Purpose Legal, a Dallas-based provider of digital forensics, eDiscovery, AI-powered managed review, and specialized legal operations services, has acquired Hire Counsel.

Purpose Legal called Chicago-based Hire Counsel “an iconic brand” and said it has been a respected provider of managed review and flexible legal staffing services for over 30 years.

Greg Mazares, CEO of Purpose Legal, said the legal industry “is at an inflection point and as technology providers and staffing firms move further apart, we see an opportunity to bring the market back together.”

“By uniting Hire Counsel and Purpose Legal,” he added in a statement, “we’re building a platform where human expertise and AI reinforce one another, not compete. The future of legal services is AI plus people, working in concert, at scale, with accountability built in. This combination sets a new standard for what a modern legal services provider can and should be.”

Unifying top talent and cutting-edge tech

Purpose Legal said the combination offers a fully integrated managed services platform that unites experienced people, proven processes, and modern technology to deliver what customers want but have difficulty finding: “depth, scale, and choice without sacrificing quality.”

By unifying the best of human expertise and artificial intelligence, Purpose Legal said it improves its leadership in managed review and flexible legal staffing, allowing faster deployment, greater flexibility, and consistent execution across all sizes and complexity of legal matters.

Purpose Legal plans to leverage Hire Counsel’s talent network of more than 70,000 vetted attorneys and decades of trusted client relationships to scale rapidly while ensuring AI-driven workflows operate with precision, confidentiality, and accountability for today’s most demanding legal matters.

“For decades Hire Counsel has built its reputation on impeccable delivery, vetted processes, flexible talent, and an unmatched commitment to client satisfaction,” said Joan Davison, CEO of Hire Counsel. “Joining Purpose Legal allows us to bring our clients the best of both worlds: a proven workforce management delivery system and a forward-looking technology platform, run by expert consultants, that deploys AI responsibly to address our clients’ most complex challenges.”

Details on the deal

Purpose Legal said that with the combination, the legal marketplace can expect continued relationships with trusted Hire Counsel and Purpose Legal experts; expanded access to scalable, tech-forward litigation support solutions; and a unified mission centered around service, innovation, data security, and value.

Following the transaction, managed review, flexible staffing, and specialized legal operations services will operate as “Hire Counsel, a Purpose Legal Company.” Core eDiscovery, digital forensics, managed services, and infrastructure services will continue under the “Purpose Legal” brand, the company said.

Supporting this transaction is Blue Sage Capital, Purpose Legal’s majority investor. Blue Sage worked closely with the Purpose Legal management team to close this transaction. Blue Sage was represented in the transaction by Queen Saenz + Schutz PLLC (Legal), SCA (Accounting ), Cherry Bekaert (Tax), and Lockton (Insurance). Comerica Bank served as the financing partner on the transaction.

Hire Counsel, a portfolio company of Long Point Capital, was represented in the transaction by Sidley Austin (Legal) and Jegi Leonis (Financial Advisor), a M&A advisory firm for the global technology, software, media, and business services industries.

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