Baker & McKenzie, one of the world’s largest firms by attorney head count and gross revenue, added two partners to its already robust global ranks as the legal giant officially opened a global services operations center in Northern Ireland.

The Am Law Daily reported nearly a year ago on Baker & McKenzie laying the groundwork for its new back office in Belfast, making the firm the latest in a series of Am Law 100 shops to open such outposts in an effort to slash expenses.