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A&O Shearman

Flexible Legal Staffing

NewLaw Guide 2026 : Global-wide


A&O Shearman

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Flexible Legal Staffing - Global-wide

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Peerpoint, A&O Shearman's flexible resourcing business, provides leading financial institutions, multinational corporates, technology businesses and those operating in the energy and renewables space with flexible legal staffing solutions. Originally established in 2013 in the UK, the firm now operates in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UAE.

Notable practitioners

Carolyn Aldous is the CEO of Peerpoint and a key contact.

Strengths

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  • Its consultants are generally highly experienced and subject matter experts in their fields; it's the equivalent of having Magic Circle service on tap. The consultants generally require little supervision and, as many have in-house experience, the learning time is usually short.

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  • They are very client-focused and easy to deal with: there's no hard selling, they understand our needs and are commercially-minded.

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  • Peerpoint has top-quality lawyers with a wealth of experience in various industries, and they are able to bring this experience to the stakeholders that they support on behalf of my team. Their lawyers have great interpersonal skills, work well with business teams and demanding stakeholders, can manage diverse and demanding workloads, and bring a practical and pragmatic approach to their legal support.

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  • Peerpoint has an excellent network of experienced lawyers with unique skillsets, which comes in very handy when you are confronted with unique challenges and you need that extra bench strength for a period of time. The Peerpoint lawyers are responsive, professional and add significant value to our practice.

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