Eversheds has abandoned plans to set up a legal process outsourcing (LPO) venture with consulting firm Accenture and is instead drafting up options for an in-house alternative.

The top 10 law firm is in the early stages of designing a new in-house model intended to offer better value delivery of routine and high-end legal work, with the creation of an in-house facility at one of the firm's regional offices staffed with paralegals one option under discussion.

Eversheds finance director Kathryn Fleming is leading the project, which is on the agenda for the firm's senior management team meeting later this month.