Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP) flexible working business Lawyers on Demand (LoD) has hired the firm’s former HR director, Geoff Griffin, to act as a mentor for LoD’s core team in London and attract more senior level partners.

Griffin – who will join LoD on 1 October – will work with co-founders Simon Harper and Jonathan Brenner to help expand the company. His appointment follows former Financial Times GC, Tim Bratton, who joined LoD as practice development director in September.