Freshfields’ northshoring planned on radical scale as City leader repositions for changing law market

Freshfields’ northshoring planned on radical scale as City leader repositions for changing law market

Internal worries as firm’s new low-cost hub could affect up to 800 roles

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s decision to jump on the near-shoring wagon with its first low-cost services hub in Manchester is on a scale larger than its peers, with up to 800 support service jobs being transferred – a move which is unsettling some at its Fleet Street headquarters.

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