The centre will service overflow work from the firm’s Belfast office, and will employ 30 staff who will review documents for litigation, arbitration and investigations. It will be in use for at least six months and could be expanded or made permanent depending on client demand. The firm says it chose Perth on the basis that its time zone has good overlap with the east coast of Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Europe, enabling easy interaction with its instructing teams.
New approaches
Libby Jackson, global head of alternative legal services, said the pop-up is illustrative of how the firm is trying to innovate through providing alternative legal products and services alongside technology solutions. Source: The Law Society Gazette
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