Legal group Axiom UK plans to create an additional 97 jobs in Belfast over the next five years, the North’s Minister for Enterprise
announced yesterday in Belfast.
Arlene Foster said the law firm, which specialises in providing technology-enabled legal services, would create the jobs as part of a £9 million investment boost for the North.
Axiom UK comprised 1,200 lawyers, process engineers and technologists. The group claims to serve more than half of the Fortune/FTSE 100 across 13 offices and five centres of excellence globally, including its centre of excellence in Belfast.
Kate Docherty, vice-president of Axiom client delivery, said: "We have always aspired to transform the legal marketplace. The expansion of our Belfast centre of excellence is that aspiration realised."
Ms Docherty said the group had been “delighted by the success of our operation in Belfast and its contribution to our growth globally”.
“Our expansion in this region is a testament not only to that growth, but to the skilled pool of available talent in Belfast who have made that success possible.”
Invest NI is supporting Axiom’s investment project with an offer of financial support totalling £727,500.
Legal services
Ms Foster said: “With Invest
Northern Ireland
support, Axiom is investing in a major expansion creating 97 new jobs, which will bring valuable skills to the important legal services sector here.
“These are high quality positions with salaries well above the Northern Ireland private sector median, contributing an additional £3.9million every year to the local economy.”
