Simmons & Simmons has sealed the hire of a new human resources (HR) director following the departure of its previous HR head to Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP).

The top 15 UK law firm has hired Daniel Flint for the position with a start date pencilled in for January next year. The role marks the first legal industry role for the HR specialist who is currently serving his notice period as global compensation and benefits director at Accenture.