing the paperwork needed to seize a home.

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At more than 60 years old, ManpowerGroup is one of the oldest and largest staffing firms in the country, handling both part-time and full-time work.

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He describes press council as a collective decision-making body whose main responsibility is handling complaints regarding the work of the press.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

He honed his skills as a defence lawyer but as his reputation spread for his skill in cross-examination and handling juries, he began to be offered libel work, where the big money is made.

ECONOMIST: Gareth Williams

As a mid-level associate, I get to attend small luncheons with the individuals handling the files I work on.

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