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Flexible Legal Staffing | NewLaw

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Flexible legal staffing is one of the original subsets of the alternative legal services sector. Founding figures Axiom and Lawyers on Demand have been joined by new entrants to the market, adding to the diversity of choice for clients. 

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Band 1

  1. AMBAR
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    AMBAR
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 1 | 6 Years Ranked

    AMBAR is a significant force in the Iberian ALSP market and continues to expand internationally. The firm can supply lawyers with expertise in a range of practice areas, including trade marks, estate planning, civil litigation and commercial contracts. AMBAR has also developed an alliance with Axiom Law to secure a foothold in Latin America.

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    Axiom Law
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    Axiom is one of the leading providers in the flexible legal staffing market. The firm's talent pool comprises thousands of lawyers and legal professionals based in Europe, North America and Asia, specialising in areas ranging from mergers and acquisitions and contracts law to disputes work and regulatory compliance.

  3. Elevate
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    Elevate
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    Elevate’s flexible legal resourcing service draws from a group of lawyers with high-level private practice and in-house legal experience, across several jurisdictions. Its clients include law firms and corporates.

  4. LawFlex
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    LawFlex
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 1 | 6 Years Ranked

    LawFlex has a network of offices and delivery centres that covers the USA, Chile and Germany. The firm's clients include law firms, tech and retail companies, and consultancies. The group has around 2,000 contract lawyers available for projects around the world, with particularly strong representation in tech, privacy regulation, litigation and eDiscovery, as well as corporate/M&A.

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    Peerpoint (A&O Shearman)
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked

    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.

  6. Konexo (Eversheds Sutherland)
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 1
  7. LOD
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 1
  8. Re:link (Linklaters)
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 1
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Band 2

  1. Addleshaw Goddard LLP
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    Addleshaw Goddard LLP
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked

    AG Integrate is Addleshaw Goddard's flexible staffing platform, with more than 360 legal consultants on its books. The firm's clients include key clients of the law firm, among others. Its legal consultants have expertise in the financial services, energy, healthcare, retail, real estate and transport sectors, and it can also provide company secretarial, risk, compliance, project management, HR and forensic accountancy specialists.

  2. Ashurst
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    Ashurst
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked

    Ashurst Reach is a flexible legal staffing service operating as an extension of Ashurst. The firm has a presence in the UK and Australia, with a wide offering of paralegal to senior level support. The talent pool consists of specialists in legal fields such as finance, commercial, compliance and litigation.

  3. Latitude Legal
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    Latitude Legal
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked

    Latitude Legal provides flexible staffing for a wide range of US and multinational clients, as well as law firms and other ALSPs. Its staff includes former associates and partners at big law firms and former in-house lawyers at major corporates.

  4. Pinsent Masons
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    Pinsent Masons
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 2 | 7 Years Ranked

    Pinsent Masons' flexible lawyer platform Vario allows clients to call upon a range of legal professionals, including freelance lawyers, legal project managers and paralegals. Vario offers clients access to a bench of around 2,000 professionals skilled in sectors including energy and natural resources, construction, real estate and financial services.

  5. Obelisk Legal Support
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Cognia Law
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    Cognia Law
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked

    Cognia Law has offices in London, Johannesburg and Cape Town, and additional delivery centres in the UK, the USA and South Africa. Its ALSP offering includes flexible legal staffing solutions, with more than 200 high-quality lawyers on its permanent books and access to more than 4,500 specialists.

  2. Flex Legal
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    Flex Legal
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked

    Flex Legal provides law firms, multinationals and other clients access to a large bench of paralegals and lawyers and has a strong reputation for its diverse bench. In January 2024, Flex Legal was acquired by leading law firm Mishcon de Reya.

  3. Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked

    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer's flexible staffing arm has a strong presence in Australia and the UK, handling interim staffing needs for a diverse range of clients. It is well known for its expertise in staffing major disputes, and also regularly handles large-scale transactional projects.

  4. Interim Legal AG
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    Interim Legal AG
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked

    Interim Legal AG delivers flexible, on‑demand legal and compliance support in Switzerland by providing access to a pool of professionals across corporate, commercial, regulatory, technology and life sciences areas. It acts for start-up companies and established multi-national businesses.

  5. KorumLegal
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    KorumLegal
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked

    KorumLegal is headquartered in Hong Kong and provides staffing for client matters across APAC and further afield. The firm's practice areas include corporate/commercial, regulatory compliance, labour and employment, real estate, construction and finance, among others. Its clients include financial institutions, energy companies and major retailers.

  6. The Stephen James Partnership
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    The Stephen James Partnership
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked

    Stephen James Partnership provides flexible legal staffing through interim placements, contract lawyers and project‑based resourcing, supporting in‑house legal teams with short‑term, specialist and surge capacity across a range of practice areas. It has particular strength in working with FinTech and payments businesses.

  7. FLEX by Fenwick
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 3
  8. Priori Legal
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 3
  9. Simmons & Simmons LLP
    Flexible Legal Staffing
    2026 | Band 3