Grand forecasts of the modernisation and slicker delivery of legal services for major companies have, it is generally agreed, proved so far premature. Despite the rise of legal panels, the evolution of more rigorously packaged and process-driven legal services has been patchy outside the most commoditised areas of law.

Yet one UK firm, national giant Eversheds, has shown signs of taking forward the model to create a package that allows the firm to provide a genuine one-stop shop for major clients.