Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is in the process of drawing up a business plan for its Managed Legal Service (MLS) arm, following the hire of former Fujitsu director Andrew MacNaughton as chief executive for the entity.

The business plan will be presented to partners later in the year, with the possibility of taking external investment for the outsourced legal services supplier among the options being considered for inclusion by MacNaughton.