Unico Search & Consulting and Epiq establish strategic partnership for Italian market

Unico Search & Consulting has announced a strategic partnership with Epiq to introduce advanced legal operations services and cross-jurisdictional flexible legal secondments to the Italian market. The collaboration combines Unico’s established expertise in legal recruitment and solutions with Epiq’s global reach as a provider of legal technology and services for corporations and law firms.

The initiative is designed to support corporate legal departments and firms of all sizes in Italy by addressing the ongoing transformation of the legal function. The partnership will focus on providing legal operations services tailored to business needs, support in structuring and managing legal budgets—including the oversight of external counsel—and practical guidance on the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions within legal teams.

Furthermore, Unico and Epiq will collaborate on flexible legal secondment solutions. This model enables on-demand access to high-quality legal talent with a broad geographic reach, allowing departments to manage workload fluctuations and access specialised expertise across different jurisdictions with increased efficiency.

The collaboration aims to integrate people, processes, and technology to assist legal departments in enhancing their strategic role within organisations and driving operational efficiencies. Unico Search & Consulting, a legal services startup, brings more than 150 years of combined professional experience to the partnership, sharing a client-centric ethos with the global provider Epiq.

Europe's legal market is shifting fast, and in-house teams are looking for partners who understand both the local nuances and the bigger picture - this is why the Epiq & Unico partnership agreement is particularly meaningful! (Francois Marchal)

At Unico, we believe that transformation begins with people. This partnership with Epiq strengthens our human-centric approach, integrating expertise, processes, and technology to create more effective and sustainable legal models. (Tina Lombardi)