Global law firm scaling automation and AI across legal operations
Freshfields is a 5,000+ person law partnership built on Microsoft infrastructure (Azure, Teams, Exchange, ServiceNow, Salesforce) with active adoption of UiPath and Power Automate across the firm. Hiring velocity is accelerating, especially in legal (45 open roles) and engineering (26 open roles), with a notable focus on automation and AI initiatives—suggesting a firm-wide push to embed operational efficiency into client-facing work and back-office processes. The project portfolio confirms this: PMO maturity, HR automation, service transitions, and strategic business development sit alongside regulatory compliance and billing optimization challenges.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Learning and Development, Head of Strategic Sourcing
Freshfields is a multinational law partnership headquartered in London with 5,001–10,000 employees across 18 countries. Founded in 1743, the firm operates a geographically distributed model with offices spanning Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. The firm serves leading global companies across a broad range of practice areas, managing complex cross-border matters and client advisory work. Core operational functions—finance, HR, legal operations, IT, and business development—are supported by Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, and Azure cloud infrastructure. The firm is currently navigating office relocations, expanding service offerings in key markets, and deploying automation tools to address billing, records management, and regulatory compliance challenges.
Freshfields runs on Microsoft cloud (Azure, Teams, Exchange, ServiceNow) and Salesforce for CRM and service delivery. The firm is actively adopting UiPath and Power Automate for process automation, and uses Python, SQL, Power BI for analytics and data work.
Freshfields operates in 18 jurisdictions: Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, China, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, the UAE, the United States, and Vietnam.
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