Ashurst has appointed a Melbourne-based lawyer to head up its global flexible staffing platform, Ashurst Advance Reach, as client demand increases.

Melbourne-based Linda Grace joins from local firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth, where she led the firm’s flexible resourcing platform Orbit. In the newly created position, she will drive growth of the platform to ensure its resourcing model forms a key element of Ashurst’s new law offerings to clients, the firm said.

Linda Grace