Bloomberg Law
April 27, 2017, 6:50 PM UTC

Large Law Firm Opens ‘Alternative’ Services Office in South Africa

Susannah Nesmith

Herbert Smith Freehills is expanding its alternative legal services’ business, opening a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa where five lawyers and 20 legal analysts will conduct document review and perform due diligence-related tasks for clients.

It is the fourth office that the firm has opened since 2011 that is devoted to providing clients with so-called alternative legal services, a unit that is designed to help clients reduce their legal bills without sacrificing quality.

“It’s offshore, but it’s risk-wrapped by Herbert Smith Freehills’ [reputation],” said Libby Jackson, who heads up the alternative legal services function at HSF.

In taking on such a project, HSF is ...

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