In The American Lawyer’s Continental Breakfast series, chief European correspondent Chris Johnson meets with senior legal sector figures at their favorite breakfast spots to chew over the industry’s tastiest talking points.

It’s hard to believe that flexible resourcing pioneer Lawyers on Demand started life in 2007 as a small department within London-based law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner. The company—which is hoping to expand soon to the United States—now has seven offices, 600 lawyers and consultants on its books, and more than 500 corporate and law firm clients.