Leading City firms in talks to bring in teams of contract lawyers

Several leading City firms are considering using contract lawyers as part of a venture by a new business to create a vetted pool of temporary lawyers to support major practices. Firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Travers Smith and a number of US firms in London are interested in bringing in contract lawyers for individual pieces of work - a model rarely used in the UK but well-established in the US. Recruiter John Cullen has held conversations with the firms above, as well as a number of firms in the top 50, about the new service 'itsmylaw', which will formally launch in the new year.

Leading City firms in talks to bring in teams of contract lawyers legalweek.com Thu, Oct 29, 2009