UNICO and Epiq:
A Partnership to Support the Evolution of Corporate Legal Functions
People, organization and technology: a strategic partnership designed to support General Counsel and Legal Departments in transforming the legal function.
The role of corporate Legal Departments is undergoing a profound transformation.
Increasing regulatory complexity, a growing focus on governance, the adoption of artificial intelligence and the need to demonstrate the strategic value of the legal function are changing the way General Counsel structure their teams and support the business.
Against this backdrop, Unico Search & Consulting is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Epiq, one of the world’s leading providers of legal services and technology, with the aim of bringing an integrated offering for corporate legal functions to the Italian market.
A New Model for Legal Departments
Legal Departments no longer need specialist advice alone. Increasingly, they are looking for partners who can help them build efficient, flexible organizations equipped to meet the challenges of the future.
The partnership between Unico and Epiq was created to address precisely this need.
Unico brings its expertise in Legal Talent, Flexible Legal Staffing and the organizational development of legal functions. Epiq brings international expertise in Legal Operations, process transformation, legal technology and the adoption of artificial intelligence.
Together, they provide an integrated model combining people, processes and technology to support companies at every stage of their legal function’s evolution.
Areas of Collaboration
Through this partnership, Unico and Epiq will provide Italian companies with services focused on:
- Legal Operations, to improve the organization and efficiency of legal functions;
- process and operating model optimization;
- legal spend management and the management of relationships with external counsel;
- responsible adoption of artificial intelligence within legal teams;
- Flexible Legal Staffing and secondment solutions, providing rapid access to additional capacity for workload peaks, special projects and temporary requirements, including in international and multi-jurisdictional contexts.
Practical Support for General Counsel and Management
Every organization goes through different stages of growth and transformation.
Some need to strengthen their legal team; others need to rethink how the function is structured. Some are exploring new technologies or artificial intelligence solutions, while others need to manage complex projects across multiple jurisdictions.
The partnership aims to provide companies with a single point of contact capable of supporting them throughout this journey, combining organizational expertise, talent, innovation and international best practices.
Looking to the Future of the Legal Function
For Unico, this partnership represents an important step in our evolution.
Our ambition is to contribute to the development of increasingly modern, efficient and business-oriented legal functions, working alongside General Counsel, CEOs and HR leaders through an approach that integrates talent, organization and technology.
We believe that the future of Legal Departments will depend on their ability to combine professional excellence, innovation and flexibility.
The partnership with Epiq was created with precisely this goal: to help companies build the legal function of tomorrow.
