DLA Piper is expanding its flexible lawyer collaboration with Berwin Leighton Paisner's (BLP) flexible lawyer spin-off LOD to Australia, following LOD's merger with Asia-Pacific counterpart AdventBalance.

DLA launched its flexible resourcing capabilities in the UK in November last year, and said the move in Australia is the "first step of its planned international expansion".

Simon Levine, global co-chief executive of DLA Piper, said the firm had had "a truly fantastic response" from both clients and lawyers involved in the firm's flexible lawyer service in the UK.