One of the less flashy but more interesting stories I’ve seen pass my desk in recent days comes courtesy of Herbert Smith, which has recently created a new role for senior professional support lawyers (PSLs). Judging by the number of hits the story has had on our website, I’m not alone in taking note.
The move creates a kind of senior PSL under the title of ‘professional support consultant’ (PSC). If this all looks a bit familiar, that is because it echoes the current trend for law firms to create alternative career tracks for their fee earners with roles like ‘counsel’.
