VARIO FLEXIBLE LEGAL RESOURCES

What is Vario?

Vario is the 5th Practice Group for Pinsent Masons.

It provides clients with support relating to (1) Flexible Legal Services; (2) Managed Legal Services; (3) Company Secretarial Services; (4) Legal Project Management; and (5) Consulting: Process & Technology.

Is Vario a part of Pinsent Masons?

Yes, Vario is a Practice Group within Pinsent Masons, making our offering a law-firm captive ALSP (Alternative Legal Service Provider).

The other 4 Practice Groups within Pinsent Masons are: (1) Finance & Projects; (2) Property; (3) Risk Advisory Services; and (4) Transactional Services.

What is Vario Flexible Services?

Vario Flexible Services is based on a consultant lawyer / contract lawyer model and it seeks to match top flexible lawyers with clients.

Our account management team can help to relieve the pressure on busy in-house legal teams by providing high quality interim, in-house legal support. This could be to resource an upcoming project, help manage peaks in workflow, or backfill a team absence or departure, or address a skillset gap.

What sectors does Vario work within?

Vario mainly operates within 5 primary sectors. These are: (1) Energy; (2) Financial Services; (3) Technology, Science & Industry; (4) Infrastructure; and (5) Real Estate.

What type of clients use Vario Flexible Services?

A very wide range! Our client base covers sectors from banking to TMT and infrastructure, and from large multinationals through to public sector organisations. The common thread is that each client is seeking a flexible legal resource to help them meet their challenges.

What is the calibre of lawyer on Vario’s bench?

Vario’s bench is made up of over 2000 legal professionals of a wide range of seniorities. This includes everything from experienced career paralegals to former GCs (General Counsels).

Every candidate is screened and assesses to assure that they are of the highest quality. We also specifically match the skills and personality of the individual lawyers to each client to make sure that they are the right fit for each other.

What jurisdictions is Vario active in?

Vario has a permanent presence in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE. 

We also have partnership arrangements in place within the USA, South Africa and the Netherlands to allow us to support clients within these jurisdictions.