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Transfer the work that stands in the way of your strategic priorities with a managed legal delivery solution.
Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
Advised a higher education institute on board review support, providing guidance to ensure effective governance and compliance with regulatory standards.
Advised a leading engineering and technology company on commercial legal matters.
Advised a global medical diagnostics provider, on data protection matters, ensuring compliance with applicable privacy regulations and best practices.
Advised a leading security systems provider on legal support matters.
Provided comprehensive support to a large charity based in Ireland. Managed, organized, and minuted over 30 meetings per annum, including those of 7 committees and a board comprising 12 directors. Ensured adherence to regulatory obligations and filings specific to the charity sector.
Provided a data centre solutions providor with a deadicated company secretarial solution.
Provision of a Chartered Company Secretary to provide in-house support during a period of significant change and asset divestment.
Provided a storage company with in-person board meeting support.
Reviewed 700,000 documents at short notice, following a ransomware attack on a client. A first level review of this data was required and the primary purpose of the data review was to identify individuals (and the affected personal data) who require notification under Art 34 of the UK GDPR.
Instructed by a PLC in the Energy sector and four of its recognised Trade Unions to conduct an Equality Audit of their new skill-based pay model, which will apply across its 12,000 UK workforce and will be the subject of a ballot by their recognised TUs.
Our managed legal services (MLS) team offers flexible, cost-effective legal delivery models designed to extend the capacity of your in-house team, as and when you need it.
Whether you are managing high-volume business-as-usual tasks or navigating complex one-off legal projects, our MLS solutions provides scalable support tailored to your business needs. We combine the expertise of experienced in-house lawyers, legal project managers, paralegals and legal technology specialists to deliver law firm-quality services, with the speed and agility of a modern professional business.
Seamlessly integrated into your legal, you gain a trusted legal partner committed to delivering innovative, high-quality solutions. We free up your time to focus on the work that really needs them.
Whether you need support with contract lifecycle management, regulatory compliance projects, document review, or short-term expert legal support, our tech-enabled legal delivery solutions ensure efficiency, consistency, and reduced legal spend without compromising on quality.
Through our Managed Legal Project Delivery team, we offer a fully supported solution from start to finish, whether compact or complex. Our approach is designed to be modular and adaptable - giving you the flexibility to scale support as needed. By leveraging alternative pricing models, we ensure cost-efficiency without compromising on quality.
Our Managed Legal team provides on-demand legal support to help manage peak periods and meet deadlines. A flexible extension of your team, we handle overflow routine work across areas such as data, contracts and more. Whether your team is facing unexpected volumes or resources have to be diverted to more strategic work, our dedicated lawyers integrate seamlessly into your operations.
A Managed Legal Service allows for the packaging and transferring of entire categories of legal work to a dedicated team of lawyers and legal delivery specialists. This model effectively combines resource, process and technology to enhance legal delivery outcomes at scale. Whether you're looking to streamline operations, reduce costs or refocus internal resources on strategic priorities, our MLS solution provides a reliable, flexible legal delivery model tailored to your business.
David Halliwell
Partner, Vario, Managed Legal Services
Traditionally, legal departments had to choose between investing in a bigger in-house team, or sending work out to a low-cost LPO or a traditional law firm. Now you can have the best of both worlds – law firm quality, with the efficiencies of a modern alternative legal service business.
Operating within a structured framework, we deliver continuity and consistency through defined workflows, embedded quality controls and a dedicated team that understands your business.
Hit the ground running with rapid implementation that sets up structured processes, establishes baseline performance metrics and integrates plug-and-play legal tech.
Drive lasting impact through real-time performance monitoring, data-driven strategies and contractual obligation management to drive continuous improvement and smarter decision making.
To request a brochure and a no-obligation call about how a managed legal service solution can help you, click below.
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With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
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