Eversheds is outsourcing the bulk of its IT function to an external provider with almost 100 staff set to leave the firm, Legal Week can reveal, as it emerges magic circle firms Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have also secured further back-office outsourcing deals.
The national giant is set to sign a deal with independent IT provider Computacenter by the end of the month, which is likely to last three years and will involve the transfer of about 80% of the firm’s entire IT capability, with around 90 people leaving.
