Deloitte Takes Aim at U.S. Legal Services Market With Tech Unit

Deloitte is ramping up its efforts to provide legal-related services to companies in the U.S., a move likely to mean more competition for law firms.

The Big Four accounting outfit is launching a new unit designed to “transform the business of law” through consulting and technology services for corporate legal departments, Deloitte told Bloomberg Law. The company’s U.S. Legal Business Services practice will work with in-house legal offices to streamline functions that track client contracts, invoices, eDiscovery, and other core functions.

The launch, which the firm is announcing Monday, represents perhaps the most direct effort yet by a Big Four ...