Linklaters calls on Integreon to back new low-cost service
Linklaters is to expand its use of paralegals and pilot moving volume legal work outside London as part of a bid to build a lower-cost alternative for clients. The move will see the City giant handle legal work in the Colchester office it currently uses for business support for the first time and will be backed with a deal with outsourcing firm Integreon to supply paralegals to support the venture. The plans form part of a new initiative dubbed Linklaters' Legal Services Centre (LSC), which will see the magic circle law firm ramp up its paralegal numbers to around 80 across the UK and Germany, up to 30 of which could be based in Colchester for additional cost savings. Linklaters will also continue to employ additional paralegal teams in New York and Brussels.
October 12, 2011 at 07:03 PM
3 minute read
Links expands paralegal team and pilots moving work out of City
Linklaters is to expand its use of paralegals and pilot moving volume legal work outside London as part of a bid to build a lower-cost alternative for clients.
The move will see the City giant handle legal work in the Colchester office it currently uses for business support for the first time, and will be backed with a deal with outsourcing firm Integreon to supply paralegals to support the venture.
The plans form part of a new initiative, dubbed Linklaters' Legal Services Centre (LSC), which will see the magic circle law firm ramp up its paralegal numbers to around 80 across the UK and Germany, up to 30 of which could be based in Colchester for additional cost savings. Linklaters will also continue to employ additional paralegal teams in New York and Brussels.
Around half of the paralegals involved in the LSC could come from Integreon, which is already providing Linklaters with seven paralegals in its London banking practice.
The firm is due to start a pilot in Colchester in the coming weeks that will see a team of around six paralegals working on document review, due diligence and other transactional support for major clients. They will be supervised by project managers based in the practices expected to make most use of the service in the early stages – litigation, antitrust and finance.
The venture is intended to cut costs both for Linklaters and its clients. In addition to the savings created by increasing the use of paralegals and basing legal work in Colchester rather than just in London, the deal with Integreon also offers Linklaters more flexibility than employing all of the paralegals on a permanent basis.
The LSC will also be able to procure contract lawyers both for the firm and clients in New York, London and Europe on specific deals and projects.
Linklaters global head of legal sourcing Brian Henderson commented: "The motivation for the move is not only to cut costs, but also to free up time for younger lawyers and to create more flexibility within the teams. The new arrangements allow us to offer clients a tailored and cost-efficient service."
Linklaters senior partner Robert Elliott added: "Linklaters has an excellent paralegal team and we see Colchester as a logical extension of our capabilities."
For more on Linklaters, see A looser grip? – a new style beckons at Linklaters.
Related:
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View All
Partners from Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and PwC Join New Firms in Australia
4 minute read
India Firm Engaged as Volkswagen Sues Local Authorities Over $1.4B Tax Bill
De Brauw Partner Departs for In-House Role with Swiss Family Enterprise
Reed Smith Joins Saudi Legal Boom as UK and US Firms Race for Market Share
5 minute readTrending Stories
- 1Conversation Catalyst: Transforming Professional Advancement Through Strategic Dialogue
- 2Trump Taps McKinsey CLO Pierre Gentin for Commerce Department GC
- 3Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: 700+ Residents Near Ohio Derailment File New Suit, Is the FAA to Blame For Last Month's Air Disasters?
- 4Law Journal Column on Marital Residence Sales in Pending Divorces Puts 'Misplaced' Reliance on Two Cases
- 5A Message to the Community: Meeting the Moment in 2025
Who Got The Work
J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
Who Got The Work
Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior Prosor and David Frankel, in a pending securities lawsuit. The action, filed on Dec. 24 in New York Southern District Court by Zell, Aron & Co. on behalf of Goldeneye Advisors, accuses the defendants of negligently and fraudulently managing the plaintiff's $1 million investment. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, is 1:24-cv-09918, Goldeneye Advisors, LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital, Ltd. et al.
Who Got The Work
Attorneys from A&O Shearman has stepped in as defense counsel for Toronto-Dominion Bank and other defendants in a pending securities class action. The suit, filed Dec. 11 in New York Southern District Court by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, accuses the defendants of concealing the bank's 'pervasive' deficiencies in regards to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the quality of its anti-money laundering controls. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, is 1:24-cv-09445, Gonzalez v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al.
Who Got The Work
Crown Castle International, a Pennsylvania company providing shared communications infrastructure, has turned to Luke D. Wolf of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani to fend off a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 25 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Hooper Hathaway PC on behalf of The Town Residences LLC, accuses Crown Castle of failing to transfer approximately $30,000 in utility payments from T-Mobile in breach of a roof-top lease and assignment agreement. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Susan K. Declercq, is 2:24-cv-13131, The Town Residences LLC v. T-Mobile US, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Wilfred P. Coronato and Daniel M. Schwartz of McCarter & English have stepped in as defense counsel to Electrolux Home Products Inc. in a pending product liability lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 26 in New York Eastern District Court by Poulos Lopiccolo PC and Nagel Rice LLP on behalf of David Stern, alleges that the defendant's refrigerators’ drawers and shelving repeatedly break and fall apart within months after purchase. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack, is 2:24-cv-08204, Stern v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
