Thius in yesterday’s edition of UK Legal Week… good on them we say. If you can’t beat them join them
Legal Week reports…
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Eversheds in pilot with South Africa ally to launch its own outsourcing arm
Eversheds is in talks to set up an outsourcing business with its South African ally, positioning it to become the first major law firm to enter the legal outsourcing market.
The firm this month launched a six-month pilot which will initially see it approaching clients about outsourcing in-house legal work to its South African ally, which last year rebranded from Routledge Modise to Eversheds. The firm is also planning to send some of Eversheds’ own UK legal work to South Africa to cut costs as part of the trial.
If successful, the pilot will be rolled out as a joint venture with the South African firm and expanded as an offering to which other law firms can sign up.
One financial services client has already signed up to the pilot and the firm is in talks with another FTSE 100 financial institution.
The initiative is being led by Eversheds legal systems group head Graham Richardson, with the firm initially considering setting up the outsourcing facility in the UK regions before opting for South Africa on cost grounds.
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Full article at? http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/news/1585957/eversheds-gears-launch-outsourcing-business
