PINSENT MASONS VARIO FLEXIBLE SERVICES

Providing energy businesses with expert lawyers for projects of all sizes.

We match and place high quality legal consultants with top clients within the energy sector to help them navigate the legal challenges of the modern business world.

Global energy projects can be complex in their nature. Some projects may extend months or even years into the future, other projects may need a quick turnaround to meet a fast-approaching deadline.

Often these projects require reliable and expert legal support in order for them to go ahead or reach completion. Pinsent Masons Vario are able to provide energy businesses of all sizes with specialised energy lawyers to ensure their projects’ legal requirements are dealt with efficiently and cost-effectively.

Energy subsectors we serve:

Oil and Gas
Renewable Energy
Onshore Energy
Offshore Energy
Solar
Bioenergy
Hydrogen & CCUS (Carbon Capture Usage & Storage)
Nuclear Energy
Energy Networks & Regulation

Benefit 1

Spikes in workload

When your workload increases, we can provide interim support to help you deal with these fluctuations.

Benefit 2

New projects

When your legal team takes on a significant new project, we can help you to scale the size of your team without a permanent increase in headcount.

Benefit 3

Absences and departures

If you lose a member of your team, either suddenly or as predicted, we can provide flexible support to you while you backfill the role.

Benefit 4

Skillset gaps

If your legal team encounter a problem that they don't have the specific expertise to address, our consultants can help you to keep that work in-house.

Benefit 5

Ad-hoc needs

In any situation where it becomes more convenient to have an additional member of your legal team, we can provide ad-hoc / call-off support to you.

Benefit 6

Legal team transformation

When you are looking to evolve the way your legal team operates, we can work with you to create a bespoke flexible legal resource solution.

What our clients say...

General Counsel for enfinium, Wayne Robertson, talks to us about why Pinsent Masons Vario's Flexible Services was the right solution for him.

Wayne Robertson

General Counsel, enfinium

Vario is definitely a service that I would work again, particularly for projects like this where you need someone who can get to work quickly with the right skillset and also to work in an integrated way with an outside law firm. It’s hugely beneficial.

Flexibility at your control

Complex legal matters can bring lots of uncertainty and unforeseen circumstances. Utilising Vario flexible lawyers allows our clients to quickly upscale or scale back resource as and when you need them, giving you greater control over costs and legal support.

The lawyers in our bench are all experts within their sectors, from Paralegals through to Partner-level. However, equally important is that they are all acclimated to working as a flexible legal consultant, able to quickly adapt to the needs of the project at hand and provide immediate results for you.

The right person for the right project

The lawyers in our bench are all experts within their sectors, from Paralegals through to Partner-level. However, equally important is that they are all acclimated to working as a flexible legal consultant, able to quickly adapt to the needs of the project at hand and provide immediate results for you.

To ensure the best fit for both you and our consultants, we use a team of business psychologists to assess personal behaviours.

We use our size to your advantage

Our hub of legal professionals contains over 2000 individuals of a variety of skillsets, covering our range of sectors. This community includes everything from experienced career paralegals to former GCs (General Counsels) meaning that we can support your legal team in a cost-effective manner regardless of the seniority and complexity of work.

Our bench has a multi-national composition with lawyers from the UAE, UK, Europe, APAC and the Middle East, allowing us to provide holistic legal support on matters that start at home and expand abroad.

Frequently asked questions:

Questions about Vario

What is Vario?

Vario is the 5^th Practice Group for Pinsent Masons.

It provides clients with support relating to (1) Flexible Legal Services; (2) Managed Legal Services; (3) Company Secretarial Services; (4) Legal Project Management; and (5) Consulting: Process & Technology.

Is Vario a part of Pinsent Masons?

Yes, Vario is a Practice Group within Pinsent Masons, making our offering a law-firm captive ALSP (Alternative Legal Service Provider).

The other 4 Practice Groups within Pinsent Masons are: (1) Finance & Projects; (2) Property; (3) Risk Advisory Services; and (4) Transactional Services.
Questions about Vario Flexible Services

What is Vario Flexible Services?

Vario Flexible Services is based on a consultant lawyer / contract lawyer model and it seeks to match top flexible lawyers with clients.

Our account management team can help to relieve the pressure on busy in-house legal teams by providing high quality interim, in-house legal support. This could be to resource an upcoming project, help manage peaks in workflow, or backfill a team absence or departure, or address a skillset gap.

What sectors does Vario work within?

Vario mainly operates within 5 primary sectors. These are: (1) Energy; (2) Financial Services; (3) Technology, Science & Industry; (4) Infrastructure; and (5) Real Estate.

What type of clients use Vario Flexible Services?

A very wide range! Our client base covers sectors from banking to TMT and infrastructure, and from large multinationals through to public sector organisations. The common thread is that each client is seeking a flexible legal resource to help them meet their challenges.
Questions about Vario's bench

What is the calibre of lawyer on Vario’s bench?

Vario’s bench is made up of over 2000 legal professionals of a wide range of seniorities. This includes everything from experienced career paralegals to former GCs (General Counsels).

Every candidate is screened and assesses to assure that they are of the highest quality. We also specifically match the skills and personality of the individual lawyers to each client to make sure that they are the right fit for each other.

What jurisdictions is Vario active in?

Vario has a permanent presence in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE.

We also have partnership arrangements in place within the USA, South Africa and the Netherlands to allow us to support clients within these jurisdictions.

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