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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS  EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  ("Agreement")  is made as of the  15th  day of
November,  1999,  by and  between  GLOBAL  SOURCES  LIMITED,  INC.,  a  Delaware
corporation  with an office  for the  conduct  of its  business  at 342  Madison
Avenue,  Suite 1500, New York, New York 10173 (the "Company"),  and NEIL RALLEY,
an individual residing at 27 Stocker Rd., Verona, NJ (the "Executive").

     WHEREAS,  the Company  desires to employ the  Executive as the President of
E.P.  INTERNATIONAL  INC.  ("EPI") from and after the date of its acquisition by
the Company,  and the Executive  desires to be employed by EPI in such capacity;
and

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into an agreement of employment
mutually beneficial to said parties, and for the purpose of defining the rights,
duties and obligations of each of the parties hereto;

     NOW THEREFORE,  for good and valuable  consideration,  the  sufficiency and
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,  the Company and the Executive agree as
follows:

     1.  Employment.  Upon the  terms  and  subject  to the  conditions  of this
Agreement,  the Company  hereby  agrees to cause EPI to employ the Executive and
the  Executive  hereby  accepts  employment  by EPI on the terms and  conditions
hereinafter set forth.

     2.  Term.  Subject  to the  provision  of  Section  10 of  this  Agreement,
Executive's  employment  shall be for a period of five (5) years  commencing  on
__________, 1999 and terminating on ____________, 2004.

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     3. Executive's Position, Duties and Authority.

          3.1 Position. The Company shall cause EPI to employ the Executive, and
the Executive shall serve as the President of EPI.

          3.2   Description.   The  Executive  shall  perform  such  duties  and
responsibilities  on a full time basis as shall be  reasonably  assigned  to the
Executive by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and which
are  customarily  incident to the day-to-day  management and operation of EPI or
the  offices of  President,  including,  but not limited to  performing  various
administrative  duties as shall be  reasonably  assigned to the Executive by the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

          3.3  Authority.  At all times  during the Term,  the  Executive  shall
report directly to the Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer of the Company,  or
to such other senior  executive as the Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer of
the Company may designate.

     4. Full-Time Services.

          4.1  General.  The  Executive  shall devote  substantially  all of his
business  time,  labor,  skill and energy to the business and affairs of EPI and
the Company and to the duties and responsibilities referred to in Section 3.2 of
this Agreement.

          4.2  Opportunities;  Investments.  The Executive  covenants and agrees
that, during the Term, he shall inform the Company of each business  opportunity
related to the business of the Company or any of the Company's  subsidiaries  or
affiliates  of  which  he  becomes  aware  and  that he will  not,  directly  or
indirectly, exploit any such opportunity for his own account, nor will he render
any  services to any other  person or  business,  or acquire any interest

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of any type in any  other  business,  that  competes  with any  business  of the
Company or any of the Company's subsidiaries or affiliates.

     5.  Location of  Employment.  Unless the  Executive  consents  otherwise in
writing,  the principal  location for the  performance  of his duties  hereunder
shall be at the Company's  offices in New York City or  Parsippany,  NJ or EPI's
offices in Verona, New Jersey.

     6. Base Salary/Bonuses.

          6.1 Base Salary. The Company shall,  commencing  November 15, 1999 and
during the  continuance  of the  Executive's  employment  hereunder,  pay to the
Executive, and the Executive agrees to accept, in consideration of his services,
a salary (the "Base  Salary") at a rate of TEN THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ($10,000)  per
month.  All Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the Company's normal
payroll practices,  so long as the Executive's  employment continues as provided
by this Agreement.

          6.2 Bonuses. During the Term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be
eligible  to  receive  the  following   bonus  payments  (each  a  "Bonus,"  and
collectively, the "Bonuses"):

          (a) An annual (calendar year) bonus,  payable at the discretion of the
Board of  Directors,  of no less than 15 percent  of the  increase,  if any,  in
pre-tax profits of EPI; and

          (b)  A  bonus  equal  to 2  percent  of  the  purchase  price  of  any
acquisition of another human resource  company made by the Company or one of its
affiliates  ("Acquisition  Price")  that was  originated  or  introduced  by the
Executive, payable at the time of the closing of the acquisition;

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          (c) A bonus of 1/2 of 1 percent  of the  Acquisition  Price of another
human resource company acquired by the Company or one of its affiliates that was
introduced  by a person  ("Finder")  who was  referred by  Executive,  provided,
however,  that the Company and its affiliates will not pay more than 2.5 percent
of the Acquisition  Price to the Finder for such services,  payable in each case
at the time of the closing of the acquisition.

          (d)  Calculation of pre-tax profits shall be made in good faith by the
Company's  Chief  Financial  Officer  consistent  with the  Company's  usual and
customary practice.

     7. Stock Options.  On the date of  commencement  of Executive's  employment
with EPI  hereunder,  the  Executive  shall be eligible to receive the following
options (collectively,  the "Stock Options") to purchase shares of the Company's
Common Stock as provided below:

          Stock  Options,  to be issued  January 5, 2000, to acquire 25,000
          shares,  as adjusted  for any stock  splits,  stock  dividends or
          similar  events  occurring  after the date hereof,  of the Common
          Stock  of the  Company,  at a price  equal to the  market  of the
          Company's  Common  Stock as of twenty (20) days after  becoming a
          public company with registered Common Stock.

The  Stock  Options  shall  fully  vest on the  date of  their  issuance  to the
Executive,  shall not be transferable  except upon the optionee's death,  shall,
unless terminated,  be exercisable for 10 years from the date of issuance, shall
be subject to early termination upon cessation of employment with the Company as
set forth in greater  detail in  Exhibit A hereto,  and shall be subject to such
other terms and conditions  applicable to stock options of the Company  pursuant
to the Company's stock option plan.

     8.  Expenses;  Vacation.  The Company  shall  reimburse  the  Executive  in
accordance with the Company's regular procedures in effect from time to time and
in form  suitable to establish  the validity of such  expenses for tax purposes,
all ordinary,  reasonable and necessary

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travel, entertainment and other business expenses as shall be incurred by him in
the performance of his duties hereunder.  During the Term of this Agreement, the
Executive shall be entitled to twenty (20) days vacation annually with pay.

     9.  Benefits.   During  the  Term,  the  Executive  shall  be  eligible  to
participate in any pension or profit-sharing  plan or program of the Company now
existing or hereafter  established,  on terms no less  favorable than those made
available to other senior executives of the Company. Upon meeting all applicable
eligibility requirements,  the Executive shall be entitled to receive such other
benefits or rights as may be provided under any employment benefit plan provided
by  the  Company  that  is  now  or  hereafter  will  be  reflected,   including
participation in life insurance and disability  plans but excluding  medical and
dental insurance.

     10. Termination.

          10.1  Notwithstanding  the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 hereof, this
Agreement may be terminated prior to the expiration of the Term by the President
and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company upon the  occurrence  of any of the
following events:

               10.1.1 Upon the death of the Executive;

               10.1.2 Upon the  inability of the Executive to perform his duties
in any  material  respects  on account of  illness or other  incapacity  for the
longer of (i) three (3)  months in any period of 12  consecutive  months or (ii)
any longer period prescribed by any applicable law;

               (a) the Executive is convicted of a felony criminal  offense,  or
of a criminal offense involving any act or acts or moral turpitude;

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               (b) The Executive is found guilty of any act of dishonesty, fraud
or theft from the Company, or any of the Company's subsidiaries or affiliates;

               (c) In the event of willful  malfeasance,  gross  negligence,  or
gross or willful material misconduct in the performance of his duties hereunder;
or

               (d) Upon the  failure  or  refusal  by the  Executive  to perform
according  to  or  to  comply  with  the  reasonable   policies  and  directions
established by the Company after written notice of such  non-compliance  stating
what is required of the Executive to cure such  non-compliance  and a reasonable
opportunity  to cure  such  non-compliance  within  ten  (10)  business  days of
delivery of such notice.

     11. Noncompetition.

          11.1 The  Executive  shall be  prohibited  from  disclosing  to anyone
(except to the extent  reasonably  necessary to perform the  Executive's  duties
hereunder) any  confidential  information  concerning the business or affairs of
the Company or the Company's  subsidiaries or affiliates which the Executive may
have  acquired  in the course of and as  incident  to this  employment  or prior
dealings  with  the  Company  or  the  Company's   subsidiaries  or  affiliates,
including,  without  limitation,  client lists,  business or trade  secrets,  or
methods or  techniques  used by the  Company or the  Company's  subsidiaries  or
affiliates in or about its business.  The  obligation  in this  subsection  11.1
survives the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

          11.2 During the Term of this Agreement and for a period of twenty four
(24) months after the expiration or earlier  termination  hereof,  the Executive
will not:

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          (a) compete  with the  Company  for  business  with  customers  and/or
clients  that are or have  been  clients  or  customers  of the  Company  or its
subsidiaries  within the four (4) months preceding the date the Executive leaves
the Company; or

          (b)  influence or attempt to influence  any employee of the Company or
the Company's subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate his or her employment with
the Company or the Company's subsidiaries or affiliates.

The  obligation  in this  subsection  11.2  survives the  expiration  or earlier
termination of this Agreement. In the event that the restrictive period provided
in this  Section  11.2 is  determined  to be too long by any court or other body
having  jurisdiction  over any dispute between the parties over such issue whose
decision is binding on the parties hereto,  this Section 11.2 shall be valid and
enforceable for the period determined to be so enforceable.

     12. Notices. Any notice,  direction or instruction required or permitted to
be  given  hereunder  shall  be given  in  writing  and may be  given by  telex,
telegram,  facsimile transmission or similar mail if confirmed by mail as herein
provided;  by mail if sent postage  prepaid by registered  mail,  return receipt
requested;  or by hand  delivery  to any party at the  address  of the party set
forth below. If notice,  direction or instruction is given by telex, telegram or
facsimile transmission or similar method or by hand delivery, it shall be deemed
to have  been  given or made on the day on which it was  given,  and if  mailed,
shall be deemed to have been given or made on the third  business day  following
the day after which it was  mailed.  Any party may,  from time to time,  by like
notice give  notice of any change of address  and in such event,  the address of
such party shall be deemed to be changed accordingly.

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          (a) If to the Company:

              Global Sources Limited, Inc.
              342 Madison Avenue, Suite 1500
              Attention:  Jim Strupp

              Attention:

              With a copy to:

              Robert Schneider, Esq.
              Graham & James LLP
              885 Third Ave, 21st Floor
              New York, N.Y.  10022

          (b) If to the Executive:

              Neil Ralley
              E.P. International Inc.
              27 Stocker Road
              Verona, New Jersey  07044

              With a copy to:

     13. General.

          13.1 Governing Law. This Agreement  shall be governed by and construed
and  enforced in  accordance  with the  internal  laws of the State of New York,
regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under  applicable  principles
of conflicts of laws.

          13.2 Entire Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement
and  understanding  of the parties  relating to the subject matter  hereof,  and
supersedes all prior  agreements,  arrangements and  understandings,  written or
oral, between or among the parties, except as specifically provided herein.

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          13.3  Successors  and Assigns.  This  Agreement,  and the  Executive's
rights and obligations hereunder,  may not be assigned by the Executive,  except
that the  Executive  may  designate  one or more  beneficiaries  to receive  any
amounts that would  otherwise be payable  hereunder to the  Executive's  estate.
This  Agreement  shall be binding on any  successor  to the  Company  whether by
merger, consolidation,  acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company's
assets or business or otherwise,  as fully as if such successor were a signatory
hereto; and the Company shall cause such successor to, and such successor shall,
expressly assume the Company's obligations hereunder.

          13.4 Amendments;  Waivers. This Agreement cannot be changed,  modified
or  amended,  and no  provision  or  requirement  hereof may be waived,  without
consent in writing of the parties hereto. However, in the event that the Company
issues an  Employee  Manual  which  amends or modifies  any policy  specifically
identified and incorporated into this Agreement, such policy automatically shall
be deemed included as part of this Agreement without further consideration other
than  the  continued  performance  of this  Agreement's  material  terms  by the
Company.

          13.5  Ability to Fulfill  Obligations.  Neither  the  Company  nor the
Executive is a party to or bound by any agreement which would be violated by the
terms of this Agreement.

          13.6  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be  executed  in two or more
counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed to be an original.  It shall not be
necessary  when  making  proof of this  Agreement  to account  for more than one
counterpart.

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                       Early Termination of Stock Options

     1.  Should  Optionee  cease  service  for any  reason  other  than death or
permanent  disability while the option remains  outstanding,  then Optionee will
have a three  (3)  month  period  measured  from the date of such  cessation  of
Service in which to exercise the option for any or all of the option  shares for
which the option is exercisable at the time of such cessation of Service.  In no
event,  however,  may the option be  exercised  at any time after the  specified
expiration  date of the option term. Upon the expiration of such three (3) month
period or (if earlier)  upon the specified  expiration  date of the option term,
the option will terminate and cease to be outstanding.

     2.  Should  Optionee  die while in  service  or within  the three (3) month
period   following  his  or  her   cessation  of  service,   then  the  personal
representative  of Optionee's estate or the person or persons to whom the option
is exercisable at the time of Optionee's  cessation of service,  less any option
shares subsequently purchased by Optionee prior to death. Such right will lapse,
and the option will terminate and cease to remain outstanding,  upon the earlier
of (i) the expiration of the twelve (12) month period  measured from the date of
Optionee's death or (ii) the expiration date.

     3. Should (i) Optionee's  service be terminated for misconduct  (including,
but not  limited  to,  any  act of  dishonesty,  willful  misconduct,  fraud  or
embezzlement)  or (iii)  Optionee  make any  unauthorized  use or  disclosure of
confidential  information  or trade  secrets  of the

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Company or any  parent or  subsidiary,  then in any such  event the option  will
terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding.

          IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have duly executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.

                                          GLOBAL SOURCES LIMITED, INC.

                                          By: /s/ James J. Strupp
                                             --------------------------------
                                             Name: James J. Strupp
                                             Title: Chairman

                                          EXECUTIVE:

                                          /s/ Neil Ralley
                                          -----------------------------------
                                          Neil Ralley

                                      -11-EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

          THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT  ("Agreement") is made as of the 10th day of
March,  2000, by and between UNITED STATES LAWYERS,  INC. a Florida  corporation
with an office for the conduct of its business at 7711 Holiday Drive,  Sarasota,
FL 34231 (the "Employer"),  and TIMOTHY SCOT RAMSEY,  an individual  residing at
2529 46th Avenue West, Bradenton,  Florida 34207 (the "Employee"). All reference
in this  contract to "the  Company"  shall mean  Global  Sources  Limited,  Inc.

          WHEREAS,  the  Employer  desires  to employ the  Employee  as Chief of
Animation and Computer Technology for United States Lawyers, Inc., and

          WHEREAS,  the  parties  hereto  desire to enter into an  agreement  of
employment mutually beneficial to said parities, and for the purpose of defining
the rights, duties and obligations of each of the parties hereto;

          NOW, THEREFORE,  for good and valuable consideration,  the sufficiency
and receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Employer and the Employee agree
as follows:

     1.  Employment.  Upon the  terms  and  subject  to the  conditions  of this
Agreement, the employer, United States Lawyers, Inc. hereby employs the Employee
and the  Employee  hereby  accepts  employment  by the Employer on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth.

     2. Term.  Subject to the  provisions of Section 10 of this  Agreement,  the
Employee's  employment shall be for a period of one (1) year commencing on March
15, 2000, and terminating on March 15, 2001.

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     3. Employee's Position, Duties and Authority.

          3.1 Position.  The Employer shall employ the Employee and the Employee
shall serve as the Chief of Animation and Computer Technology for the Employer.

          3.2   Description.   The  Employee   shall  perform  such  duties  and
responsibilities  on a full time basis as shall be  reasonably  assigned  to the
Employee by the  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the  Employer.  The
duties  will  include,   but  not  be  limited  to,  web  site  development  and
maintenance, generation of graphics and design, and computer programming.

          3.3 Authority. At all times during the Term, the Employee shall report
directly to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Employer, or to such
other  senior  executive  as the  Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the
Company may designate.

     4. Full-Time Services.

          4.1  General.  The  Employee  shall  devote  substantially  all of his
business  time,  labor,  skill and  energy to the  business  and  affairs of the
Employer  and to the duties and  responsibilities  referred to in Section 3.2 of
this Agreement.

          4.2  Opportunities;  Investments.  The Employee  covenants  and agrees
that, during the Term, he shall inform the Company of each business  opportunity
related to the actual  business  being  conducted  by the  Company or any of the
Company's  subsidiaries or affiliates of which he becomes aware and that he will
not,  directly or indirectly,  exploit any such  opportunity for his own account
(without first  offering it to the Company),  nor will he render any services to
any other person or  business,  or acquire any interest of any

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type in any  other  business,  that  competes  with the  actual  business  being
conducted by the Company or any of the  Company's  subsidiaries  or  affiliates,
including but not limited to United States Lawyers, Inc.

     5.  Location of  Employment.  Unless the  Employee  consents  otherwise  in
writing,  the principal  location for the  performance  of his duties  hereunder
shall be at the Employer's offices in Sarasota, Florida.

     6. Base Salary/Bonuses.

          6.1 Base Salary.  The Company  shall,  commencing  March 15, 2000, and
during  the  continuance  of the  Employee's  employment  hereunder,  pay to the
Employee, and the Employee agrees to accept, in consideration of his services, a
salary (the "Base Salary") at a rate of FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($45,000.00)
per year. All Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with Employer's  normal
payroll practices, so long as the Employee's employment continues as provided by
this Agreement.

     7. Stock Options.  The Employee shall receive the following  (collectively,
the  "Stock  Options")  to  purchase  shares of the  Company's  Common  Stock as
provided below:

     Stock Options to acquire 10,000  shares,  as adjusted for any stock splits,
     stock dividends or similar events  occurring after the date hereof,  of the
     common  Stock of the  Company,  at a price equal to the market value of the
     Company's  Common  Stock as of twenty  (20) days  after  becoming  a public
     company with registered Common Stock.

The Stock Options shall vest one third (1/3) on March 15, 2001,  one third (1/3)
on March 15, 2002 and one third (1/3) on March 15, 2003.  The options  shall not
be  transferable,  except  upon  the  optionee's  death.  The  options  shall be
exercisable  for 10 years  from the date of  issuance  and shall be  subject  to
termination  upon cessation of employment with the Company or the

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Employer,  and  notwithstanding  any provision herein to the contrary,  shall be
subject to such other terms and  conditions  applicable  to stock options of the
Company  pursuant to the Company's stock option plan as such plan may be amended
from time to time.

     8.  Expenses;  Vacation.  The  Company  shall  reimburse  the  Employee  in
accordance  with the Employer's  regular  procedures in effect from time to time
and in  form  suitable  to  establish  the  validity  of such  expenses  for tax
purposes, all ordinary, reasonable and necessary travel, entertainment and other
business  expenses as shall be incurred by him in the  performance of his duties
hereunder.  During the Term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to
fourteen (14) days vacation annually with pay.

     9.  Benefits.  During the Term,  the  Employee,  upon  meeting  eligibility
requirements,  shall be eligible to  participate  in any  benefits,  retirement,
life, medical,  dental, or disability or profit sharing program that the Company
or the  Employer  may  establish  from time to time,  subject to any  amendments
thereto  that the  Company or the  Employer  may make from time,  subject to any
amendments  thereto that the Company or the Employer may make from time to time,
on terms no less favorable  than those made available to other  employees of the
Company.

     10. Termination. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 hereof,
this  Agreement  may be  terminated  prior to the  expiration of the Term by the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Employer or by the Company, with or
without cause, or upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

          10.1.1 Upon the death of the Employee;

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          10.1.2 Upon the inability of the Employee to perform his duties in any
material respects.  Said determination  shall be made by the President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Employer or by the Company;

          10.1.3 For Cause, which shall include but not be limited to:

               (a) The Employee is convicted of a felony criminal offense, or of
          a criminal offense involving any act or acts of moral turpitude;

               (b) The  Employee  is guilty of any act of  dishonesty,  fraud or
          theft  from  the  Company,  or any of the  Company's  subsidiaries  or
          affiliates;  or the employee  otherwise  engages n material  dishonest
          acts at the expense of the Company;

               (c) In the event of willful  malfeasance,  gross  negligence,  or
          gross or willful material  misconduct in the performance of his duties
          hereunder; or

               (d) Upon the  failure  or  refusal  by the  Employee  to  perform
          according to or to comply with the reasonable  policies and directions
          established by the Company after written notice of such non-compliance
          and  a  reasonable  opportunity  to  cure  such  non-compliance  and a
          reasonable  opportunity  to cure such  non-compliance  within ten (10)
          business days of delivery of such notice.

     11.  Confidential  Information.  The  Employee  shall  be  prohibited  from
disclosing to anyone (except to the extent  reasonably  necessary to perform the
Employee's  duties  hereunder)  any  confidential   information  concerning  the
business or affairs of the Company or the Company's  subsidiaries or affiliates,
including but not limited to United States Lawyers, Inc., which the Employee may
have  acquired  in the  course of and as  incident  to his  employment  or

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prior  dealings with the Company or the Company's  subsidiaries  or  affiliates,
including,  without  limitation,  client lists,  business or trade  secrets,  or
methods or  techniques  used by the  Company or the  Company's  subsidiaries  or
affiliates in or about its business.  The obligation in this Section 11 survives
the expiration or earlier  termination of this Agreement,  and shall continue in
effect for a period of five years following such expiration or termination.

     12. Notices. Any notice,  direction or instruction required or permitted to
be  given  hereunder  shall  be given  in  writing  and may be  given by  telex,
telegram,  facsimile  transmission  or similar  method if  confirmed  by mail as
herein  provided;  by mail if sent postage  prepaid by registered  mail,  return
receipt requested;  or by hand delivery to any party at the address of the party
set forth below. If notice, direction or instruction is given by telex, telegram
or facsimile  transmission  or similar method or by hand  delivery,  it shall be
deemed  to have  been  given or made on the day on which  it was  given,  and if
mailed,  shall be  deemed  to have  been  given or made on  third  business  day
following  the day after which it was mailed.  Any party may, from time to time,
by like notice  given  notice of any change of address  and in such  event,  the
address of such party shall be deemed to be changed accordingly.

               (a) If to the Company:

                   Global Sources Limited, Inc.
                   342 Madison Avenue
                   New York, NY  10173
                   Attention:  John Mazzuto

               (b) If to Employer:

                   Kimberly A. Colgate
                   United States Lawyers, Inc.
                   7711 Holiday Drive
                   Sarasota, FL  334231

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               (c) If to the Employee:

                   Timothy S. Ramsey
                   2529 46th Avenue West
                   Bradenton, FL  34207

     13. General.

          13.1 Governing Law. This Agreement  shall be governed by and construed
and  enforced  in  accordance  with the  internal  laws of the State of Florida,
regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under  applicable  principles
of conflicts of laws.

          13.2 Entire Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement
understanding  of  the  parties  relating  to the  subject  matter  hereof,  and
supersedes all prior  agreements,  arrangements and  understandings,  written or
oral, between or among the parties, except as specifically provided herein.

          13.3 Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement and the Employee's rights
and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Employee,  except that the
Employee may  designate  one or more  beneficiaries  to receive any amounts that
would otherwise be payable  hereunder to the Employee's  estate.  This Agreement
shall  be  binding  on  any   successor  to  the  Company   whether  by  merger,
consideration,  acquisition, of all or substantially all of the Company's assets
or business or otherwise, as fully as if such successor were a signatory hereto;
and the Company shall cause such successor to, such successor  shall,  expressly
assume the Company's obligations hereunder.

                                      -7-
<PAGE>

          13.4 Amendments;  Waivers. This Agreement cannot be changed,  modified
or  amended,  and no  provision  or  requirement  hereof may be waived,  without
consent in writing of the parties hereto. However, in the event that the Company
issues an  Employee  Manual  which  amends or modifies  any policy  specifically
identified and incorporated into this Agreement, such policy automatically shall
be  deemed  to  be  included  pas  part  of  this  Agreement   without   further
consideration other than the continued  performance of this Agreement's material
terms by the Company.

          13.5  Ability to Fulfill  Obligations.  Neither  the  Company  nor the
Employee is a party to or bound by any agreement  which would be violated by the
terms of this Agreement.

          13.6  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be  executed  in two or more
counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed to be an original.  It shall not be
necessary  when  making  proof of this  Agreement  to account  for more than one
counterpart.

          IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have duly executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.

                                    UNITED STATES LAWYERS, INC

                                    By: /s/ Kimberly A. Colgate
                                       --------------------------------
                                       Name:    KIMBERLY A. COLGATE
                                       Title:   President

                                    EMPLOYEE:

                                    /s/ TIMOTHY SCOTT RAMSEY
                                    -----------------------------------
                                    TIMOTHY SCOTT RAMSEY

                                      -8-

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