Freshfields closes German IT support team as Manchester hub set to hit 300 staff in 2016 Legal Business4 December 2015Europe Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is stripping back its worldwide support network in favour of its new Manchester back-office centre as it closes its global IT and helpdesk function in Germany.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryFreshfields takes headline role on £575m Telegraph acquisitionTrading Places: Cleary hires A&O Shearman capital markets duo as Freshfields tech M&A pair move to CovingtonHSBC’s Stephanie Hamon on how AI is becoming a must for panel firmsA very clear shift – Remaking the Swiss economySouthern and Eastern Europe – A different hueSponsored profile: Gajski, Grlic, Prka & Partners, Zagreb, CroatiaRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetry