The City firm already operates two outsourcing centres in Belfast and Perth and has hired the four-strong team from BLP to focus on handling disputes, M&A and finance work. The team is viewed as one of the leading groups in the drive towards mandate-mapping, which breaks down legal work before dispersing it in a more efficient and cost-effective way. The hire is the first of its kind for a legal processes team, highlighting the move in the market toward a new way of working.

Optimised spend

Justin D’Agostino, HSF global head of disputes, said: ‘Clients want efficient project management of their legal matters. Legal project management allows us to provide clients with a more systematic and disciplined approach to legal work. Ultimately, a better product is delivered and legal spend is optimised.’ Source: Legal Business