Nextlaw Labs, the legal tech innovation platform of global law firm Dentons, has expanded its portfolio today with an investment in Hire an Esquire, a company dedicated to on-demand legal resourcing.

Founded in 2011 in response to the rise of the on-demand workforce, Hire an Esquire is an online technology platform that automates the legal staffing process by reducing overhead and increasing market transparency.

In a statement Nextlaw Labs explained its investment by stating that movement towards on-demand legal services is growing and will continue to shape the legal marketplace for years to come. According to a legal industry survey released this year, 56.1 percent of law firm leaders said their firms are using contract lawyers with 67.8 percent expecting an increase in contract lawyers to be a permanent trend.

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